Can Taxi Drivers BUMP Up The Meter?

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@cern1999sb 26 күн бұрын

One of the nice things about Uber is simply knowing what you're going to pay beforehand. Even if you're paying more money, it removes stress of the passenger sitting in traffic watching the number count up and not knowing what it's going to amount to. With a service like Uber, if the fair was too high, the passenger will have known beforehand and couple simply decide to use another means if it was too high

@theonik2006 25 күн бұрын

So with Uber the price is just an estimate and the real fare can vary and is calculated when you exit. A family member once got scammed on an Uber Journey where the driver did a massive detour and the trip cost 3x the estimate. Uber eventually refunded them but it took days of pushing them.

@calebliu7581 23 күн бұрын

You can probably estimate how much taxi fares are

@Lagonas_ 22 күн бұрын

"With a service like Uber, if the fair was too high, the passenger will have known beforehand" No, you wouldn't. You would know what your price is (in most cases. It can change depending on multiple factors), not if this price is too high compared to a normal taxi.

@hippopotamus86 20 күн бұрын

@@theonik2006 Has literally never happened to me. Always paid the estimate.

@Techno-Universal 17 күн бұрын

The only downside with Uber and other similar services is the price is determined by the current demand and other transport related events like if a major train line is suspended for the rest of the day because of an incident during the evening peak then the prices of those services will suddenly go insanely high.

@jonathanirons231 Ай бұрын

I worked in Copenhagen 20 years ago. For a short while, there was a misconception amongst taxi drivers that they could earn more money if they waited more at traffic lights, so they drove like maniacs and braked hard at the last minute. Happily, the myth was quickly debunked and rides became a lot more comfortable.

@greenyhobunkr6774 19 күн бұрын

I remember in my city back when there was really only one priavte taxi company (no public ones available to this day), they told you “no, i am not using the taximeter, you will pay what i say or you stay here where the bus comes in 2 hours”

@Selim_wa Ай бұрын

I don’t think people believe taxi drivers shun card payments to avoid the fee to accept cards. It’s to avoid the taxman!

@danielscotcher Ай бұрын

You have really changed my perspective on London black cabs, I won’t be using Uber in London anymore. Thank you

@r21747 Ай бұрын

I love your videos! You have to remember that people have bad opinions about taxi drivers because objectively taxi drivers as a category is dishonest in some countries/cities. London is an example of exellence, enthusiasm and hard work :).

@TomtheTaxiDriver Ай бұрын

Thanks, this is why I love to create these videos to ensure the hard working drivers in London and UK are seen/understood

@petertwinn786 Ай бұрын

London cabbies are the best in the world. Last time I took a taxi here in Adelaide, I had to give the driver instructions on how to get the biggest hospital in the state.

@grumpy3 Ай бұрын

I'm in Glasgow and I remember people saying Hackney taxis are expensive because as soon as you get in the meter had a price. I drove private hire( mini cabs) and it was £3.50 for the first mile so basically it was £3.50 as soon as they got in but they just couldn't see it.

@SodalisUK 22 күн бұрын

At one point I was using taxis twice a day as part of my commute. On a single occasion (e.g. VERY RARE) a taxi driver tried to defraud me by adding false "extras" - and he was VERY slick at hiding it suggesting that this was something he did a lot to other customers. I refused to pay and he called the cops who agreed with me that it was a civil case. I paid him a fair amount and reported him to the regulators and he had to waste a morning explaining to them rather than earning. Whilst there was no hard evidence - my word vs. his - his card was marked and another similar complaint would lose him his taxi license - so hopefully this stopped him from doing it again to other customers.

@TheCloudhopper Ай бұрын

The issue i have with Uber is, that it circumvents taxi regulations. They exist to ensure passenger safety. It might sound ridiculous, but read the horror stories from around europe before taxi regulation was introduced. I had some Uber experiences, particularly in Paris and Madrid, that made the necessity for Uber to be regulated like a normal taxi very clear to me.

@stephengray1344 24 күн бұрын

I don't know about the rest of Europe, but in the UK Uber is regulated under the laws for private hire vehicles. Basically the rules for the kind of Taxi that in the pre-internet days you would have to phone in advance to book. These regulations aren't as stringent as they are for hackney carriages (the legal term for proper taxis that can use a taxi rank and be hailed down), but they do exist. That said, I suspect that bad Uber drivers (and drivers for other app-based taxi companies) can get away with worse behaviour than other private hire drivers simply because complaints will be directed at Uber, rather than at the authority who licensed the driver.

