London cabbies to protest over smartphone app.
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s1962a said:
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In the UK and abroad i've noticed UBER drivers using the uber app plus having a 2nd phone with the 'Waze' app potentially showing a better route. Seems to work well.shakotan said:
s1962a said:
anonymous said:
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In the UK and abroad i've noticed UBER drivers using the uber app plus having a 2nd phone with the 'Waze' app potentially showing a better route. Seems to work well.The driver didn't see as he was using Waze and ended up at the original destination.
A quick email to uber via the app and they reduced the fare significantly. OK, I won't get the time back and it was frustrating but it was a swift resolution.
okgo said:
Dread the thought of actually speaking to the bloke 1 ft away from you about the change in destination.
The point is, you don't have to. I will next time obvs. But, if you advertise this as a feature of your service then the onus of responsibility shouldn't be the user of that service. FrankAbagnale said:
shakotan said:
s1962a said:
anonymous said:
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In the UK and abroad i've noticed UBER drivers using the uber app plus having a 2nd phone with the 'Waze' app potentially showing a better route. Seems to work well.The driver didn't see as he was using Waze and ended up at the original destination.
A quick email to uber via the app and they reduced the fare significantly. OK, I won't get the time back and it was frustrating but it was a swift resolution.
I'm not being obtuse, but surely a brief "I'm just changing my destination on Uber" statement wouldn't have hurt?
shakotan said:
I know you thought you shouldn't have to, but wouldn't a short communication with the guy arms reach away from you at the time of changing your destination have saved you the hassle?
I'm not being obtuse, but surely a brief "I'm just changing my destination on Uber" statement wouldn't have hurt?
To be honest, it was a rare occasion where I wasn't feeling conversational (is that a word?) and I didn't particularly want to speak to the driver and end up talking about what I do, where I am going and why I am going there. 99% of the time I would've mentioned it. I'm not being obtuse, but surely a brief "I'm just changing my destination on Uber" statement wouldn't have hurt?
But, as I know that a feature of Ubers service is that you can change the destination mid trip via the app without speaking to the driver I thought i'd take advantage and continue my journey in the peace and quiet! Which I won't do again...
FrankAbagnale said:
But, as I know that a feature of Ubers service is that you can change the destination mid trip via the app without speaking to the driver I thought i'd take advantage and continue my journey in the peace and quiet! Which I won't do again...
Be honest Frank.You had met him before but you couldn't remember when and didn't want to use the wrong alias or end up pretending to be a lawyer when he knew you as a doctor or pilot.
It's not easy keeping multiple identities.
Haha, I don't know London very well so only realised I was at the wrong place when I got out the taxi and it was the original pub, not "all star lanes".
This hasn't gone well for me. I'd better get back to taking photos in Tesco's car park.
This hasn't gone well for me. I'd better get back to taking photos in Tesco's car park.
Edited by FrankAbagnale on Thursday 11th February 15:51
FrankAbagnale said:
Haha, I don't know London very well so only realised I was at the wrong place when I got out the taxi and it was the original pub, not "all star lanes".
This hasn't gone well for me. I'd better get back to taking photos in Tesco's car park.
This hasn't gone well for me. I'd better get back to taking photos in Tesco's car park.
Edited by FrankAbagnale on Thursday 11th February 15:51
okgo said:
"It's the same for black cabs... how do we know THEY are insured?""We have to display it."
Hmmm... 1-0 to the cabbie. Although he does lose on the argument about photo ID and CRB checks.
FrankAbagnale said:
How many Uber drivers in the UK have been prosecuted for driving without insurance? Is there a way to find out?
It’s not that they don’t have insurance (i.e. ANPR-nickable), it’s that they have regular consumer insurance rather than the correct commercial insurance they need for taking fares.I doubt ANY have been prosecuted.
Bullett said:
But how do you know that the cabbies insurance is real or legitimate?
You don't.He could be a photoshop king.
However, remember that when you phone up an insurance broker for black cab insurance, it is going to be a lot harder to insist it is your own car rather than a business!
In other words - chance of black cab getting busted for no insurance by ANPR is high but very low for Uber.
I am massively pro-Uber - I just thought it was a good response from the cabbie for once!
walm said:
FrankAbagnale said:
How many Uber drivers in the UK have been prosecuted for driving without insurance? Is there a way to find out?
It’s not that they don’t have insurance (i.e. ANPR-nickable), it’s that they have regular consumer insurance rather than the correct commercial insurance they need for taking fares.I doubt ANY have been prosecuted.
In the ten minutes watching I saw 3 sets of passengers asked to leave the car and find their own way to their destination. Two of the cars left (without passengers) and one of the drivers left the car there (I assume no insurance at all or no paperwork).
There were also two taxis abandoned near the uni as the police has set up on the previous junction to catch the ones trying to avoid the road block.
I was surprised by how many of them didn't have the proper insurance. Must be a lot of it going on.
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