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WHAT WE
HEAR !
FARE EVASION IN VICTORIA IS NO LONGER DiDi, is losing drivers after it introduced
ILLEGAL a new payment and loyalty system
- DiDi Advance. This change to DiDi
The passenger can do a runner and there are no
makes drivers pay higher commissions
legal grounds for the driver to chase his money. unless they complete 30 trips or more a
week and meet other conditions.
Doesn't seem quite right! This is the share of total miles/kilometres ride-hail vehicles
61 % travelled without a passenger in the car in 2018, according to
an estimate released by the California Air Resources Board last
month. The report also estimates that the ride-hail fleet—Uber,
Lyft and others—emitted 50 percent more CO2 than the statewide
vehicle fleet average, even though the cars are generally newer,
include fewer light trucks and are more fuel efficient than those in
the statewide fleet.
P2P Transport has suspended its 300 Digital Taxi Tops under its Adflow brand. The company said it
has identified further technical issues with Digital Tops. P2P believes it will not have any material
effect on the financial performance as previous revenues have been very minimal.
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