Taxi Uber Wars!!

In the Philippines, traffic is the number one reasons why the Filipino people are late in their job and studies. The outnumbered of jeeps or any transportation. Because of that we find any ways/strategies to stop that problem.

We Filipinos are now in a great demand specially in terms of transportation. We prefer less hassle when were going to work and anywhere we want. So, the most common transportation we choose are Taxis and Uber aside from jeep.

But today! the competition between the two is never ending in which the tension is getting stronger.

Fist fight! Nice taxis are expensive and often surly and Uber cars are cheap and friendly which makes the taxi drivers really, really mad!. Is that true?

The taxis are furious at what they see as unfair competition from car services after all, taxis have to buy a shockingly expensive taxi license so let’s just take a look as why that is, shall we?

The number of taxi licenses in Nice has not increased since the 1960’s, thanks to pressure from the taxi union. This keeps the price of a coveted taxi license astronomically high, currently around 300,000€, and it can only be bought from a retiring driver.
Those that have licenses have fought tooth-and-nail not to increase the number of taxis to meet the demand, using every tactic at their disposal. A couple of years ago it was proposed to simply allow the possibility of a taxi license to be shared by one driver during the day and another at night, which would help relieve some of the pressure. Result? The Nice taxi drivers pulled their trademark ‘escargot’, blocking all traffic into the airport for days, causing airport chaos as thousands of innocent travelers missed their flights, until the proposal was finally dropped.

So what is this Uber, anyway?
If you have an app in your phone you can easily grab an Uber specially if you are in emergency.

With Uber, you sign up online in advance, and then when you want a car you have a choice of:

Uber Black Car, the more expensive (but still less than a taxi) service where you are picked up in an luxury sedan by a professional chauffeur in a suit and tie.

Uber-X, the moderately priced service (roughly 1/2 to 2/3 the cost of a taxi) where you have a professional driver, but the car is a normal model, not a luxury sedan.

Uber Pop, the super-bargain-priced service from moonlighting drivers, kind of like AirBnb. (Update – the Pop service has been discontinued in France thanks to the taxi union)

In each case you order the car online, and you immediately get a message confirming the car and driver, the estimated price, and in how many minutes. No cash changes hands, all the driver’s info is on your phone, and you rate the driver at the end of the ride.

Even though the wars between the two never stop, but it still continue picking up passengers and it really depends How they work to gain more costumers.

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