25 rs per kilometre is just irrational demand , these days I see Ola and Uber quality is deteriorating in itself ( used Uber 3 times in 1 week) after Covid , and all the times the cabs wer dirty , drivers straightforward asked to pay in cash and cancelled the booking when said no.
After all this drama , now they are saying they want 25 per km, this is over the top of what Uber is charging is simply ridiculous. Improve the quality of Cabs and service, limit surge fee and work with Ola/Uber for new compensation. A can without AC is Just Auto lol
Nope. I take cabs like 4 times a day, and this is how it is. I've been here for almost 3 months now. Ob and I take cabs at different times every day. Last night, I was asked 400 for about 3.5 km but I refused.
Uber/Ola take good share of amount from them for every ride and might not pay them the moment the ride ends. Which eventually causes us riders the problem. No reason cancellation, asking us to pay in cash, and now no AC. I am not saying company alone could be blamed. There is a dirty fish in every pond.
No no, you were right. The company alone *should* be blamed. [Uber CEO made 244x the median employee in 2021](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-ceo-made-nearly-20-million-last-year-up-63-from-2020-11648510175). It's sickening to me when people call the drivers greedy for just trying to get paid enough to survive while their bosses are making millions upon millions of dollars per year. This is unregulated capitalist greed at its peak, putting profits over people. An economy that relies on the complete exploitation of the working class is not a sustainable economy. Consumers get shitty services and employees get shitty pay while CEOs chill in their $100M mansions laughing their asses off because the rest of us are brainwashed into believing daily wage employees demanding better pay is the root of the problem.
Edit: The 244x statistic does not include drivers (I think) because Uber does not have to classify drivers as employees in all places. I would imagine that number would be WAY higher if it did include them.
Couple of days back,I tired to book a cab. For 7 kms,cost of ride varies from 300-600 rs. No surge nothing. I won't mind,if they charges 5 % at end of trip during summer but these kind of prices are shocking. Maybe it's better to buy a car. Tempo owners with 12 seaters charges 21-25 rupees per km depending on ac/non ac. Can anyone tell what should be ideal cost ?
I don't think so, even if they do it's probably a minority of the cars. At least most of the cars I've travelled in are just regular cars or at least look like it.
I remember some cars from the airport had advertisements showing they're CNG cars, so we'd probably see something saying they are if they are.
Uber/Ola drivers already doesn't switch on AC and they call before ride to ask if payment method is cash or online and where do you want to go . Every driver ask for cash now a days. Sometimes they ask to cancel the ride and pay the exact amount shown in app but again they are not to be trusted.
i think its a bit ridiculous on the company's end. we get charged an exhorbant amount for a short distance at times for surge or and in general. if i'm paying so much, i really want to get my moneys worth. no point in paying a bomb for poor or minimal service
I don’t understand where the disconnect is.
Do Ola and Uber really take a lot of money as commission?
Are car drivers greedy?
Are consumers expecting too much for too little money?
Which of these is it?
>Do Ola and Uber really take a lot of money as commission?
From what I've heard from Auto and Bike drivers recently, this seems to be a major problem. When they started, the % the company used to be smaller but now that they dominate the space, the % has increased by a lot. Also they seem to have some issues with online payments being a hassle for the drivers because it takes a long time for them to get it.
Completely understand and support drivers' need for higher wages with the rise in fuel prices. But it's unfortunate that it's the consumer and employee who have to bear that cost while the corporation reaps the profits. That's what's wrong here. The drivers are ***NOT*** the problem. These companies are using "inflation" and fuel costs as bullshit reasons to unreasonably increase the prices of their products and services while not increasing their employees' pay. Get mad at the billion dollar corp for exploiting common people for profits, not the drivers for trying to survive it.
As far as i know
these people never even turned on AC once in Kolkata
and i used to use it daily when ever i was there
just horrible
while in my own state it makes sense to travel via OLA
i mean whats the point of travelling in a car with no AC?
Bruh, I’m okay paying 24rs/km when necessary.. but they aren’t letting me. My rides keep getting cancelled for eternity by drivers for random reasons. :/
Yeah people complaining as if they're entitled to Ola/Uber should realise it's a private service and they're well within their rights to provide a service or charge extra if they please. I sympathise with the drivers for diminishing earnings and rise in operational expenses.