@nydydn 23 күн бұрын

I also try to avoid Uber. But Uber doesn't only bypass taxi regulations, but also labour regulations and that irks me even more. My transportation priority is like this bike > walk > tram > bus > metro > taxi > bolt > Uber. Why do I make a distinction between bolt and Uber when they're pretty much the same? It feels to me bolt aren't as aggressive, and they're European.

@billymcmedic4221 20 күн бұрын

@@stephengray1344 no that last part is incorrect, all Uber drivers must hold a private hire license from an issuing authority, and therefore complaints can be made to that authority against individual drivers

@stephengray1344 19 күн бұрын

@@billymcmedic4221 You've misunderstood what I was trying to say. Complaints can be made to the licensing authority. But I'm fairly sure it's less likely that they will be made to them than it is with a more traditional private hire setup. The overwhelming majority of complaints will be made via the Uber app, rather than to the people who could revoke the license.

@michaeledwards8079 27 күн бұрын

had to use a taxi a couple of months ago, as the driver asked me for my destination said I wasn't sure where it was but I did, he took the long way round which doubled the fare, used a bus for the return journey

@mattg5878 Ай бұрын

There are some cabbies that give the whole group a bad game. We hailed down a cab at like 3am in Piccadilly Circus, and asked at the window to go to Premier Inn Brixton. He said £65. We, knowing the value of money, said £35, and he said we can to the journey using the meter. Was no where near £65. Whole journey, I felt like some who was nearly ripped off and getting an earful from my mate who will also use Ubers (when I tell him black cabs are just as good - then have to eat humble pie after this situation)

@Ian_Livesey Ай бұрын

He was probably about to knock off for the night and thought if he priced you out you'd say no and move to the next cab.

@simonjohnson8018 Ай бұрын

Why did you ask? You knew the cab had a meter so you couldn't have been "ripped off" Just tell him where to go and pay the fare when there.

@mattg5878 Ай бұрын

@@simonjohnson8018 Why did I ask him if he could take us to Brixton? Probably because that's what I wanted, and it's a normal way to start a conversation with a taxi driver - telling them where you want to go. He then started talking about money. We countered. Then we agreed to use the meter. The short version is, he was trying to rip us off. Hence, some people give others a bad name

@FoxyRhino Ай бұрын

Having just spent a few days in Marrakech, Morocco where the official taxi drivers seemed to never want to turn their meters on, (and so you end up bartering for a fare). I'm so thankful of UK cabbies. If I tell you the minimum fare was about 60p and sometimes they wanted £8 for a fare, they were definitely taking the mickey.

@bjmurray1842 Ай бұрын

London Black Cabs are amongst my favourite things ever. Also, If you have more than a couple of people, a Black Cab has always been cheaper than that many Tube/bus fares. And you know where you are going. I live in the US, but have spent a load of time in London. With my fam. always a Black Cab. Thanks, Tom!

@jamesparkinson3796 Ай бұрын

Great editing recently mate!

@taxitoursoflondon Ай бұрын

I think the meter is fair for both us the drivers & the passengers. We don’t set the prices so we are bound by it. I wonder how other countries taxis pricing systems are like.

@jamez6398 25 күн бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if it was similar in other first world countries and I wouldn't be surprised if other places, like in India, have loads of scam artists that charge extreme exorbitant fees.

@The2wanderers 22 күн бұрын

I've basically encountered three systems - variations on London's, with regulated time and distance meters - negotiate for your destination before you start - time and distance meters with rates set by the driver (and posted on the side of the car.)

@Tutt1997 Ай бұрын

Love this video Tom, very interesting 👍🏽

@Marktaxi Ай бұрын

Love the edit! Slick!

@beessupremacy 5 сағат бұрын

remember being in a taxi from cardiff to barry, fare was meant to be 35, ended up being 70 due to them taking a 'diversion' didnt end up paying and complained to the company and ended up paying the agreed price for the pre-determined route

@callumreece1889 Ай бұрын

great video as always mate

@billlybunter 27 күн бұрын

Brilliant video, cheers mate

@jj161173 Ай бұрын

Crackingly good video Tom. It's criminal the charges made by providers and banks for credit card transactions.

@YuJay 17 күн бұрын

My dad was a Taxi Driver, his rank ditched the meters back in 2017 because of Uber and charged a flat rate, but not the black cabs but they where only used for city runs still on tick.

