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pgsieve · 11-15-2015, 10:54 AM

I had to use a taxi the other day for work as Uber is not approved by my employer.

Taxi was late by 25 minutes and it 4 calls to 2 different companies before I finally got my driver. I booked this an hour in advance of when I needed to get there and I almost missed an international flight as a result.

During the trip, the driver was rude, spoke on his cellphone the entire ride, and was mad when I couldn't give him cash for the $65 dollar cab as I don't usually carry $65 cash and need to put all purchases on a corporate card.

Although I'm skeptical about the insurance aspect as previously discussed, this is one of many terrible experiences I've had with cabs in Calgary. I also remember last winter when I couldn't find a cab for over half an hour at 5:00 on a work day downtown and damn near froze if it wasn't for the ctrain.

At this point I hope Uber forces the cabs and the city to provide better, more available service. I'm stuck with the taxis for work for better or worse

11-15-2015, 10:54 AM	#1017
pgsieve Crash and Bang Winger Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The George Exp:	I had to use a taxi the other day for work as Uber is not approved by my employer. Taxi was late by 25 minutes and it 4 calls to 2 different companies before I finally got my driver. I booked this an hour in advance of when I needed to get there and I almost missed an international flight as a result. During the trip, the driver was rude, spoke on his cellphone the entire ride, and was mad when I couldn't give him cash for the $65 dollar cab as I don't usually carry $65 cash and need to put all purchases on a corporate card. Although I'm skeptical about the insurance aspect as previously discussed, this is one of many terrible experiences I've had with cabs in Calgary. I also remember last winter when I couldn't find a cab for over half an hour at 5:00 on a work day downtown and damn near froze if it wasn't for the ctrain. At this point I hope Uber forces the cabs and the city to provide better, more available service. I'm stuck with the taxis for work for better or worse __________________ The legs feed the wolf.