Taxi Driver Online

Groundbreaking. Not.

Usual stuff about closing the gender gap, but maybe the app's management have misconstrued what that's all about. It's about getting more women into elite positions like parliamentarians, boardrooms and directorships, and the England football teams. But not the gig economy

And while he's rightly concerned about the safety of women drivers, the implication is kind of that males don't matter

And I wonder who came up with the market valuation of £76 million

Probably the same person who quantified the 57p acceptance fee


Frenzi: New taxi app chooses Leeds as first city to launch as a rival to Uber

https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/ ... er-4212472

A new taxi app is to be road tested in Leeds, with its creators hoping it will rival Uber and Bolt.

Frenzi, which will soon launch in cities across the UK, has picked Leeds as its first stop in the coming weeks. The creators say it will given taxi users a new safety-first approach, including female-only driver options, immediate police notifications and even environmentally-friendly options.

A tracking feature, named "mirror your loved one”, allows two users to connect and track each other’s driver, journey and destination.

In terms the choice of female-only drivers, founder Stephen Clark said: “Approximately only two per cent of all taxi drivers nationwide are women. The gender gap in the industry is a big issue that needs to be dealt with.

"One of the main barriers preventing women from pursuing a career in the private hire industry is the concern for their own safety.

"This feature, which prioritises the safety of both our female drivers and passengers, is one of the ways we look to help close the gender gap in this industry.”

The company, valued at £76 million, is promising to make it easier for drivers to make a fair wage, as well as allowing them to drive for as many other apps or fleets as they wish while being signed up to Frenzi, in order to maximise their own profits.

Mr Clark said: “Affordability was a significant concern for me as I wanted to make Frenzi the app that every driver favours. By setting the acceptance fee at 57p, I will strike a balance between ensuring the app’s sustainability and offering competitive pricing.

“The 57p acceptance fee not only blows the other market standards out of the water by positioning Frenzi as the cost-effective option for drivers but also enables just as good customer service, if not better, in some cases.”

Mr Clark added: “I’m thrilled to bring Frenzi to market after years of app development. Our app is the first of its kind to hold positive driver experience in the same regard as positive rider experience. We want to transform the experience of using private hire apps for both riders and drivers alike.”

wow Stuart not spotting a punctuation mistake

seriously though the job is not one many women would choose as most women prefer 9 to 5 jobs enabling them to live a safer more family orientated life style.

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Says the person who makes several punctuation mistakes every time he posts

And you don't really think I point out or correct every spelling or punctuation error in these articles?

No real point in that. Or, at least, no more of a real point than pointing out every punctuation or spelling error you make, or other people pointing out mine

Anyway, I don't get your point. You mean the closing quote marks? In fact there should be no closing quote marks if the quote continues in the next paragraph. It's only at the end of the paragraph where the quote ends that the closing quote mark is required.

And, even if the quote mark was required, it would be after the full stop rather than before it

Which is the format used in zillions of articles on here, and a point I've made before.

Which, again, is why I think you're on the wind up

Example from today's Courier:

The fairies at the bottom of the garden.

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