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good point, always looks like its fixed price.

actually, all your objections are due to regulation. prices are regulated by local authority, driver licencing regulated (rightly so) and rules around calling a cab company are national laws. all Uber is doing is providing tools to create loopholes in some regulations. the cost model for...

you're right about that, however who's going to pay twice as much as current cabs? they'll undercut Uber, as will other app based operations, there's no barriers to market so its a fairly bonkers business strategy. you can gain market dominance in this market. the end has to be driverless...

i understood they claim to check insurance and background. otherwise, you might as well hitchhike. i've checked their site and info is non-existent on this matter, so anyone know what they claim/reality?

i meant the time of the booking. if busy dont book for a cab at 7pm, book one for 6:45, you might turn up bit early but allows for a late cab (or even a no show - phone up a the same or a rival for a taxi now). occupying 3 cabs for your booking means the cab firms arent able to send two of...

the practical answer does not involve being part of the problem. booking an extra 15-20minutes ahead would be a good idea, just as one would allow extra time to drive somewhere when a busy time.

what a shitty thing to do, you wonder why they cant give a straight answer to a booking, its because some other numpty has triple booked their journey too. :ffsparr:

thats the end game for the cab industry. the end game for Uber is insolvency when investors dump the company when the market is overrun by competitors.