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Why do you need black cars specifically? More professional?
by Cyph0n 9y ago
Why do you need black cars specifically? More professional?
- koolba 9y agoNot GP but I use them for clients. For personal use I'd be fine with a rickshaw.
- lern_too_spel 9y agoAt this point, some clients would be offended just for ordering an Uber for them, black car or not.
- paulddraper 9y agoHuh? Why?
- Theodores 9y agoIf you are in London and you have got to get that famous child prodigy to the film studio with chaperone and teacher then you will be ordering them an Addison Lee private hire vehicle or better. A regular cab or some unlicenced 'Uber' gig-economy 'cab' isn't going to cut it. I expect that other parts of the world are the same.
- xapata 9y agoThat's not really in the spirit of the question. That same famous child prodigy with chaperone might be upset if you brought them a coke without pouring it in a crystal glass. My reading of the "Why?" question was curiosity about more typical clients.
- DaiPlusPlus 9y agoI had an UberLUX in London a few months ago and I had a very nice experience with a professional chauffeur (complete with black suit) in a Mercedes S-Class. Uber services aren't all Priuses with signs saying "Please rate 5-stars!" hanging off the front-seat head-restraints.
- cjrp 9y agoYeh, in my experience UberLUX cars in London have all been chauffeurs picking up Uber work between booked chauffeur jobs.
- MagnumOpus 9y ago> an Addison Lee private hire vehicle As a Londoner: Huh? AddLee minicab drivers are infamous for being even more aggressive/xenophobic/inappropriate than black cab veterans. "Premium" they ain't. But sure, if you want good service for the pampered "talent", you get a premium German private hire car, not the average Essex barrowboy...
- lern_too_spel 9y agoHave you seen the #DeleteUber backlash? Do you think the people who participated in that would appreciate having an Uber called for them?
- tdumitrescu 9y agoNot the poster you're responding to, but in my experience the black car service is head and shoulders above uberx or normal lyft - drivers actually _know_ the cities they're driving in, there's no bs about tipping or wanting you to go to some odd pickup location that's more convenient for them, or canceling sketchily because your destination is out of their way. It's just press a button, get a reliable professional ride, no hassle, which was uber's original value proposition, but which you can't get with their standard service anymore.