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I almost lost a connection to a flight once using Bolt. Driver had confirmed, and at the last minute decided not to come. Of course on short notice could not fi

I almost lost a connection to a flight once using Bolt. Driver had confirmed, and at the last minute decided not to come. Of course on short notice could not find another driver. A friendly hotel worker drop me off. Bolt washed their hands, and refereed me to the their customer agreements: "Bolt says it is in no way responsible for performance of the transport contract between you and the transport provider." "Their liability section goes further in Clause 6.1 says Bolt does not guarantee the quality or freedom from defects of the transport service. It says losses connected with the transport contract, including accidents, are not Bolt's responsibility." F#%&uck Bolt, Uber and all the corrupt politicians who allow these innovative disruption "businesses"

sajithdilshan 1mo ago
I disagree, all those issues you pointed out are there with a normal taxi as well. However, what Uber has done for passengers is that drastically reduce the probability of getting scammed or abused by drivers. Try getting a taxi in a country as a tourist where uber doesn’t operate and I bet 99% of the time you would get scammed or charged twice or three times as the normal cost of the ride
- newsomix9xl 1mo ago
  Thai taxis are notorious for off meter fares, but a savvy tourist can avoid them mostly (flag down a cab, don't take one waiting for you or worse, offering a ride). I've made it work for me when the legit cabs had a long wait - I offered an off meter fare and I got instant service. I once calculated the fare using a taxi fare site and the verbal off meter rate was lower than the estimated one. I gave him the higher rate. Off meter isn't so black or white, that said I always prefer uber or similar regional cabs.
- 0x457 1mo ago
  I had overall much better experience with taxis in Barcelona than Uber anywhere else it operates (I mostly use it in SoCal). One time I missed last train and had to use a taxi - driver multiple times asked if I understand that it will be 50-60 euros because of how far it is. Taxis in Da Nang, Vietnam were also nice, but there were all arranged by the hotel, so that's probably why. The opposite experience anywhere in the US. Taxi accepting credit card still a surprise for me.

sajithdilshan 1mo ago

I disagree, all those issues you pointed out are there with a normal taxi as well. However, what Uber has done for passengers is that drastically reduce the probability of getting scammed or abused by drivers. Try getting a taxi in a country as a tourist where uber doesn’t operate and I bet 99% of the time you would get scammed or charged twice or three times as the normal cost of the ride

newsomix9xl 1mo ago
Thai taxis are notorious for off meter fares, but a savvy tourist can avoid them mostly (flag down a cab, don't take one waiting for you or worse, offering a ride). I've made it work for me when the legit cabs had a long wait - I offered an off meter fare and I got instant service. I once calculated the fare using a taxi fare site and the verbal off meter rate was lower than the estimated one. I gave him the higher rate. Off meter isn't so black or white, that said I always prefer uber or similar regional cabs.
0x457 1mo ago
I had overall much better experience with taxis in Barcelona than Uber anywhere else it operates (I mostly use it in SoCal). One time I missed last train and had to use a taxi - driver multiple times asked if I understand that it will be 50-60 euros because of how far it is. Taxis in Da Nang, Vietnam were also nice, but there were all arranged by the hotel, so that's probably why. The opposite experience anywhere in the US. Taxi accepting credit card still a surprise for me.