MEL taxi scam

[drcam]

If I arrived that late, staying a night at the Ibis Budget would be better than taking a taxi.

 

[Austman]

If I arrived that late, staying a night at the Ibis Budget would be better than taking a taxi.

I was going to my home.

 

[drcam]

I would stay a night at the Ibis Budget and THEN go home. My home is in Melbourne.

 

[Austman]

I would stay a night at the Ibis Budget and THEN go home. My home is in Melbourne.

Haha.

Even the $70.00 taxi fare was well worth it in the end.

And was cheaper (well at times) than Uber. No dynamic pricing.

 

[Happy Dude]

..... the Uber marshal went down the queue to advise that no more Ubers were expected that night. And to get a Taxi instead.

I don't understand how the marshal knows this?

 

[Aeryn]

I don't understand how the marshal knows this?

Me either and as there is no curfew at MEL what is to stop a nearby driver going to airport if they can see rides waiting.

Maybe the Marshall's shift was ending, in which case could flip the model from join a cue to allocating specific cars like they used to and still do in BNE and SYDd.

 

[Austman]

I don't understand how the marshal knows this?

I expect the Uber marshal knows the dynamics of Uber at around 00:30 to 01:00 on a Monday morning at MEL?

There are many MEL arrivals (DOM and INT) at around midnight. You can see the UberX queue in my photo.

But the last DOM departure for Sunday night is at 21:30. And the last INT departure for Monday morning (00:00 to 03:00) is at 00:30. So I'd image most INT pax would have arrived 23:00 on Sunday night at the very latest?

So who would be getting an Uber to arrive at the airport after 23:00 on a Sunday night? I think that's the problem.

The Uber marshal stated that there were no more Ubers expected that night and it would be best to get a taxi. Perhaps there would have been some more Ubers if you were prepared to wait, who knows?

I can say that the roads in the area were pretty deserted, as you would expect at that time. Even the city area was a virtual ghost town! It might have been worse simply because it was after 00:30 on a Monday morning.