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PwC have gone uber now.

So its like PWC has many employees here and they are always on the move?

Can't the driver occasionally switch off Uber to do his own stuff??

Sometimes I tend to think that investing in the transport industry (where you dont drive the vehicle yourself) only makes sense for high capacity vehicles e.g 33 seaters and above for these reasons.
- The stress of a 33 seater is more or less the same as that of a 14 seater or a cab (uber). If the stress of managing is the same, a higher capacity vehicle makes more sense.
- Whether you like it or not, the cops, the crew and mechanic are out to fleece you. With a high capacity vehicle, you will still be left with a reasonable amount after the thuggery (above 8k). It makes more sense to leave your house to go and collect 8k than 3k or less from low capacity vehicles. The amount of fuel you will use etc is constant hence makes better sense if you have a high capacity vehicle.
- A high capacity vehicle depreciates at a lower rate than a low capacity vehicle.
- A high capacity vehicle has minimal pressure to upgrade. For instance, nobody checks the number plate of a high capacity vehicle because the age is irrelevant. The only thing that matters is it's condition. You can have your bus for over five years without seeing a major decline in earnings as long as it remains in tip-top condition. For Uber or a 14 seater, you get relegated as the vehicle grows old...maybe 3 years max.

The only problem with high capacity vehicles is the large capital outlay. If I was to venture into the transport industry, I would start with a 14 seater and figure out how to get a 33 seater as soon as I get the necessary experience.

I would cancel if I get the ride, and the cost is significantly lower than the cancellation fee and the price the driver charges.

drivers who keep on switching off the uber app tend to get suspended from using uber (fraud).

and as long as the uber app on the driver's phone is on they can track the driver. so it is easy for them to see the client calling for a trip to say the airport then cancelling only for the driver to go to the pick up point and travel all the way to the airport. uber fees are already pretty low, so makes no sense for a client cancel to get a cheaper ride. more so when you end up paying for it in your next ride. still, kenyans are a stupid lot generally, at times we make decisions against our own best interest.

You can track your car on their app...how will the driver do private trips unless he switches off his phone?

I thought cancellation fee is fixed at 200 bob?

Uber is Great! Over the weekend, needed to move from Wilson Airport to Yaya Centre. Checked the yellow cabs and they told be the fare is 1k. Hailed an Uber and it charged me 350 Kes.

Long live Uber.

I think the yellow cabs are the SI Unit for wrong price.