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Dutchy wrote:Simple, never use Uber again, f*ck that company.
Kiwirob wrote:If you're using taxis in London you should use GETT, I wouldn't touch UBER with a bargepole.
Dutchy wrote:Good, problem solved
melpax wrote:They don't help their cause by refusing 'short' fares
melpax wrote:Heard this on the radio the other morning, how to keep your passenger rating up from an Uber driver....
https://www.3aw.com.au/uber-driver-reve ... ar-rating/
melpax wrote:If I'm paying you up to 100 bucks to drive me home from a night out in town, then I expect you to concentrate on the road, not talk on the phone to your friends/family overseas.
CrimsonNL wrote:Wow, this sounds just like that episode "Nosedive" of the series Black Mirror. I suggest you go watch it! And after that stop worrying about a rating a freaking taxi company gives YOU. What's next, the cashier at the store will give me a rating when I buy a carton of milk?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosedive
Martijn
frmrCapCadet wrote:The rating system suffers from 'grade inflation'. To misuse Buber, a driver and passenger are not looking for a best friend relationship. Promptness, courtesy, cleanliness are expected from both sides. Such a ride maybe could be called an 'uber'. If special needs are met, things go wrong, etc they should be noted in just a few words. The current system is almost a kind of blackmailing, anything less than five is a slam.