Uber to quit Colombia after judge says it doesn’t compete fairly

Re:Uber to quit Colombia after judge says it doesn’t compete... by hdtang on Friday January 10, 2020 @04:18PM (#22015643)

I have visited Colombia numerous times and have a lot of friends there. Colombia taxi is very dangerous. Crime is common place. Almost all the taxi drivers refuse to use gps and get really angry if you are using gps and showing that they are taking a much longer route.

Airports, hotels ... get kickback from taxis but not from Uber. My experience is limited mainly to Bogota, Medellin and Cartegena. Maybe the taxis in much smaller city are fair and safe. But that is definitely not the case in bigger cities.

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Re:Uber to quit Colombia after judge says it doesn’t compete... by Shorel on Friday January 10, 2020 @10:03PM (#22017809)

" Almost all the taxi drivers refuse to use gps and get really angry if you are using gps and showing that they are taking a much longer route."

Totally true some years ago. Last week they asked me: "which route do you prefer?"

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Re:Uber to quit Colombia after judge says it doesn’t compete... by smoe on Friday January 10, 2020 @04:34PM (#22015801)

How many taxis have you actually taken in those cities? How much of it is hearsay? I take multiple taxi rides per week in Bogota since years. In almost all cases the drivers ask me which route I'd prefer for longer distances. The only ones I had ever some degree of annoyances (trying to get overcharged) with are taxis from and to the very touristy places.

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