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Uber isn't replacing street hails. When you call a taxi company there's no certainty if or when they'll actually turn up.

danwee 3y ago
> When you call a taxi company there's no certainty if or when they'll actually turn up. Ah, that's a good one actually. So, with Uber is there any certainty? Do they give you money back or something if the Uber doesn't appear on the specified time? It has happened to me that I have waited a bit over the usual time for my taxi, but not very often.
- medvezhenok 3y ago
  No, but Uber adds a market signal - if there is a shortage of drivers, rates will go up to entice more to get on the road.
- soco 3y ago
  It happens with Uber sometimes that your designated driver just dallies some other place until you have to cancel the ride and hail a normal cab - then the canceling charge will be on you. Pretty neat trick, I'd say.
- ses1984 3y ago
  You can trust the price and not get shaken down, I had to take a local small town taxi the other day and they charged me $20 for a very short ride with no meter. I needed a ride from queens to NJ and many cab companies simply hung up on me. I dislike uber the company but cabs were worse, for me.
eesmith 3y ago
What does "certainty" mean to you? https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=uber+did+not+show+up&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=uber+did+not+show+up&ia=web would suggest there are people who ordered an Uber ride that never showed up. Uber says it's possible for a ride to not show up: https://help.uber.com/riders/article/i-would-like-to-get-a-refund-on-the-trip-i-didnt-take?nodeId=d0db4242-53ea-4852-832c-c65ff04dd92d https://help.uber.com/riders/article/i-would-like-to-get-a-r... Uber even says it's possible for someone else to take the trip you requested, without your knowledge. https://help.uber.com/riders/article/i-was-charged-for-a-ride-i-didnt-take-?nodeId=ab34c450-d3f3-4642-8ad8-d026751ee7ec https://help.uber.com/riders/article/i-was-charged-for-a-rid...

danwee 3y ago

> When you call a taxi company there's no certainty if or when they'll actually turn up. Ah, that's a good one actually. So, with Uber is there any certainty? Do they give you money back or something if the Uber doesn't appear on the specified time? It has happened to me that I have waited a bit over the usual time for my taxi, but not very often.

medvezhenok 3y ago
No, but Uber adds a market signal - if there is a shortage of drivers, rates will go up to entice more to get on the road.
soco 3y ago
It happens with Uber sometimes that your designated driver just dallies some other place until you have to cancel the ride and hail a normal cab - then the canceling charge will be on you. Pretty neat trick, I'd say.
ses1984 3y ago
You can trust the price and not get shaken down, I had to take a local small town taxi the other day and they charged me $20 for a very short ride with no meter. I needed a ride from queens to NJ and many cab companies simply hung up on me. I dislike uber the company but cabs were worse, for me.

eesmith 3y ago

What does "certainty" mean to you? https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=uber+did+not+show+up&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=uber+did+not+show+up&ia=web would suggest there are people who ordered an Uber ride that never showed up. Uber says it's possible for a ride to not show up: https://help.uber.com/riders/article/i-would-like-to-get-a-refund-on-the-trip-i-didnt-take?nodeId=d0db4242-53ea-4852-832c-c65ff04dd92d https://help.uber.com/riders/article/i-would-like-to-get-a-r... Uber even says it's possible for someone else to take the trip you requested, without your knowledge. https://help.uber.com/riders/article/i-was-charged-for-a-ride-i-didnt-take-?nodeId=ab34c450-d3f3-4642-8ad8-d026751ee7ec https://help.uber.com/riders/article/i-was-charged-for-a-rid...