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As a former Helsinkian, I'm rather surprised to see the label "future of urban travel" applied to a city that has banned all forms of Uber-style ride-sharing du
by jpatokal 8y ago
As a former Helsinkian, I'm rather surprised to see the label "future of urban travel" applied to a city that has banned all forms of Uber-style ride-sharing due to pressure from the taxi lobby.
- outime 8y agoI believe they banned it because they ignored the local laws (and Helsinki isn’t exactly an isolated case of this behaviour from Uber) and were unlicensed. However they’ve recently regained presence in Helsinki since it’s been legalized [1]. [1] https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/anyone_can_be_a_cabbie__new_law_transforms_finnish_taxi_trade/10283444 https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/anyone_can_be_a_cabbie__n...
- deanclatworthy 8y agoUber black has returned which is basically taxis with the uber UI. I left on vacation just before the regulations changed. What are the prices for Uber compared to before with the private cars and drivers?
- swebs 8y agoI just checked fares from the central railway station to the Herttoniemi metro station 7.5km away. Whim(Taksi Helsinki): €19.72 UberX €12-16: UberBlack €17-23:
- dharma1 8y agoThe ban was lifted early this month - Uber and many other ride sharing/taxi companies are now legal
- AnssiH 8y agoAny source for ride-sharing ban by Helsinki? AFAIK no such ban ever existed. The Finnish law does require commercial drivers to hold taxi permits, though, but that is not specific to Helsinki.
- sampo 8y agoBefore July 2018, the number of available taxi permits was limited by regulation, so it was effectively an Uber ban.