Getting a cab at a reasonable fare seems like quite an impossible task these days. Either you will not get a cab as soon as you start looking for or the drivers won’t want to go or the fare will be simply exorbitant. Be it Ola, Uber, or Rapido, city folks experience this similar scenario every day. A Kolkata man recently raised his concern against such cab drivers and shared his experiences while booking a ride.
This Man From Kolkata Talked About The Problems Related To Booking A Cab Or A Bike Rising In Kolkata Region
Facebook user Sushobhan Dutta I shared a screenshot of his conversation with a Rapido driver. He mentioned some major issues in the caption as well.
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Sushobhan Dutta shared in the caption that he has been to different Indian cities such as Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, and more but he has not faced such cab issues before. This is an ongoing problem in Kolkata and many people are experiencing this each and every day.
He Also Shared Some Common Excuses Used By Drivers
Tagging Ola Cars, Uber, and Rapido on his post, he shared how surprised he was after seeing the cab drivers’ audacity. While talking with these drivers, some of the excuses that Sushobhan has heard before are:
- distance is a lot, won’t go
- fare is not much, won’t go
- will go but you have to give more ₹100/150
- cancel the ride as I won’t get the return trip
- Ola/ Uber/ Rapido will take 35-40% money as a commission
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Being fed up with such problems, Sushobhan asked the cab aggregators to add options such as Driver charged 1.5X/2X more money and Cancel the trip and go offline and you pay me whatever the bill is.
Sushobhan also shared how he had to waste over half an hour just to listen to the cab drivers ranting about not going to pick up or increasing the fare. He also asked for a solution to such incidents when passengers need to negotiate with drivers and waste their time.
Do you also face such issues while booking a cab? Have you ever experienced something like this in your city?
Cover Image Courtesy: Canva, Facebbok/ Sushobhan Dutta I