In Vancouver, at least, there are three players involved in providing most taxi rides: * The taxi company, who offers fares to the driver * The driver, who ope

In Vancouver, at least, there are three players involved in providing most taxi rides: * The taxi company, who offers fares to the driver * The driver, who operates the vehicle * The owner, who owns the vehicle This means that at the end of the night, the taxi driver has to pay out to the taxi company and to the vehicle owner. This makes it very easy for a bad night to be a financial loss for the driver, since they still have to pay out regardless of whether they got good fares and tips or awful fares and tips.