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Here in Greece, we recently lost Uber. We're back to taxis. It's incredible how bad an experience those are after going back to them. Cars that smell like ciga
by scrollaway 8y ago
Here in Greece, we recently lost Uber. We're back to taxis. It's incredible how bad an experience those are after going back to them.
Cars that smell like cigarette (that's if the driver isn't outright smoking in your face), don't have AC, are old, dirty and with uncomfortable ripped-up seats.
Send your lower-quality drivers my way. I miss not wanting to vomit whenever I take a cab.
- biztos 8y agoI was just in Thessaloniki and got to the airport in the middle of the taxi strike -- leaving lots of us with no other option but the public bus, which was actually not so bad, but next time I'll book a private car in advance. On my way back I used the Beat app. It's got a slightly wonky UI and the street names are in Greek, which I'm too ignorant to read, but for getting from the apartment to the airport it was great. Taxi was clean, driver was polite, fare was reasonable. I don't doubt there are bad taxis, just want to point out there are good ones too.
- tomp 8y agoWhat about Beat? I heard it works different than Uber, you can actually choose your driver based on your desired characteristics (e.g. speaks English, has A/C, ...).
- StavrosK 8y agoBeat is pretty much the best of both worlds for me. It doesn't have Uber's "let's flaunt all the laws because disruption" attitude, but it still has all the advantages, and every single driver I've booked with Beat has been fantastic. I'm never getting a taxi without using Beat these days.
- scrollaway 8y agoHm. I'll try it out... Thanks for the recommendation.
- StavrosK 8y agoNo problem, you'll love it. The best is that you can pay via credit card so you don't need to fuss with change at the end of the trip, you just get out of the taxi and that's it.