bloodnock wrote:
be a Fechin Nightmare up there if Uber get a foothold, what little spare pick up space will be choked with Uber cars whislt airport Taxis will stagnate where they sit, and that will create a future problem for Edinburgh Airport, a major switch from Airport Hacks and all their Extra space to PH's Uber and other Prebooked fighting over their smaller designated P/U area.
Not sure itll' work that way though..UBER drivers wont want to sit waiting for delayed flights etc, and the air passenger wont want to wait for an UBER driver when theirs a Hack already sitting waiting in line...Im guessing it'll tick over pretty much the same as always.
Uber London have got their airport pick up arrangements in London's airports (to some extent) sorted out.
When drivers enter a pre-defined (by Uber) boundary of the airport, when empty (they could drive in the boundary empty, or drop someone off at the airport), they enter a virtual queue or rank.
They wait in that boundary until they're first in the queue, and a job request by a passenger comes through. Usually the boundary is big enough to include supermarkets, petrol stations etc., surrounding the airport where drivers can wait.
The driver then enters the short stay car park, parks up, and meets the passenger inside. They both got each others phone numbers to make contact if necessary, and the passenger will also have the driver's photo on their phone (as well as the car make, and reg no. - though the car is parked up anyway).
Driver takes passenger/s and their luggage to their car, and away they go. Uber adds the car parking charge to the customer's fare.
Will this work in Edinburgh, also?
The preference of a passenger taking a Hackney already waiting instead could depend on: acceptance of credit cards, they don't broom the job (Uber drivers don't know the destination of the passenger until they start the trip with the passenger on board), and the price. Uber has fixed rates to and from London postcodes for Gatwick and Heathrow.
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