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These app stories are becoming a bit like safeguarding, tariff rises and minor assaults/robberies on drivers - not really much to see unless there's a particular new angle, rather than just the app being the best thing since sliced bread and it's win-win for everyone using it.

Even the paper seems a bit 'same-old, same-old' about it.

A new taxi-haling app Eurekar has launched in Oxford

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17298 ... in-oxford/


Image: Oxford Mail

ANOTHER taxi-hailing app has been launched by an Oxford-based start-up.

Eurekar has created the app to allow people to book licensed taxi drivers through their smartphone.

The app allows people to pay using a card, business account or cash as well as see an estimate of the cost before ordering and review their driver at the end of the journey.

After launching in Oxford, it aims to expand nationwide.

The company is offering trips starting at £4 and airport transfers from £65.

Marketing spokesperson for Eurekar, Amy Jordan, said: “Many people in Oxford rely on taxis to get around and so we want to make the process easier and more affordable for everyone including the business community.

"We also want to offer a service that ensures drivers are offered more flexibility and more control over their earning potential.

"We aim to ensure drivers are treated well because we believe treating drivers fairly will ensure a good service for riders, which can only make the company a success.”

Many of the major taxi companies in the city already have their own bespoke apps while MyTaxi - connecting app-users to black cab drivers - launched over the summer.

Another one

why do these people believe taxi apps are money making machines

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

They are all want to make money from cabbies via reducing our wages.B.....Crs to that!

They see the headlines of what UBER are "worth" and want a piece of the action without noticing that UBER are making huge operating losses because UBER investors are investing in the technology and not the taxi rides.

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Grandad,

And poober will never make a profit!

Unless any of these new app firms have something that distinguishes them from the likes of Uber they will fail.

Uber are losing billions despite being established and having lots of drivers and lots (sadly) of punters.

Still all the time stupid people are financing these new apps, based on the 'end of the rainbow' pot of gold, then we will see these kind of articles for many years to come.

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IDFIMH