[alkonaut]

Any taxi including Uber should be driving with the Nav visible and if the time/distance differs significantly from the nav (e.g Waze) your own phone then you direct them using your nav.

If your taxi doesn’t use a visible nav then I’d understand prefering an Uber. But this hasn’t happened to me for many years. How do taxi drivers get away with taking detours when every passenger has had their own navigation system in their pockets - which includes live traffic info - in their pocket!?

And what makes Uber drivers less likely to pull the same stunt? Your taxi should be gps tracked, app-booked and fares prepaid or at least pre-agreed/estimated in the taxi company’s app. I don’t want to negotiate prices with taxi drivers I want it clear in the taxi company’s app what I’m paying.