4 ms·
Did you ever use a taxi before uber? Nothing you said is grounded in reality. Taxi drivers are usually extremely unprofessional, underpaid, and horrific drivers
by wyager 9y ago
Did you ever use a taxi before uber? Nothing you said is grounded in reality. Taxi drivers are usually extremely unprofessional, underpaid, and horrific drivers. It's actually gotten much better since Uber came around.
- coldtea 9y ago>Did you ever use a taxi before uber? Almost every day.
- pjc50 9y agoPeople really need to specify a geographical context for discussions of Uber; I've no doubt that wyager and coldtea are both reporting their experiences, but taxis are necessarily a very local service. Clearly some cities just have really bad taxis.
- twic 9y agoFinally, sense! In London, Uber is a taxi service. The people driving for Uber are taxi drivers, with taxi driver licenses [1], and the vehicles they drive are taxis, with taxi licenses [2]. The experience is therefore much the same. The difference arises from three things: Uber has a nice app, whereas legacy taxi offices are a shambles; Uber drivers are desperate to keep their star rating up, and so might be nicer; Uber subsidises the whole operation to win market share. The app is the only significant difference, in my experience. [1] https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/private-hire-driver-licence https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing... [2] https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/private-hire-vehicle-licence https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing...