YourTaxis, an initiative of the Victorian Taxi Association, is a new group telling 'positive taxi stories' as ride sharing services like Uber encroach on their turf.
YourTaxis, the platform for everything taxi has launched. #firstcabofftherank for your chance to win!!! #YourTaxis
Yesterday they asked people to tell their taxi stories. It did not go well.
Tell your taxi story! #YourTaxis #PeopleOfMelbourne #TaxiYourWay #Melbourne
Because it turns out a lot of people have some pretty bad taxi stories to tell.
.@yourtaxis Left standing on footpath by 2 booked taxis in a row, trying to take my sick cat to vet; because it was a short fare. #YourTaxis
Like this guy who said his cabbie smelled like a wookie's armpit. At least YourTaxis thanked him for the feedback. That was nice.
@LeighStillard Thanks for your feedback. ✌🏼️
These guys just got an Uber.
@yourtaxis Refused fare by 5 taxis heading out Spencer St. Got an uber in 3 minutes.
@yourtaxis on a busy street in Melbourne, hailed 10 empty cabs -- nobody wanted to stop. used the Uber app and I was on my way in 2 minutes.
One cabbie couldn't find a pretty important landmark.
@yourtaxis Driver said he didn't know where Flinders Street Station was and had me direct him there. Flinders. Street. Station.
Or the airport.
@yourtaxis Taxi in Port Melbourne didn’t know where the airport was. I had to direct him. The airport!!!!
And others were worried about the little things.
@yourtaxis complained that uber was killing the industry, then got lost looking for bridge rd (..?), didn't have change for a 20. #yourtaxis
Short fares were a real issue.
@yourtaxis lectured on a short trip about how I shouldn't have got in his taxi as he was waiting for an airport fare #Melbourne #YourTaxis
@yourtaxis In taxi from Tulla airport to Glenroy, driver abused me and my partner the whole way for giving him such a short fare #YourTaxis
@yourtaxis was in sth bank after a night out, taxis refused a 3km fare. Watched taxis refuse several other fares while prowling. Walked home
But at least they're working on it.
@sheri_hussain @hubert3 experiences of short fare refusal is a major focus of training for new drivers and retraining for existing drivers
Some people complained about a lack of basic facilities.
@yourtaxis That time I got home & the driver told me eftpos was unavailable. Drove me back to an ATM, which he charged me for. #TaxiNoWay
@yourtaxis how about every second driver and their magic EFTPOS machines? no cash? no nearby ATM? it magically started working again!
And bad attitudes.
.@yourtaxis booked in advance, showed up 10 min early, got angry at me for not being ready to go yet, shit attitude the whole drive
@yourtaxis Driver was swearing under his breath the entire ride due to short fare, when I handed him a $20 expecting change - nothing back.
@yourtaxis My friend got charged $75 to get from the city to Malvern after the driver deliberately went the a longer route. New Uber user.
@yourtaxis Driver watching movies on in-dash screen entire trip. Questioned him, got torrent of abuse. Complained to Victaxis, no result
This guy had a whole list of complaints.
There were also some real safety concerns.
@yourtaxis had a taxi driver lock the door and try to put his hand up my skirt outside my house.stopped when I started screaming #YourTaxis
@yourtaxis id card didn't match the driver. when i pointed it out, he said nothing and just put it in the glove box
.@yourtaxis I've had friends who have been close to being sexually assaulted by cabbies. When they called the cab ph line, they were asked..
.@yourtaxis ..to submit their complaint.. via fax.#YourTaxis
@yourtaxis having drivers pick me up that aren't the person photographed in their ID card on the dashboard. #YourTaxis
@yourtaxis Taxi not showing up, sexual harassment, not knowing how to get from the CBD to St Kilda, Dangerous driving. #YourTaxis
the driver covered the camera and tried to feel up my dress and kiss me #YourTaxis #PeopleOfMelbourne #TaxiYourWay
Which kind of explains why the YourTaxis Twitter page looks like this now.
You can follow the whole shitshow here.
Driver pulled over to ask a guy on the street if he had any weed. #yourtaxis
Better luck next time, Victorian Taxis.
