Comment by hyperpape
18 hours ago
So, it seems like there is some kind of national variance here? Bolt works well in Portugal, I've used it in Porto, Lisbon, and even Caldas da Rainha (smallish town an hour north of Lisbon). All told, we've taken more than a dozen trips, I think.
- Someone else says it's good in Portugal https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44640111
Yep, there is an enormous difference in regulations with regard to these types of services.
Europe is a collection of countries, not a federation of states (yet).
I'm just going to throw this out there but maybe, just maybe, this is all about local culture?
Certain cultures have apparently have different attitudes on customer service and taking advantage of people. In Japan, many times, cab drivers have shut off the meter early because they made a mistake in their navigation and felt guilty for both the time lost and the extra cost if they'd left the meter on.
Conversely, cab drivers in Rome, Turkey, Thailand have a much worse reputation,