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Re:Taxi deregulation coming to Finland by dagw on Thursday February 01, 2018 @09:16AM (#16281956)
So while I like and appreciate our public transport, it can be a huge timesink and when you don't want to pay the "time tax" of public transport, taxis fill the role.

Last time I was in London for work I naively hopped in a Taxi at Paddington Station because I was late for a meeting and the tube would take 30 minutes. The taxi took 35 minutes and cost an order of magnitude more.

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Re:Taxi deregulation coming to Finland by geezerjay on Thursday February 01, 2018 @01:36PM (#16284429)
> The taxi took 35 minutes and cost an order of magnitude more.

It seems that the moral of that story is that people should avoid travelling by car in places where roadways are congestioned.

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Re:Taxi deregulation coming to Finland by mattmanser on Thursday February 01, 2018 @09:52AM (#16282187)
Well, yeah, it depends on the town and the time. Here in Notts the buses have lots of dedicated lanes, so in rush hour it can be better to take a bus than a taxi.
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Re:Taxi deregulation coming to Finland by gooseserbus on Thursday February 01, 2018 @10:05AM (#16282299)
Taxis* can drive in bus lanes

*Not private hire vehicles, which are not legally considered taxis.

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