What do you mean by starts off cheap then ups the prices? Once you book it you’re not going to get hit by any incoming surge. If I book an Uber with no surge and then it surges as I’m in it I’m paying what it was when I booked it, not the new 3x price (which after probably around 100 Uber’s I’m yet to actually see.. infact I’m yet to even see 2x).This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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12-09-2019 08:43 PM #121
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13-09-2019 09:30 AM #122This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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13-09-2019 10:23 AM #123
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This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteLife should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, vodka in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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13-09-2019 11:09 AM #125
I have to say, I've never in my life come across anybody (other black cab drivers) who even remotely cares that a black cab can get you from A to B without a sat nav.
It's the same as any other service in a capitalist society - people will shop around and pay what they think the service is worth. For me and thousands more in the city, a black cab driver managing to get me from A to B without putting a postcode into a sat nav isn't worth the extra few quid.
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13-09-2019 01:32 PM #126This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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13-09-2019 01:51 PM #127
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The nav Uber uses has traffic monitoring so routes you accordingly unless the cabbies have some special sense I’m not sure how they will know what’s up ahead.
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13-09-2019 04:07 PM #128This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
United we stand here....
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13-09-2019 04:35 PM #130
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It’s not the hardest city to navigate though is it?
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13-09-2019 05:21 PM #131This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Apple maps always knows now what the route is like, whether there are delays, and suggests alternative routes.There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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12-10-2019 08:46 PM #134
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I stopped using any sort of taxi around three years ago. I simply refuse to line the pockets of drivers. Bus or night bus for me every time I need transport now. Its a no brainer.
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12-10-2019 09:02 PM #135
Out with mates last weekend let down twice by Uber, it was the mate that insisted on using them, I always use Black Cabs and will continue to do so after that fiasco.
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12-10-2019 10:14 PM #136
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12-10-2019 10:43 PM #137This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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13-10-2019 01:08 AM #138
I'm not one for taxis very often these days but I used to book a cab from Livi all the 4's to take me back to West Calder from Edinburgh for around £20 when black cabs were charging around £40 which was fair enough. My son came back in the house last weekend cursing, he used Uber from Why Not nightclub which I believe is in George St to West Calder via East Calder and was charged £120, I literally ran out the house and tried to catch the chancing *****. Surely that's not the going rate these days?
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13-10-2019 09:15 AM #139This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
That will have been a surge price.
Unfortunately for your son, the surge price is stated clearly before the fare is accepted. Folk who are careless or too pished to notice can end up losing out.
Sadly, I guess that applies to a lot of things on life.
Edit: The receipt on his phone should show the surge calculation, I believe.
Here's another example; https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/29/woman...place-7586667/Last edited by Hibbyradge; 13-10-2019 at 09:30 AM.
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13-10-2019 10:17 AM #140
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13-10-2019 10:19 AM #141
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If it’s high surge wait a few mins and try again it can quickly come down.
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Thanks for clearing that up folks, so it's down to my sons lack of understanding the value of money, that'll be getting sorted out.
As a point of interest, does the Uber driver receive extra payment or does the surge charge go into the Uber coffers?
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13-10-2019 10:29 AM #143
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I enjoy going out my way NOT to get taxis nowadays. Cheaper and easier ways to get around.
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13-10-2019 10:36 AM #144
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These come up basically every Sunday morning . People think Uber is on a constant surge and ripping people off you don’t hear much when they get taken from one side of the city to another for 7 quid or the airport for £15.
Simple supply and demand pricing structure.
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Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, vodka in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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13-10-2019 11:30 AM #147This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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I imagine that the guy will be refunded and get his cash back, but how the guy thought he could get away with it is mind boggling.
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13-10-2019 11:39 AM #149
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That's not the narrative I've been reading.Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, vodka in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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13-10-2019 11:40 AM #150This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I'm not sure what justification there is for allowing the driver to do it, through.
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