@seankirk333 Ай бұрын

Great channel Tom,. Keep it up,..originally started watching to get my bearings whilst visiting our capital,.but have also learnt along the way due to you,,.... take care Tom,. Hopefully this coming winter I'll hail a taxi called Tom

@lemonshire1 Ай бұрын

Very interesting and insightful information, well done

@aKaszas Ай бұрын

I'm a simple man, I see Tom has a new video, I hit like.

@iandrew6347 Ай бұрын

Fantastic video Sir

@ianlove3 Ай бұрын

Great vlog.

@seba2366 17 күн бұрын

my man here playing crazy taxi

@Mr.M1STER Ай бұрын

I understand the cash vs card comments and concerns. As you said, we nearly all get our wages/salary paid into our bank accounts so it is quick and convenient to pay by card, especially tapping our card. I can honestly say that since tapping my card became a thing I have been using my card a lot more where I would have used cash before because putting the card into a machine and entering my pin for every purchase was a bit of a faff. I still carry cash with me but use it less these days. I do understand the concerns about moving to a fully cashless society which I am not in favour of and I do still see and appreciate a need for cash.

@d4fs33k3r 13 күн бұрын

The now-dominant local taxi company here went full-app with pre-determined pricing. In a market where taxi prices are completely unregulated that was a revolution and provides predictable and fair pricing while still having the taxi and driver regulated as a full taxi. You can also hail the same driver directly which may be cheaper or much more expensive depending on his fare so both options simply coexist.

@BLX187 Ай бұрын

Explained it well

@hublanderuk Ай бұрын

Still not mentioned about Black cabs on Uber I heard the adverts on the radio in February

@waagzangertje Ай бұрын

The only experience of a cab in gb i've ever had was a taxi from the airport to glasgow secc area. that was 50/50 experience, also was a public holiday. In my own country i've had some brilliant taxi drivers but also some horrible ones. If you have a horrible experience bias is quick. And some people just think bad no matter what.

@gerarteuben3333 Ай бұрын

Why is Tarif chart on the floor of the cab where nobody can read it ?

@dcarbs2979 24 күн бұрын

look at the last 5 words of your comment.

@dcarbs2979 24 күн бұрын

classic smallprint. They don't want you to actually read it.

@Batters56 15 күн бұрын

I only ever had one cabbie pull a fast one. We got somewhere and he was like oops can’t do that turning, I’ll just have to go long way round. Which I’m pretty sure was a deliberate mistake. There was one time I got in a “cab” which looked a bit shoddy and I noticed the cabbie numbers in it didn’t match.

@FarikoUnited1 22 күн бұрын

I was taking a cab in the US to a hotel chain(popular name) in a fairly large city and it wasnt specified which exact location even though I tried to make sure to was clear but was turned down as they knew the area and which hotel we wanted. Turned out we ended up at the wrong one more in downtown core as opposed to the other one in another part of town where the name was something like lets say (company) village instead of (company) hotel. However we called up the driver and they offered to come back and get us to the right one for free even though it was more distance out of the way and they had to turnaround. We of course left a good tip for the second trip and offered to pay the meter fare but the driver just wanted us to get to the right place safely. Was eye opening that they weren't just out for money and also paid off for that driver in the end as we called them for the ride back to the airport after our trip as well so they got multiple rides and extra tip for going out of the way to assist us rather then just trying to charge a high price.

@gman83090 Күн бұрын

In Australia we only have one credit card provider that provides the terminals and the service in the taxes and that is cabcharge nothing beats cab charge because you can also get cab charge gift cards I wonder if they've got cab charge over in the UK

@Xorinz 24 күн бұрын

I am studying taxi in iceland and yes there are dark rides and semi uber things too but the question is (are they insured for the customers?) The answer is (NO) if there is an accident they are not insured. In the school we go through allot of training and practices such as accidents involvement and what to do and health training and what to do in cyrcumstences😊 thank you for that video❤ nice edit and keep it up🙏 i hit the sub button🎉

@htmlland Ай бұрын

Curious, on the making of extra money, are you allowed to sell other things to people in the cab? Umbrellas, maps water bottles etc?

@simonjohnson8018 Ай бұрын

London cab drivers are not allowed to be agents for any company to sell to passengers. Now and again we are allowed to put charity collection boxes in the rear compartment.

