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Do you have any examples what was better? Of the reasons I could think of that would constitute poor service, I've had as many Uber's just not show up as I've h

Do you have any examples what was better? Of the reasons I could think of that would constitute poor service, I've had as many Uber's just not show up as I've had taxis. I've had as many very poor drivers in Uber's as I've had in Taxis. The biggest thing I can think of is the average cleanliness of an uber is higher than a taxi. But like, the taxi meters are just so damn cheap compared to what ubers are nowadays, and thats with $6billion in losses per year. $30 is too much to go just 5 miles in 15 minutes.

Gareth321 5y ago
Here is a taste of my bad experiences: * "My card machine is out of order, only cash." * "That will be $[some outrageous and clearly fake meter amount]. * "My meter is broken. I'll just estimate it." * "There is a $10 surcharge for luggage" / "there is a $5 surcharge for that neighborhood" / there is a $10 surcharge for cards." Bonus points when they only tell you after you arrive. * Driving me the long way. This happened ~25% of all of my trips. It was particularly egregious before mobile phone GPS became ubiquitous. * Unsafe driving. * Stinking / dirty taxis * The cars took hours to arrive, and often never arrived at all. This is probably my biggest gripe. If there is one thing I require, it's efficient transport from A to B. If they can't even do this, they shouldn't be in business. I can count on one hand the number of times I've had any of these issues with Uber. I do agree that the price gap between taxis and Uber is increasing, but I gladly pay it. As above, I would gladly pay 3x more for Uber, so until the price difference arrives there, I'm sticking with Uber.