RightSaidFred wrote on Mar 17
th, 2018 at 7:34am:
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Well I know people who use uber and also 1 uber driver. The uber driver works for uber because its too expensive to get into taxis (although apparently that is getitng a lil cheaper now). the people that use uber use it because it provides a better and quicker service.
I think for most its the price but for me its the price and better service.
I chat with the Uber drivers all the time ..... what I notice is its very wide spread ... where I work you open the Uber app there will be about 6-12 hanging around and get to me quicker then a taxi who mostly expect me to walk to their regulated zone.
No idea why you brought up paypal and in Sydney they have imposed a levy to help the Taxi industry die properly ??? That would be bigger than Paypal's take on small trips. The only complaint I have read is Uber has raised its fees recently.
Everyone needs to get over it Uber is innovation like the Mobile Phone was versus the public phone. Aussie is still struggling to understand why Uber is cheaper, its like watching a mouse on the wheel he just keeps on spewing out the same crap !
Aussie's a small minded individual and his dislike of Uber is rooted in his yearning for the days when taxis had cartel protection to rip people off.
Move aside, old man and let the lateral thinkers run the show.
I'm an efficiency freak and having roads clogged full of single occupant vehicles does my head in.
The answer is for EVERY driver to be registered on some kind of ride sharing app and the chances are in a busy city like Sydney, when ever you're going somewhere, a registered user with a spare seat will be going your way.
If I needed to scoot into the city I'd have not the slightest problem getting a ride in a plumbers Hilux. How efficient is that!
I'm seriously considering registering as an Uber driver to use in the 'are you going my way' capacity.
I have a client in Chatswood who I visit 3 or 4 times a week and I'd bet nearly ever trip someone would be looking for a ride for the entire leg or part there of.
My bridge toll gets paid, I make $30, have a chinwag to someone interesting, less cars on the road.