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Yep, and DiDi blame the driver with an "At Fault" cancellation.OK, but when I check on the app it states : "driver cancelled" .
So I went to Uber.
No.I was a bit upset with my DiDi experience. I was already running a bit late.
My Uber driver told me that DiDi drivers can get ride direction information when close to the pick-up. I.e. N,S,E,W sort of thing.
I have no idea if that's true.
But, according to my Uber driver, they can then cancel if the trip is not in the direction they wish to go.
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You had a better experience than I did in Durban. The driver picked us up and dropped us off OK but didn't end the ride until a destination further away making the ride more expensive.Uber was reliable and cheap In Durban
Free sounds much cheaper than my experienceYou had a better experience than I did in Durban. The driver picked us up and dropped us off OK but didn't end the ride until a destination further away making the ride more expensive.
When I reported this, Uber gave me a full refund so it ended up being a free ride.
Holding phone, or whilst on a cradle ?Just got a Didi to Adelaide airport. Nice young man but very ordinary driver and was playing with his phone while driving until I told him to stop
Holding phone, or whilst on a cradle ?
You can operate phone on a cradle, whilst in motion ....
Myth and legend there ...Suspect that varies state by state. In WA you can but limited to what you can do. Ie, answer a call is ok. Respond to a text, not so much.
Myth and legend there ...
The nature of all Ride Share platforms, is that there are up to four or five different tabs to press, when accepting a new job.
The first tab is ACCEPT. Must be done in less than five seconds, or job defaults to next closest driver ( if not accepted, first driver gets a negative penalty of between 2 & 8 demerit points ).
Next, driver needs to close off other platforms - to avoid double or triple jobs showing.
Then, there is opening Navigation app ( Google Maps, WAZE or platform internal )
Driver may have to cancel previous Navigation, if not already closed from previous job.
So, there is more than just a 'split second' of time and effort involved, and it just wouldn't work, if driver had to 'pull over to side of road' to accept a job. Just think of the potential for a crash !! Not to mention 'parking restrictions' like NO STOPPING !!
So, a ride share must be able to operate their phone from a cradle, otherwise the industry could not work most of the time ...
Not in S.A.Holding phone, or whilst on a cradle ?
You can operate phone on a cradle, whilst in motion ....
So, are you promoting DiDi here, by pointing out, the Uber are always more expensive ?
I don't think so.And yet in Sydney Didi usually more expensive than Uber, if you can even get one.