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Toronto airport taxi services (a separate entity here - like limos but $5 cheaper) have lowered their rates slightly as a response to Uber - or at least that was the reason a driver gave me a couple of weeks ago.
I entertain clients a lot & I drink so Uber is great. More reliable than taxis & cleaner cars with drivers that you can actually talk to. Just try to get a taxi for pickup in suburban Las Vegas at 11pm - but an Uber driver is max 10 minutes away.
As for the prime time premium, we were at a studio in the alphabet part of the East Village at midnight on Halloween. Taxis were unobtainium but would have cost max $35. Our Uber to Hell's Kitchen was $80 & he arrived in 10 minutes. The streets were chaos - a really cool event actually. I'm glad I saw it but equally glad we had Uber to get to our hotel.
Ian
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