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>This happened much less frequently in the past as it would ruin the taxi company’s reputation. Are you sure about that? I remember taxis being notoriously unr
by superhuzza 4y ago
>This happened much less frequently in the past as it would ruin the taxi company’s reputation.
Are you sure about that? I remember taxis being notoriously unreliable before Uber was around.
It seems like that's a major reason Uber took off - passengers could actually see the car was coming, rather than placing a call and just praying the driver didn't pull a no-show.
Anyways, I don't think either of us have anything beyond anecdotal evidence so it's hard to say.
- rtb 4y agoI think basisword is British (as am I). I think Uber came about because taxis in the US sucked. Over here we never had the same problems with no-shows or overcharging (I'm speaking in general, of course this varied a lot). Uber hasn't done nearly so well in the UK as in the US. Outside of London, you can't find an Uber anywhere and the same local taxi firms from before Uber are still competing, largely based on their local reputation. (Plus now they all have whitelabel apps which have all Uber's features)