@htmlland Ай бұрын

@@simonjohnson8018 ah great to know thanks!

@jaggedventure Ай бұрын

When I used to be a cab driver, I would have mints, and cologne available to anyone I thought was heading out into the city.

@azali284 22 күн бұрын

💳💵Also drivers dont like to take card payment is only because a lot of customers do not tip on card vs cash payments

@cabottaxi Ай бұрын

Raking it in Tom . Bet you have a penthouse in Belgravia. Had a rude passenger once told me if I wanted a tip not to wipe it with broken glass

@N1120A Ай бұрын

Must've been Australian lol

@sevret313 18 күн бұрын

You say you don't like the banks taking a bit of every transaction with cash less payment, but people forget here that dealing with bank notes aren't free. ATMs doesn't magically restock, notes doesn't magically appear inside the bank of london. All these things carry a cost with them.

@DUSKINMODS 13 күн бұрын

last time I took a cab they were speeding the whole time. making fast turns, speeding up for yellow lights, etc. this was in America btw.

@cityzens634 Ай бұрын

I had to draw cash out for a black cab in Glasgow last year. None of them on the rank would take a card.

@sb1056sb Ай бұрын

This is where I used a Uber in the past because the cab didn't have a card machine.

@GWJUK Ай бұрын

@@cityzens634I didn’t know TfL covered Glasgow…… so that’s two irrelevant comments here 😂

@cityzens634 Ай бұрын

@@GWJUK Did I say tfl covered Glasgow? I’m giving an example of how far behind London some cities are regarding taxi payments.

@GWJUK Ай бұрын

@@cityzens634 do you mean how far behind taxis in Glasgow are?

@davidsmith3263 Ай бұрын

I think it would be nice if black cabs could suggest the fare beforehand or guarantee it not exceeding something. Uber has an advantage there, especially for those not familiar with the city.

@simonjohnson8018 Ай бұрын

Ask the driver to do a fixed price, not illegal, but then don't get upset when he refuses.

@_dehero_andrej6686 Ай бұрын

In my opinion, as for a passenger, the meter system is in some way not so obvious for the normal people. In the app like Uber, you see directly the final fix price for a trip, and you think that no mater what's going with traffic, you will pay only this amount, no penny more. With the meter, a normal person won't calculate the final price because it's too much work for a consumer to find out how long is a drive and how much will I pay. And it goes a little tricky, when the meter just goes up while the cab just stands. The passenger just doesn't understand, why he must pay just for standing, and from that comes the opinion, that cabs want to bump the meter in the traffic because they will be paid just for standing and doing nothing. Maybe it will be a good thing, when cabs will implement somewhat of a fix price system. In Munich, it is already a thing, and everyone can just decide whether they want to drive with a meter or with a fixed price.

@listey Ай бұрын

Good in theory but Uber drivers then shaft you by taking toll roads for no reason and the fare is no longer fixed.

@ryanoverlay4592 Ай бұрын

Well the price uber says(at least in the US) is not the final price. I've had times when there was an accident or heavy traffic and my rate increased after my ride was over

@natalierachelbutler Ай бұрын

Stupid question, do you have to pay congestion/ulez? Really enjoy your videos and always good to see my home city now I’ve moved up north

@perlamiseriaccia 26 күн бұрын

there was a taxi driver once that wanted to go on the m25 to get to my destination. the only issue is, i was going from terminal 4 (heathrow) to hayes 🙄🙄🙄 he probably thought i was a tourist, when in fact i live near the airport lol

@tmhrtly Ай бұрын

I had a couple of disappointing experiences with Gett where cabbies entered in a fare that didn't reflect the meter fare (normally just a quid or two higher, so it couldn't be disputed either - NB, this wasn't the service fee). Those were the only times I've been ripped off by a cabbie - by and large a great bunch of people and I've had lovely experiences.

@TomtheTaxiDriver 29 күн бұрын

According to the fare chart, drivers can add £2.00 to the metered fare for apps booked by phone or app. I think Gett and FreeNOW already take this as part of their booking fees, so a driver doing it is adding £2.00 on top of what Gett and FreeNOW already charge. Don't forget their tech charges on top can be hefty too!

@deanstyles2567 Ай бұрын

Hi Tom, I've heard about (and experienced) taxi drivers here in Melbourne declining shorter trips as they can make more on the longer trips. Once I had to tell a taxi driver I was going to the next suburb after mine so they'd accept the trip after several refusals from others. How is this practice discouraged/prevented in London?