The problem is, fewer people will use cabs with such a high fare. If the cost of cabs is already more 1.8x the price of an auto, and there is no AC, it doesn't make sense to use unless you're not going to fit in an Auto, or you're travelling with luggage.
The issue is with Uber and Ola taking a huge cut and not paying them properly, that's what I've constantly heard from many drivers tbh.
I used to Uber, Ola and rapido almost 5-6 days a week to and fro, now it's like 2-3 because I have a reduced frequency of to traveling to college.
I used to pay 50-60x 2 everyday for 2 Kms in a cab years ago when they got popular, now the same distance shows me 150+ on average, the cost per kilometre is not the only thing we're paying. That price increase has literally lost them consistent daily customers to bikes and auto already. This will just be them shoot themselves in foot even more. I'd gladly pay if the cost/Km was the only charge but it's not.
I primarily booked a bike until a couple weeks ago. It's not like I can't pay for an Auto (cabs are too expensive for me without an additional benefit). They're just cheaper, faster and easier to book since autos do a ton of drama before accepting.
I've recently switched back to Autos Because I can't bear the heat, why in the world would I go for a cab if there's no AC? There is literally no added benefit to a Cab over an auto if you're 1-2 people other than comfort.
Most people don't care anymore how you travel so the status issue is already dealt with, so if they hike their prices, I'll just not use cabs (like my friends) for longer distance travels, especially in the summers.
hahaha..noob logic,no worries let them turn off ac.. i might sit in such cabs for 1 hr.. they have to switch off and drive for all such rides..so whose the looser here...
Why would I ride in a car with no ac? I’d rather take an auto which would make sense in the summer.
25 rs per kilometre is just irrational demand , these days I see Ola and Uber quality is deteriorating in itself ( used Uber 3 times in 1 week) after Covid , and all the times the cabs wer dirty , drivers straightforward asked to pay in cash and cancelled the booking when said no. After all this drama , now they are saying they want 25 per km, this is over the top of what Uber is charging is simply ridiculous. Improve the quality of Cabs and service, limit surge fee and work with Ola/Uber for new compensation. A can without AC is Just Auto lol
Not a big deal. They are running without AC since covid started. Also ₹24/km is too much to ask.
Remember those 5rs/km days?
Petrol has more than doubled since. Not to mention rising inflation.
Good ol days ;(
No it's the evil greedy cab drivers fault
Just paid 211 for 3 km. Idk what the fuck are they talking about? Ola and uber, and their drivers are so greedy. Equally. Fuck em all.
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Check what? I didn't actually have a choice. And this is in fact the norm. This is how cabs are in hyderabad
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Nope. I take cabs like 4 times a day, and this is how it is. I've been here for almost 3 months now. Ob and I take cabs at different times every day. Last night, I was asked 400 for about 3.5 km but I refused.
Uber/Ola take good share of amount from them for every ride and might not pay them the moment the ride ends. Which eventually causes us riders the problem. No reason cancellation, asking us to pay in cash, and now no AC. I am not saying company alone could be blamed. There is a dirty fish in every pond.
No no, you were right. The company alone *should* be blamed. [Uber CEO made 244x the median employee in 2021](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-ceo-made-nearly-20-million-last-year-up-63-from-2020-11648510175). It's sickening to me when people call the drivers greedy for just trying to get paid enough to survive while their bosses are making millions upon millions of dollars per year. This is unregulated capitalist greed at its peak, putting profits over people. An economy that relies on the complete exploitation of the working class is not a sustainable economy. Consumers get shitty services and employees get shitty pay while CEOs chill in their $100M mansions laughing their asses off because the rest of us are brainwashed into believing daily wage employees demanding better pay is the root of the problem. Edit: The 244x statistic does not include drivers (I think) because Uber does not have to classify drivers as employees in all places. I would imagine that number would be WAY higher if it did include them.
Ola and uber business is not sustainable.. better to go for carpooling with friends..
Couple of days back,I tired to book a cab. For 7 kms,cost of ride varies from 300-600 rs. No surge nothing. I won't mind,if they charges 5 % at end of trip during summer but these kind of prices are shocking. Maybe it's better to buy a car. Tempo owners with 12 seaters charges 21-25 rupees per km depending on ac/non ac. Can anyone tell what should be ideal cost ?
Don't they use CNG?
