Renton 21624 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I thought uber was based on a prespecified and paid price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44878 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 You thought wrong, fuckface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21624 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Cheers. So it's effectively metered then. Think I'll stick with my reliable set fared company for now, which only charges extra 4 days a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44878 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 You do that, daddy-o. Until me and Uber put them out of business and you turn up as an unrated Uber passenger trying to compete with 5 star VIP passengers like me for a ride. I hope you like walking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21624 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 You dick. Hopefully this will up private hire companies game, not eliminate them. Can't see an uber monopoly suiting anyone except uber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Well my first Uber experience was an interesting one. Been in Manchester for the weekend which included going to a old friend's 40th in Stockport, so decided it was as good a time as any to give Uber a try. The journey there was flawless - car was outside our hotel in the centre of Manc the minute I requested it. The driver was pleasant, chatty and courteous and I had a £10-off-your-first-journey thing going on so it cost me about £3. Coming back? Sooooo... The driver was there within 5 minutes, pleasant when we got in the car, made a bit of small talk, gets onto the A6 into Manchester and decides to flee round the outside of this other car in order to cut inside him and get to a set of lights first. The other driver slams on his brakes and his horn, continuously for about 30 seconds, and then we carry on. Just before the next set of lights, this lunatic screeches his car diagonally in front of the taxi, stops, gets out of the car full of hell and opens our driver door screaming and swearing etc. Our driver repeatedly tells him to "get back in the car, dickhead" which doesn't go down well. They continue screaming at each other (one of them was a fucking c**t apparently) My 6-year-old is petrified and bursts into tears, our driver eventually gets back in the car saying "sorry about that" and continues along the way as if nothing had happened. The rest of the journey was uneventful. It was..... an experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Yeah I've sent them feedback and am just waiting to hear back, apparently within 24hrs. Saying all of the above, I do think it's a good service in principle - we were just unlucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5223 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) Well my first Uber experience was an interesting one. Been in Manchester for the weekend which included going to a old friend's 40th in Stockport, so decided it was as good a time as any to give Uber a try. The journey there was flawless - car was outside our hotel in the centre of Manc the minute I requested it. The driver was pleasant, chatty and courteous and I had a £10-off-your-first-journey thing going on so it cost me about £3. Coming back? Sooooo... The driver was there within 5 minutes, pleasant when we got in the car, made a bit of small talk, gets onto the A6 into Manchester and decides to flee round the outside of this other car in order to cut inside him and get to a set of lights first. The other driver slams on his brakes and his horn, continuously for about 30 seconds, and then we carry on. Just before the next set of lights, this lunatic screeches his car diagonally in front of the taxi, stops, gets out of the car full of hell and opens our driver door screaming and swearing etc. Our driver repeatedly tells him to "get back in the car, dickhead" which doesn't go down well. They continue screaming at each other (one of them was a fucking c**t apparently) My 6-year-old is petrified and bursts into tears, our driver eventually gets back in the car saying "sorry about that" and continues along the way as if nothing had happened. The rest of the journey was uneventful. It was..... an experience. Bloody hell... I've seen taxi drivers arguing with people before but that sounds mental. Although I do think some people are just far too high strung on the roads - I mean, the other driver there should really have noticed your kid and toned it down. Edited January 4, 2016 by Rayvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 No one cuts up Ronnie Pickering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I don't think he had the first clue that there was a child in the car - proper red-mist road-rage. I was shitting myself and convinced one of them was going to beat the shit out of the other so god knows what was going through the bairn's mind. I've just had an e-mail back from Uber saying they're going to look straight into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33200 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 CT would've had Bobby McFerrin on his CD and would've stopped things escalating by singing 'don't worry, be happy' at him with a big cheesy grin on his mush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I've been waiting for CT to come along and tell me that simply wouldn't happen in a 'normal' taxi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I've been waiting for CT to come along and tell me that simply wouldn't happen in a 'normal' taxi I've given up biting They way you are all going on is like you have just moved from a 90's Motorola to an iPhone 6. Guess you are either all nerds or have shitty local taxi companies. And NO, it wouldn't have happened in my Taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13866 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I've given up biting They way you are all going on is like you have just moved from a 90's Motorola to an iPhone 6. Guess you are either all nerds or have shitty local taxi companies. And NO, it wouldn't have happened in my Taxi. Or discovered pasta sauce that doesn't come in a jar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 https://uk.news.yahoo.com/cabbies-wife-tries-put-brakes-uber-214540700.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 https://uk.news.yahoo.com/cabbies-wife-tries-put-brakes-uber-214540700.html Anything to keep her husband out of the house, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44878 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Used these again to get in and out of town on Saturday night. 10/10, will use again. Unlike my local taxi firm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Had the app on my phone for months with the intention of using it instead of a taxi next time I was stuck for transport home from town. It only serves to remind me how little I stop out late these days that the £10 off my first ride is STILL waiting to be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21624 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Had the app on my phone for months with the intention of using it instead of a taxi next time I was stuck for transport home from town. It only serves to remind me how little I stop out late these days that the £10 off my first ride is STILL waiting to be used. East cost and priory seem canny for the coast though. Gemmill mentioned that Uber probably isn't available in Tynemouth yet (and presumably cullercoats). How does this work then, can you get one from town to home but not vice versa? Cos I'm happy enough with the price and service leaving home but getting back tends to be a bigger fanny on so might sign up for my twice a year (if I'm lucky) big night out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44878 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Put the app on your phone and check when you're at home as to whether any cars will come and pick you up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Dont think they will pick up at the coast but they will take you back there from town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44878 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 It's in town that it's best anyway. When every other drunken mug is looking for a fight in a taxi queue, you summon a car to the bar you're drinking in at 2 minutes notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44878 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Renton, you wouldn't survive a taxi queue in town these days anyway. This app could save your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44878 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Mind there WILL be Muslim drivers. As far as I'm away you can't set a no Muslim filter in the app. So you're just gonna have to put up with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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