@azali284 22 күн бұрын

ANOTHER THING TAXI DRIVERS ABSOLUTELY HATES IS THE LAME QUESTIONS "YOU BUSY, WHAT TIME YOU START, WHAT TIME YOU FINISHING. PLEASE JUST BE GENUINE AND SAY HELLO HOW ARE YOU TODAY.

@andyturner7963 26 күн бұрын

I see they put the price tariff an the bottom near the floor so lay on the floor to read it most will not do that

@basingstokesteve9131 17 күн бұрын

You drive like snails towards the end of a journey (when heading outside of the centre). You dart around in the centre trying to ping as many rides as you can. That's how it will always be.

@123sumom Ай бұрын

Amazing

@plusonexp 12 күн бұрын

Yeah? Hands off the Zone button buddy.

@TheWhteWolf 25 күн бұрын

We use taxis eveytime we go shopping as we live 10 miles from the nearest town. I have MS so public transport isn't an option. Lucky I have a mate who has a black cab in my town and he does it for cheap and will give us credit if needed. In a normal cab it's £33 on the meter. He dose it for £25 as we use him to go to and from town it's £50 total. Also he doesn't do school runs so when we go home during school time we don't get stuck.

@TheDantheman12121 26 күн бұрын

Yeah I always just say anywhere after that bus stop or that tree

@bustersw1760 Ай бұрын

Hi Tom. Love the vids, but ,can I ask a question. In this video, you showed lot of old cabs, obviously been taken out of service. So, what happens to the old cabs ? Do people buy them to use as regular cars as they're nice and roomy, and where are they sold. Cheers.

@uplink-on-yt 26 күн бұрын

Why is that tariff chart on the floor? My eyes are UP HERE!

@hippopotamus86 20 күн бұрын

So during less busy times, it's better for a cab driver to be stuck in traffic as they'd make more money per fare since there's longer waiting between fares?

@user-pl2th5wj2h Ай бұрын

Not just London going cashless,the whole Country Tom.

@joeyhouben3270 Ай бұрын

and that’s why i always put a bit of cash aside for the driver. so his/her tip isn’t with a card.

@Gunzyibo Ай бұрын

This explains some divers having a sudden burst of speed not all drivers like any other business

@UnwittingSweater Ай бұрын

So on the first point about traffic. Would driving an EV taxi make it more worthwhile? The engine is not running when the car is not moving meaning less fuel cost?

@Dominicp831 2 күн бұрын

Black cabs should not be allowed to charge passengers when the cab is stationary. I accept traffic conditions are out of the drivers control equally the same traffic conditions are out of the passenger control. A cafe/ restaurant do not charge customers for sitting at the table once they have finished their meal even though the table isn't earning the cafe/ restaurant any money until the next customers are sitting at the table, same principle in my view.

@mrwickesj Ай бұрын

I got a black taxi from King’s Cross in London to Stansted airport and it cost me just over £100 which I though was an absolute bargain

@bigman5125 Ай бұрын

What is the average tip for a job, and what is the ratio of people tipping?

@tomredaintdead9575 26 күн бұрын

I often see taxis with fares onboard sitting in traffic when there is an empty bus lane right next to them

@TomtheTaxiDriver 26 күн бұрын

Could be turning right soon, overtaking a bus, see a parked car ahead etc

@djkitchen982 Ай бұрын

Something i realised driving a cab up north it people dont understand the difference between time and distance

@davidsnuggs7623 Ай бұрын

Tom why is the tariff sign on the floor so no one can see it without laying on the floor 😮

@ryandoherty6174 Ай бұрын

What's the highest fare for the shortest distance that you can remember because of traffic?

@mrdando Ай бұрын

Im a wheelchair user and i get the same taxi it cost minimum £5 just per card payment but it £4.20 fare, car smelling of smoke

@williamlaxton7126 28 күн бұрын

Most taxi drivers are very good and honest. If you go to Singapore check they have the meter switched on.

@sw01ller Ай бұрын

The park lane thing, how much would a taxi driver earn if they did 10.3mph? As now time is a factor.

@malandraboyce7818 Ай бұрын

once a cab driver drove my boyfriend all the way around the city instead of going directly just to bump up the meter

@FatUglySadMan Ай бұрын

Yawn

@simonjohnson8018 Ай бұрын

Which city?

