That’s what my brother used to do. And ever since his car passed the threshold for being “too old” by Uber’s standards it’s actually made things easier. He goes to bars near closing time and offers people rides so they don’t have to take an Uber since he can charge less and still make more money than he ever did with Uber. It’s gotten to the point that he has regular customers to keep him busy almost year round.
In NY and some parts of Philly they call this a Gypsy cab. And honestly, they’ve been illegal since cab companies forced the issue. This is one of the reasons I’m amazed that Uber and Lyft managed to take off at all. Cab companies literally argued that unlicensed cabs were a danger to passengers etc. And harder to tax which I believe is the main reason these types of ride share set ups were made illegal in the first place.
So, a taxi?
A taxi with a mobile app that actually works.
🌍👨🚀🔫👨🚀
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Dude tried doing that at the Dallas airport recently as well. I do believe they should be getting a larger cut but it’s sketchy as hell to not have anything backing the ride.
good to hear i fucking hate uber
Lots of 3rd world countries do this. Hell some of them even made direct competitors to Uber just to allow cash payments and less restrictive vehicles.
