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Indeed, here in Belgium there are extensive requirements for taxi drivers in terms of certification, education and vehicle maintenance. That's one of the reaso
by isodev 5y ago
Indeed, here in Belgium there are extensive requirements for taxi drivers in terms of certification, education and vehicle maintenance. That's one of the reasons Uber never really succeeded here - even as a "freelance driver", you still need to be qualified and that takes time and effort.
- cinntaile 5y agoIt's probably because it makes it difficult to dodge taxes when Uber registers all the transactions ;)
- iso1631 5y agoLast time I got a taxi in Belgium the card machine (advertised on the window) was "broken". C'est la vie, I just walked off. Had that in Washington DC once, but magically the machine fixed itself when I said I had no cash and he'd have to get the police.
- vidarh 5y agoIn London you can now report the driver if they're on the road with a "broken" card machine, as that makes the car considered "unfit". A lot of drivers still use unapproved card devices, though (TFL points out handheld terminals are explicitly not approved, yet I regularly have taxi drivers insist their fixed terminal isn't working, and to use a handheld one), which I'm taking means there's assorted tax fraud going on.