@TheJaydipe Ай бұрын

Over the Christmas and new year period when there’s the extra charge is that added on at the end?

@missmessi0624 Ай бұрын

I am going to London from July 15th to 30th. Nervous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Angelward1945 24 күн бұрын

I've never had a cabbie bump up the meter in those ways, I've had them go the long way round (not sure why) but one trend I've have notices, if drunk (yourself or someone in your group) they will drive less smooth or/and take a rough route (eg down a dock cobble road as apose to a tarmac road they used taking you into town ) is this due to the £75 they can charge for cleaning up the vomit? Even if its out the window and you offer to "clean" (wipe) the door?

@NukaRage 24 күн бұрын

How bout this i called up the cab company(not in london) told them how many ppl and where we are going and coming from and asked for a price and they gave me a reasonable price… but then when we arrived he asked foe double but i had only that money in cash ( the the cab company had told me to pay) so i said no they told me it was that so i can only pay that… dont recall if he had a meter but it was not a traditional cab its was like a mercades and the driver had assumed me drunk as two of my friends were

@andljoy Ай бұрын

3:24 so what you are saying is speed saves lives :P

@ryanoverlay4592 Ай бұрын

well saves money at the cost of lives... :)

@simonjohnson8018 Ай бұрын

no.

@Zantonny 25 күн бұрын

Taxi drivers do sometimes take longer routes to charge higher. Also, a lot of your explanations don't cover the fact that customers aren't one after another, you often have to travel to a new location and have down time between customers.

@dcarbs2979 24 күн бұрын

Just because your fees are set by a 3rd party, doesn't mean it isn't a ripoff. Even in the privinces where I am, the 2 mile trip to town was £10 before covid. Much cheaper than London and even that is a ripoff in my book. If you're able to and aren't carrying much, journeys of under a mile - you might as well walk it. You aren't going to be much slower! Or tube given their stations are basically walking distance apart. With the levels of traffic, I see no advantage that an off-peak taxi could offer.

@petertwinn786 Ай бұрын

How much of a backhander is tfl taking from the card processing companies to give them a monopoly?

@hiskyboy8971 27 күн бұрын

but what about if u dont av a next job and iv used uber years and are still cheaper

@gman83090 Күн бұрын

In Australia in Victoria that's done by the commercial passenger vehicles Victoria and all our taxis a set up with cab charge cab charge also do the taxi meters the dispatch system and the payments system the security system for the taxis in Australia I also get half price taxes in Australia through the commercial passenger vehicles Victoria or CVPP because I am member of the MTPT I also get half price ubers because for my half price taxi card as well and all the taxis are regulated by the government in Australia and they have strict meter rules even Uber is regulated by the government in Australia

@precipio1 23 күн бұрын

Thats why taxis take the longest possible route 😂

@CallieMasters5000 Ай бұрын

What about the criticism that taxi drivers would take advantage of tourists who don't know where they're going and make a long trip out of a short distance? Like the driver takes some long circular route to take the passenger just one street away?

@TomtheTaxiDriver Ай бұрын

It’s difficult to communicate a road closure to someone who doesn’t know London, or has limited English. Sometimes it’s best to show the customer the traffic otherwise they will never believe you.

@Ian20232 Ай бұрын

The only thing good about uber is that you can see the fair before the ride.

@miguelcardoso1903 Ай бұрын

But it's bad for the driver. If he/she caught traffic and takes more time than predicted, they don't earn extra for that

@Ian20232 Ай бұрын

@@miguelcardoso1903 but they will more than earn it back when the demand for uber (say in the evening) goes up. The fairs can go up by 3,4,5,6 times or more than it is in the day.

@slezmas5 Ай бұрын

hi tom quick question what are your thoughts on cross boarding i am a taxi driver in stoke on trent with hackney rights we have many Wolverhampton and Ashfields drivers which for me i find it offensive that i paid more did more to get my licence. Get back to me when you can

@theliamcooke 27 күн бұрын

For short rides I think black cabs are cheaper but Uber is still cheaper for Longer journeys

@theliamcooke 27 күн бұрын

They should also regulate Uber really, its completely broken that you have to pay x3 because they say its busy

@Clinton_Cann 28 күн бұрын

I quit taxi driving as it's the lowest paid job i've ever done paying less than minimum wage. To make money many drivers love to tap the extras button.

