Uber cars aren't gypsy or livery cabs because the difference is that gypsy and livery cabs often try to shake down the passenger for more money than what was previously quoted or agreed on.
I had the exact experience that monksy outlined and it happened with Yellow Cab (largest taxi provider in So Cal afaik) and I discovered the next day that my card was used to ring up almost $1000 in gas and purchases almost 80 miles from my house in a city I've never been to in my entire life. This obviously doesn't mean that all taxi drivers are unscrupulous like this but you can't help but appreciate that Uber and Lyft provide something not so trivial as a way to pay without having to factor in an unethical driver.
Can we trust Uber? Not entirely. Shouldn't the question be, can we trust Uber (and by proxy , Lyft) more than the alternatives?
> Can we trust Uber? Not entirely. Shouldn't the question be, can we trust Uber (and by proxy , Lyft) more than the alternatives?
But at that point you still must answer the question: Do you trust Lyft or other alternatives more than Uber? Given the evidence we have, I don't trust Uber to tell me the sky is blue; I'm damn sure not doing business with them.
I had the exact experience that monksy outlined and it happened with Yellow Cab (largest taxi provider in So Cal afaik) and I discovered the next day that my card was used to ring up almost $1000 in gas and purchases almost 80 miles from my house in a city I've never been to in my entire life. This obviously doesn't mean that all taxi drivers are unscrupulous like this but you can't help but appreciate that Uber and Lyft provide something not so trivial as a way to pay without having to factor in an unethical driver.
Can we trust Uber? Not entirely. Shouldn't the question be, can we trust Uber (and by proxy , Lyft) more than the alternatives?