Re:Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging t...
by outcoldman on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @05:58PM
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Somebody replied about the Italy. My experience was exactly that, in Italy. After I sat in the taxi I saw them manually entering the rate. Hotel told me one approximate price, but it ended up way higher. They saw a tourist, they used opportunity.
Re:Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging t...
by jsnell on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @09:07PM
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Sweden, where the OP said this happened, has a deregulated taxi industry. Taxis are free to set the meter rate however they wish. They do need to inform the client about the rate, but tourists can't really judge whether the quoted price is fair or not.
Do you mean meter manipulation? I think that's pretty hard at least in the places I've taken taxis in. What's much more common for taxis (and much harder to prove) is taking a circuitous/slower route on purpose.
>But what I need: easy way to order a car, know exactly how much I am going to pay
Same for me, and Uber has been hit and miss on both lately.
I've both had drivers cancel on me (or even ask me to cancel so they don't take the Whuffie hit) because they don't want to go to some place, and drivers taking detours for which Uber would later charge me (as "unexpected extra time").