@jonathang8263 Ай бұрын

One thing that some drivers do to bump up the fare is this. When I order a cab on one of the apps (eg Freenow), I've noticed a number of drivers start the meter well before they arrive and I get in. Usually not by that much but it does happen. Totally unnecessary (and probably not allowed...Tom?) and it puts me in the position of either having to ask them to reset the meter which is a little awkward, or just suck it up. And as a consequence leave no tip. To be fair, this is only a small minority of cabbies and it's my one and only gripe.

@johnfox570 Ай бұрын

I'm a cabby and do work on the freenow app I personally never start the meter until the book time or only when the passenger gets in ie early, please don't judge every taxi driver for that, 99 per cent are honest.

@steve17hpe Ай бұрын

Usually when we arrive at the allocated time the meter goes on, otherwise we're losing out not taking street work, time is money and these apps take the pee with 20% commission.

@jonathang8263 Ай бұрын

@@johnfox570 I totally agree that if I'm not there and ready to get in when the cab arrives, the meter should start running. I'm only referring to the times when I'm outside and ready and it's already on £4.00+. It is rare and I only use black cabs and never Uber so it's just a minor gripe as I said.

@johnfox570 Ай бұрын

@@jonathang8263yes mate just pointing out it's rare for your experience about the meter running when you get in.

@Open2viewEltham Ай бұрын

Lie down on the floor to see the tariff ?..

@CallieMasters5000 Ай бұрын

So can we negotiate a taxi trip at a set price for cash? Are you allowed to agree to such a trip without the meter running?

@maaarghk Ай бұрын

you can negotiate a price, the meter sets the _maximum_ fare so it should be kept running even if the price is negotiated, if the meter is lower then that's what you should pay. this is probably more likely to happen when it is quiet or in a less populated place than london

@patratcan Ай бұрын

I don't understand how traffic is a lose-lose situation. The distance of a fare is mostly pre-determined depending on the start & end points and doesn't change: only the time in-between does. From the chart I saw in your video, A driver who stays in traffic longer or takes a detour would indeed earn a higher fare than attempting to be efficient. Yes driving 4 miles earns more than 2 miles, but the distance is already set.... Is that not the case? Am I not understanding something?

@TomtheTaxiDriver Ай бұрын

I only have so many hours in the day. If I am working to distance then yes you are correct, but often it’s time that is the limiting factor to my shifts. I.e. if I am working for 9 hours in a day. The shifts where I cover more miles in those 9 hours (with passengers on board of course) are more profitable than 9 hours covering a shorter distance.

@mw... Ай бұрын

May ! haha

@johngreen6191 26 күн бұрын

Some people a pretty dim. If you do all jobs quicker, the more jobs you can do and the more money made. Get more cuustomers in quicker and the more you make in pull off charges.

@jort93z 22 күн бұрын

Why is the chart on the ground? so people can't read it? lol.

@markc5999 Ай бұрын

Does your second argument not go against what you said at the start? As a taxi driver would you not make more sense to go at 10.3mph rather that 40mph as you get the same money for the distance plus some more for the Time, while using less fuel ?

@nottud 27 күн бұрын

No because he says the meter charges nothing for time when speed is above 10mph and charges by distance alone.

@markc5999 27 күн бұрын

@@nottudhe said time is not factored in at above 10.4mph. hence I said he makes more money if he goes at 10.3mph

@nottud 27 күн бұрын

It will likely be a sliding scale at that point between how much of the cost is distance and how much is time based rather than a step change to stop abuse so the change would likely be negligible.

@markc5999 27 күн бұрын

@@nottud time is time so won't be sliding scale, just on or off I would think. Just obviously if you're quicker ie going at 10.3 you will get there quicker than if you're doing 5 and therefore less time added so cheaper overall. The other thing that he does not mention on all of this is yes going faster does make give you the potential of more fares and more fares but in reality no taxi driver goes from job to job instantly there for getting more money from the fare you have make much more sense then hoping there is another fare around the corner, and if they are just going to sit in a rank after the fare they have again it makes sense to eek out the fare you have as your going to sit in rank for the sake amount of time. Let's face it taxi driver are pretty damn intelligent and they know how make money from the job they do, if they didn't, there wouldn't be so many of them, so I am sure there are plenty of tricks they do to maximise their income. The video I would like to see is some is some price comparison between uber or other taxi apps vs a London cab. Ie get 2 people get one to get an Uber and get the taxi to follow and see the difference, at different times of day, different distance etc