Uber Philippines

**kronos012** · September 7th, 2014 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by _Cathy_

I felt guilty about not giving tip too but I was told here that tipping is discouraged. So I don't tip anymore.

Cool nga ng Uber :2thumbsup: I don't need to bother my family anymore when I don't have a ride, I'll just use Uber

Thanks everyone for the feedback.

siguradong mauulit pa ang Uber experience namin and for those who haven't tried it yes I recommend it highly.

**crazy_boy** · September 7th, 2014 10:00 PM

RT, Viber kita. May free time ka sa trip mo?

**Ry_Tower** · September 7th, 2014 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by crazy_boy

RT, Viber kita. May free time ka sa trip mo?

I'll see if I can squeeze some time. Tight kasi at kasama si boss eh, minsan may iabnag lakad na wala sa plano. hehe

Sayang nga.

I'll contact you na lang.

**Monseratto** · September 7th, 2014 10:41 PM

Is Uber legal since di siya covered ng LTFRB and di reported ang income/reciept sa BIR?

Banned siya sa Germany because of this reason...

http://www.euractiv.com/sections/soc...-ruling-308187

**crazy_boy** · September 7th, 2014 10:46 PM

^yung Uber is just the middleman. So parang barker lang siya. Yung mga cars ang dapat may franchise. Pero madalas puros mga rent a car yung mga sasakyan.

Pag private car, doon magkaka problem.

**Monseratto** · September 7th, 2014 10:54 PM

But it isn't covered by local goverment agencies that regulate public transport... For sure may rereklamo sooner or later. Like if may ma aksident, di ka covered ng insurance coverage since private car ito.

**_Cathy_** · September 7th, 2014 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by Monseratto

But it isn't covered by local goverment agencies that regulate public transport... For sure may rereklamo sooner or later. Like if may ma aksident, di ka covered ng insurance coverage since private car ito.

I don't expect any help from other public transport either

Sana hindi na pakialaman ng LTFRB ang Uber. It's the only convenient and safe public transpo available now.

**ano727** · September 8th, 2014 12:05 AM

Anyone here who has already tried both UBER and GRAB-A-TAXI? Can you share your eperience pls?

Would like to know how they compare to each other, what's advantage and disadvantage for both.

Haven't tried yet, but planning to try their services soon. Thanks.

**Walter** · September 8th, 2014 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by ano727

Anyone here who has already tried both UBER and GRAB-A-TAXI? Can you share your eperience pls?

Would like to know how they compare to each other, what's advantage and disadvantage for both.

Haven't tried yet, but planning to try their services soon. Thanks.

Uber is safer and cleaner but limited area and more expensive during peak hours since they have surge pricing scheme. Grab Taxi is like regular taxi so same quality as taxi but they have more vehicles and better coverage. So, try Uber is there is one then get Grab Taxi, there's also Easy Taxi.

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**zxcvbn** · October 3rd, 2014 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by ano727

Anyone here who has already tried both UBER and GRAB-A-TAXI? Can you share your eperience pls?

Would like to know how they compare to each other, what's advantage and disadvantage for both.

There's Uber, GrabTaxi, and Easy Taxi.

GrabTaxi and Easy Taxi
They partner with your regular taxis around the metro. So it's your regular taxis, with usually an additional booking fee.
- Advantage: When you want to get a taxi, you can use the app to get one instead of having to fall in line or standing on the street, battling it out with other would-be passengers.
- Disadvantage: It's your regular taxis, your usual taxi drivers. Also, some drivers prioritize those who put in tips in the app's gratuity box. When I put zero in the tip box, it takes me longer to get a taxi. When I put P50, a driver will respond to me sometimes ASAP.

Uber
They use private vehicles. You need to register your credit card on the app, because you pay via credit card.
- Advantage: Cars are much nicer. You can choose between Uber Black, which has nicer cars but are more expensive, or UberX, which is more affordable and uses smaller cars like Wigo.
- Disadvantage: They're mostly in Makati for now. So it's only easy to get an Uber vehicle if you're in Makati/Fort/Ortigas. There's also such a thing as surge pricing, where prices can be up to 3X higher if demand for Uber vehicles are high. And if you wanna pay in cash, well, you don't. You use your credit card.

GrabTaxi also has GrabCar, kinda like a competitor of Uber. I've yet to try GrabCar though, so I can't give any advice on that.

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