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I have been told by multiple cabbies in different cities that most personal revenue ("salary") they make is eliminated by absurd cc processing fees. A recent d
by jobposter1234 12y ago
I have been told by multiple cabbies in different cities that most personal revenue ("salary") they make is eliminated by absurd cc processing fees.
A recent driver in a SoCal city told me that his processing rates were 20-30%, and he was only allowed to use that service by the terms of his cab lease from the medallion owner. (They obviously operated the cc processing service as well.)
Shouldn't blunt your frustration, but I wanted to repeat what I've heard from traditional taxi drivers -- they're sometimes better off not driving you than driving you and collecting payment by cc.
- dustingetz 12y agoI would like a source please
- jobposter1234 12y agoSorry, don't have one. Wasn't trying to convince you of my perspective, or change your mind. If you're genuinely curious, I'd encourage you to talk with the next few taxi drivers you interact with, and ask them about it.
- duaneb 12y agoI can vouch for this; it's a common gripe. Talk to your driver about it the next time you taxi.
- duaneb 12y agoI'm well aware of this, and I attempt to tip to offset this. That's no excuse for basically refusing to accept how I want to pay. I don't take short taxi rides, so if I'm traveling in the city I always pay at least $20.
- cmurf 12y agoProcessing rates are 2-4%. 20-30% is egregious and probably illegal. But even if not illegal it's such high order extortion by his boss that he shouldn't trust him. His boss must be a complete dickhole to do this to his driver.