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Uber drivers in Kenya are ignoring the app and charging their own rates (restofworld.org)
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[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

In NY and some parts of Philly they call this a Gypsy cab. And honestly, they've been illegal since cab companies forced the issue. This is one of the reasons I'm amazed that Uber and Lyft managed to take off at all. Cab companies literally argued that unlicensed cabs were a danger to passengers etc. And harder to tax which I believe is the main reason these types of ride share set ups were made illegal in the first place.