Sussex wrote:
I suspect this is just one of the many online services that sprang up pre Uber that no one used then and no one uses now.
But it makes for a good headline for baby journalists.
But it makes for a good headline for baby journalists.
Harsh
Yes, they're nothing new and won't be widely used, but still think it's right that the paper runs stories like this and, despite the quibbles with the mileages etc, it's a reasonable piece.
Remember trying to do something about these kind of things years ago, when things were a bit less sophisticated, but still potentially misleading and a rip-off in the same way.
And the site seems to have changed its pricing so the numbers are more reasonable now, so that's good
Wouldn't be surprised if things weren't as bad as they looked - suspect someone might have just pressed the wrong buttons somewhere.
But even as the site is now, it's still the kind of thing that annoys me, eg:
- photos of glossy cars, but the small print says: *Vehicles shown are for illustration purposes only, actual vehicles may differ."
- not clear whether the outfit is licensed or not, or where - assumption would be licensed in Dundee, but it's got a list of prices including trips wholly within Fife and from Fife to Angus.
- pricing is still all over the place - It's listing Leuchars to St Andrews (wholly within Fife) for £25, while you could get a good quality car and driver in Fife for £15 - that's the Fife Council rate. (Their pricing is probably because if they're coming from Dundee they'd be travelling nearly 30 miles in total to shift the passengers 5 miles
)- on the other hand, on its 'most regular fares' page it lists Leuchars to Montrose (from Fife to Angus) as £55, which is very competitive for 36 miles - the Fife Council rate is double that
So it's 5 miles from Leuchars for £25, 36 miles from Leuchars for £55
So their "most regular fares" includes Leuchars to Montrose. I suspect there are drivers who've sat at Leuchars station rank for twenty years and have NEVER had a fare to Montrose
And the mispelling 'Luchars' on their website is a dead giveaway as well. Probably barely know the area, and just chancing their arm via a website.
Also tried using a couple of postcodes for a quote last night - the pick up postcode was fine, but the destination was showing 5 miles from where the postcode actually is
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