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In my country, a taxi driver is legally required to drive you to your destination unless it exceeds reasonable distances (around 50km, which far above what anyo
by zaarn 7y ago
In my country, a taxi driver is legally required to drive you to your destination unless it exceeds reasonable distances (around 50km, which far above what anyone would use a taxi for here). Drivers with broken cashier machines or taxameters aren't allowed to take passengers, especially a broken taxameter might mean that passenger will pay a very much reduced fare. Most of them have GPS, and if they don't they can be liable for excess distance travelled.
Most taxi services here have excellent apps themselves and are cheaper than what Uber offered while they were allowed to operate (they are not just a glorified taxi service since non-taxi drivers aren't allowed on their service).
- kuzehanka 7y agoIn my country, the driver is also legally required to drive you to your destination. It doesn't stop them from making random excuses like 'oh sorry my gps is broken'. That is an actual excuse I got from not one but two cab drivers in a row when travelling between offices in the city.
- masonic 7y agoBut such violations result in sanctions against the medallion holder via a transparent process. For example (last time I was there, and I doubt that it has changed much), if you get in a cab at JFK, he had to take you anywhere in Manhattan / Queens / Brooklyn / Bronx, regardless of time of day, likelihood of a return fare, disabilities, etc. Otherwise, the medallion faced sanctions. A rideshare can simply decline.
- icebraining 7y agoYeah, some countries had decent taxi services already; but many others do not, even in the EU, and you can build a quite profitable business just on those.