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What business does the Government have to fix the prices of a private company so arbitrarily like this? Surely this isn't constitutional?
Have you ever been in a taxi in Mexico City at night? Terrifying. I'll take my Canadian regulations, thanks. Shafting Uber is not a problem of excessive regulation, but of purposely protecting incumbants.
As Uber's similar difficulties in New York show, the governments both North and South of the 49th parallel consider city transportation to be their exclusive domain and are not shy to regulate it instead of looking out for consumers. In Vancouver, Canada the quasi-government regional transportation authority is heavily subsidized by taxpayers and is still running in deficit. They are not exactly happy about competiti…
You should know that Translink (aka the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority) has nothing whatsoever to do with Taxi's. That's regulated at the provincial level. > quasi-government (sic) aka, the corporate structure used by participating municipalities to operate a unified public transportation system in a metropolitan area > heavily subsidized by taxpayers That's literally what the "public" part in…
> your take on things made me think an adult opinion was warranted.
This is one of the most arrogant and patronizing comment I've read on HN, you should have read your comment before posting it, you really sounded prickish on this one.
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You should know that Translink (aka the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority) has nothing whatsoever to do with Taxi's. That's regulated at the provincial level. > quasi-government (sic) aka, the corporate structure used by participating municipalities to operate a unified public transportation system in a metropolitan area > heavily subsidized by taxpayers That's literally what the "public" part in…
> but you don't seem that confused. > your take on things made me think an adult opinion was warranted. This is one of the most arrogant and patronizing comment I've read on HN, you should have read your comment before posting it, you really sounded prickish on this one.
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You should know that Translink (aka the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority) has nothing whatsoever to do with Taxi's. That's regulated at the provincial level. > quasi-government (sic) aka, the corporate structure used by participating municipalities to operate a unified public transportation system in a metropolitan area > heavily subsidized by taxpayers That's literally what the "public" part in…
> but you don't seem that confused. > your take on things made me think an adult opinion was warranted. This is one of the most arrogant and patronizing comment I've read on HN, you should have read your comment before posting it, you really sounded prickish on this one.
Would a long-term promotional deal for a $10-40 gift certificate to Indigo, Marks, BestBuy or somewhere else (or a debit card) of the customer's choice be a possibility to overcome this issue?
Likely not. "Certificates must not replace or interfere with the requirement that licensees charge Board-approved rates ..." Source: http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/ptb/operational_policies.htm#V_5
Soon the city will be full of people owed hundreds or thousands of dollars in refunds, a pretty solid reason to push for changes to the law, and demonstrate to the public just how much they're getting ripped off.
How about Uber set aside $20 per ride in a fund and issue customers with claim card, a bit like a store rewards card. If the law ever gets changed so that Uber can refund the money then they commit themselves to do so, perhaps up to a limit of 5 or 10 years. Soon the city will be full of people owed hundreds or thousands of dollars in refunds, a pretty solid reason to push for changes to the law, and demonstrate to t…
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Most common is fare scams (driving in circles, pricing scams and various types of extortion), assault and sexual assault. Then you have things like all the types of discrimination you can think of as well as safety issues (having seatbelts, having tires with tread on them) and so on.
Fare scams still occur on metered taxis, and these scams are any more widespread in taxis than any other industry. Nothing distinguishes transportation, from say, overpriced crappy old model cameras on Fisherman's Warf, Dead Sea cosmetics, or any other scam - other than that it's easy for the city to claim it needs to regulate. A simple licensing and complaint system is all that is necessary.
That doesn't work very well for tourists, who are the most likely to be scammed, and whose money is highly desirable as it represents an input to the local economy.
When enough taxi drivers gets shot, they will change their tone.
//Legal disclaimer: the above is a disclaimer of fact and should not be read as inciting violence.