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£38 from Guys hospital to Waterloo and back is the reality of black cabs. Bring it on Uber. Don't ask me about other forms of transport as I have to do the jou

by pling 12y ago

£38 from Guys hospital to Waterloo and back is the reality of black cabs. Bring it on Uber. Don't ask me about other forms of transport as I have to do the journey pushing a set of wheels around and I have a slipped disk myself...

unfunco 12y ago
I have fallen asleep on the District line meaning to change at Embankment, and woken up in Essex, this has happened around 4 or 5 times (usually after a couple of beers) and it costs around £120 (~$200) from Dagenham East to Camden – a private hire would be much cheaper – and I'd welcome it. Though there is something a little more special about the black cab and knowing what the driver has gone through to earn it, compared to any old numpty with a SatNav, it's just not worth the massive difference.
- pling 12y ago
  Ha I ended up in Ipswich once (rather than Stratford). Don't really care what they've been through when I've been told to fuck off four times when I was in a wheelchair with a broken leg and with my daughter in a buggy. Just drive in now. An NCP plus the congestion charge is better value and Google Maps navigation hasn't let me down once.
  - unfunco 12y ago
    Fair enough. I'll give one more story as to why I like cabbies though, after a heavy night in Bethnal Green, I hailed a taxi (hungover) at around 6:00am, told him to drive me to East Sheen and said I'd pay him the next day because I had left my wallet at my friends. He said fine, took me home, and came to my office during the week to collect the money. Nice guy. We've obviously had different experiences with them...
peteri 12y ago
That honestly sounds unlikely as a fare. That's over 40 minutes each way on a time basis (by distance it should be around £6..7) Lets assume you did drive around for over 40 minutes uber would want £3+40*0.32p so they would have charged £16 anyway.

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£38 from Guys hospital to Waterloo and back is the reality of black cabs. Bring it on Uber. Don't ask me about other forms of transport as I have to do the jou

by pling 12y ago

unfunco 12y ago
I have fallen asleep on the District line meaning to change at Embankment, and woken up in Essex, this has happened around 4 or 5 times (usually after a couple of beers) and it costs around £120 (~$200) from Dagenham East to Camden – a private hire would be much cheaper – and I'd welcome it. Though there is something a little more special about the black cab and knowing what the driver has gone through to earn it, compared to any old numpty with a SatNav, it's just not worth the massive difference.
- pling 12y ago
  Ha I ended up in Ipswich once (rather than Stratford). Don't really care what they've been through when I've been told to fuck off four times when I was in a wheelchair with a broken leg and with my daughter in a buggy. Just drive in now. An NCP plus the congestion charge is better value and Google Maps navigation hasn't let me down once.
  - unfunco 12y ago
    Fair enough. I'll give one more story as to why I like cabbies though, after a heavy night in Bethnal Green, I hailed a taxi (hungover) at around 6:00am, told him to drive me to East Sheen and said I'd pay him the next day because I had left my wallet at my friends. He said fine, took me home, and came to my office during the week to collect the money. Nice guy. We've obviously had different experiences with them...
peteri 12y ago
That honestly sounds unlikely as a fare. That's over 40 minutes each way on a time basis (by distance it should be around £6..7) Lets assume you did drive around for over 40 minutes uber would want £3+40*0.32p so they would have charged £16 anyway.