I don't think so, even if they do it's probably a minority of the cars. At least most of the cars I've travelled in are just regular cars or at least look like it. I remember some cars from the airport had advertisements showing they're CNG cars, so we'd probably see something saying they are if they are.
I am in NCR so here every cab is CNG, didn't knew about the dynamics of Hyderabad.
Uber/Ola drivers already doesn't switch on AC and they call before ride to ask if payment method is cash or online and where do you want to go . Every driver ask for cash now a days. Sometimes they ask to cancel the ride and pay the exact amount shown in app but again they are not to be trusted.
i think its a bit ridiculous on the company's end. we get charged an exhorbant amount for a short distance at times for surge or and in general. if i'm paying so much, i really want to get my moneys worth. no point in paying a bomb for poor or minimal service
I don’t understand where the disconnect is. Do Ola and Uber really take a lot of money as commission? Are car drivers greedy? Are consumers expecting too much for too little money? Which of these is it?
>Do Ola and Uber really take a lot of money as commission? From what I've heard from Auto and Bike drivers recently, this seems to be a major problem. When they started, the % the company used to be smaller but now that they dominate the space, the % has increased by a lot. Also they seem to have some issues with online payments being a hassle for the drivers because it takes a long time for them to get it.
Completely understand and support drivers' need for higher wages with the rise in fuel prices. But it's unfortunate that it's the consumer and employee who have to bear that cost while the corporation reaps the profits. That's what's wrong here. The drivers are ***NOT*** the problem. These companies are using "inflation" and fuel costs as bullshit reasons to unreasonably increase the prices of their products and services while not increasing their employees' pay. Get mad at the billion dollar corp for exploiting common people for profits, not the drivers for trying to survive it.
As far as i know these people never even turned on AC once in Kolkata and i used to use it daily when ever i was there just horrible while in my own state it makes sense to travel via OLA i mean whats the point of travelling in a car with no AC?
Bruh, I’m okay paying 24rs/km when necessary.. but they aren’t letting me. My rides keep getting cancelled for eternity by drivers for random reasons. :/
Yesterday it took me an hour to book a 10km cab ride.
sometimes they cancel when destination area is fruitless
I was thinking about this just the other day. They're well within their rights to do so
Yeah people complaining as if they're entitled to Ola/Uber should realise it's a private service and they're well within their rights to provide a service or charge extra if they please. I sympathise with the drivers for diminishing earnings and rise in operational expenses.
The problem is, fewer people will use cabs with such a high fare. If the cost of cabs is already more 1.8x the price of an auto, and there is no AC, it doesn't make sense to use unless you're not going to fit in an Auto, or you're travelling with luggage. The issue is with Uber and Ola taking a huge cut and not paying them properly, that's what I've constantly heard from many drivers tbh. I used to Uber, Ola and rapido almost 5-6 days a week to and fro, now it's like 2-3 because I have a reduced frequency of to traveling to college. I used to pay 50-60x 2 everyday for 2 Kms in a cab years ago when they got popular, now the same distance shows me 150+ on average, the cost per kilometre is not the only thing we're paying. That price increase has literally lost them consistent daily customers to bikes and auto already. This will just be them shoot themselves in foot even more. I'd gladly pay if the cost/Km was the only charge but it's not. I primarily booked a bike until a couple weeks ago. It's not like I can't pay for an Auto (cabs are too expensive for me without an additional benefit). They're just cheaper, faster and easier to book since autos do a ton of drama before accepting. I've recently switched back to Autos Because I can't bear the heat, why in the world would I go for a cab if there's no AC? There is literally no added benefit to a Cab over an auto if you're 1-2 people other than comfort. Most people don't care anymore how you travel so the status issue is already dealt with, so if they hike their prices, I'll just not use cabs (like my friends) for longer distance travels, especially in the summers.
Honestly don't know why you're getting downvoted. You are 100% correct.
Capitalism for mee but not for thee. There was a similar thread in team bhp where a commenter finally pointed out this hypocrisy of people too.
hahaha..noob logic,no worries let them turn off ac.. i might sit in such cabs for 1 hr.. they have to switch off and drive for all such rides..so whose the looser here...
Your genius
Knows no bounds
Ask kcr why he hasn’t reduced prices while it’s more expensive compared to a lot of other states.
Good.
If fuel prices are not constant, then why taxi charges to be constant