Re:Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging t...
by outcoldman on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @05:53PM
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Because if we will agree with drivers, in that case Uber is not going to have profit, and Uber will be gone from that city/country. And we will be back to the taxi world.
Re:Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging t...
by cute_boi on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @06:37PM
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In addition to this, if there is any issue like accidents getting Uber support is way easy.
Re:Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging t...
by d1sxeyes on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @04:49PM
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Huh? Uber are providing an estimate that taxi drivers won’t. Kind of the whole point of the comment.
Re:Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging t...
by daghamm on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @04:57PM
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But one driver said he will match Ubers price? Isn't that a kind of estimate?
Re:Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging t...
by outcoldman on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @05:59PM
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Just to confirm, that was an Uber driver, that I was able to get only because I used an Uber app.
Re:Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging t...
by bionicthrowaway on Wednesday September 11, 2024 @10:36PM
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> They are not providing anything real service in this case.
They connected the driver to the passenger, and negotiated an acceptable rate between both. They build and maintain the infrastructure necessary to make this happen quickly and reliably at global scale.
If that’s not a valuable service, drivers and passengers wouldn’t rely on it. But they do.
It seems you want to use the service, and just don’t want to pay for it.
Re:Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging t...
by dageshi on Thursday September 12, 2024 @01:14AM
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Because having dealt with taxi drivers around the world, some of them are complete assholes who specialise in taking advantage of people when they know the least (new arrivals in an unfamiliar country).
Taxi drivers and their schemes are half the reason people use Uber, it's certainly the reason I do.
Why? They are not providing anything real service in this case.
As with any gig work, the payout drops down to horrible levels once the company is established and has no real competitors. This may explain why some drivers now want to avoid Uber for longer rides.