{"id":258919,"date":"2018-07-17T18:10:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T16:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=258919"},"modified":"2018-07-18T12:38:43","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T10:38:43","slug":"uber-vs-taxify-prices-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/258919\/uber-vs-taxify-prices-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber vs Taxify prices in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

As South Africa prepares for its fifth consecutive petrol price, industries around the country are starting to feel the pinch.<\/p>\n

This includes Uber drivers who recently asked the company to increase fare prices to help stem their losses. This culminated in a strike and a handing over of a\u00a0memorandum from a number of its ‘driver-partners’ at the beginning of July.<\/p>\n

In response<\/a><\/strong>, Uber said that it would not increase fee prices, but would instead introduce a number of incentives to cover the cost of the most recent petrol increases for June and July.<\/p>\n

While these drivers contend with the rising fuel price, they also face competition from metered taxis and other lifting services such as Taxify, which threaten to eat into their business.<\/p>\n

Below BusinessTech looked at a comparison of the pricing between Uber and Taxify in and around the Johannesburg region.<\/p>\n

In comparing the two, we looked at the pricing as provided for in the Uber fare estimator as well as pricing quoted by Taxify’s mobile app.<\/p>\n

Note: These fares are estimates only and do not reflect variations due to discounts, surge pricing, or other factors. Flat rates and minimum fares may also apply.<\/em><\/p>\n

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