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Any anecdotal stories about losing items in traditional Taxis? The first clerk didn't think that ever worked out, wondering about that claim...

• smsm42 9y ago
  You would probably get zilch. People think filing a suit against Uber is bad because they big and have lawyers and stuff. But at least there's a large target. Try suing a private cabman, when you discover owner of the license and the driver are completely different people, and nobody wants to talk to you, and their terms of service, which you have never seen but implicitly accepted, say they are not responsible for anything. And unlike Uber they are not concerned at all about the bad press, and if you sue them them might obstruct and delay you every way possible (or the driver might just disappear and the owner disclaim any responsibility because they just own a medallion and have no idea about what the driver does when), and even if you win they could just refuse to pay up and you'd have to figure out how to get money out of them, while living on the other end of the country. At least Uber is a big target that can be found, forced to disclose the data that you know they always have, and if you win, you have reasonable assurance you get the money.
  • gjjrfcbugxbhf 9y ago
    I thought traditional Taxis assumed liability.
    • smsm42 9y ago
      Who exactly assumes it? Driver? Whoever hired him? Whoever owns the medallion? I think it'd be non-trivial to even figure out who to sue, let alone win it.
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