Same here. Most of the taxi drivers in the city where I live only take cash, and every time I have ridden with one, they have cheated and taken a detour.
Uber, automatic payment by card and no cheating on the route.
Uber, automatic payment by card and no cheating on the route.
It is a common thing, to hear stori es that people have of bad experiences with Taxis.
Stories of bad experiences with taxis != stories of taxi drivers cheating locals.
It is common to hear people talk about a "broken" credit card machine, or about a taxi "taking the long way", or the like.
"I'd like to pay with credit card" "Machine is broken." "It's all I have." "Fine."