A Get taxi booking kiosk in the National Bank of Israel. You get a code and go to look for the right driver/Get
Passengers who wanted to get from Tel Aviv to Tel Aviv in the last month received an offer from Gett: to share a taxi, four in one taxi, and each pay sometimes 50% of the price they would have paid if they were traveling alone.
For Gett, this was the first attempt to activate the shared travel option that was approved further four years ago, but is rarely used in the industry, and is not routinely offered in the company's application. Get tested the service as a way to transport more passengers from the field, and to increase the income of the drivers, who receive up to 2 times the normal meter rate when they transport 4 different passengers.
According to the company, the pilot was defined as a success and will be expanded in the future to support peak demand. As part of the pilot, about 200 shared taxis (small and large) were issued. 90% of the customers who used the service voted that they would use the shared service again. However, those who now try to order a taxi from the field will not automatically receive the option, and only the company's dispatchers at the field offer the same for passengers instead.
Mark On, CEO of Get Israel/Shuka Cohen
According to her, even after she invested 8 million dollars in the development of the technology and the placement of the electronic kiosks in Israel for ordering a ride by those who do not have the company's application, the success is only partial.
But still at certain hours, especially on weekends and during busy times, there is a lack of available taxis. Even the diggers, the unregistered drivers, who are responsible for most of the price gouging from passengers, have not completely disappeared, and despite the assurances of the Airport Authority, they can still be encountered at the exit from Terminal 3.
Passengers
also complain about how The activity of the kiosks, which provide those who book a taxi with a note that they must show the driver, and then they must look for him in a queue. This is instead of the queue that was common in the past,
the main problem continues to be the intercity fares, which were reduced by 30% five years ago with a significant impact on the income of the drivers, who since then make less such trips, or haggling with passengers for a price higher than the meter. Another problem that keeps taxis away from Tel Aviv is Gett's requirement that any driver who does not subscribe to the company's concierge services register two hours in advance for a trip from the field, and hand over the details of the passenger to be picked up.
A poster put up by Get in Netavg directing passengers to the cooperative taxi option/Audi Etzion
At the beginning of the month, taxi fares increased by 3%, an automatic update based on the increase in the cost basket set by the state. But next week the Joint Price Committee is expected to receive from the Ministry of Transportation its recommendations for another change in the method of calculating the fare: the increase in price calculation after 10 km, which will lead to an increase in the price for intercity trips. If the approval of the committee is received, the price will increase on the 1st of the month after before May 1. Which means that during the busy week in the field leading up to the Seder night, the current price list will be applied.
Yehuda Bar Or, chairman of the taxi drivers' union, told Walla Car that "We showed the Ministry of Transportation that the change in the method of calculating fares caused a disproportionate harm to the drivers, And the office checked and received our data. As soon as the fares return to the levels that were customary until 2019, the taxi drivers will also return to the National Bank of Israel."
The Ministry of Transportation stated that "Our office holds professional discussions on the subject of the outline of taxi rates and will bring its recommendations to the price committee with the Ministry of Finance.
"Regarding the issue of divorce, the taxi service is designed to regulate the issue of taxis in Israel. The company operates, manages, is responsible for the supply of taxis for passenger demand and supervises the array of taxi services offered to those returning from abroad and increases the availability of taxis during rush hours. The company is also preparing for Passover when demand is higher. Get was instructed by the Ministry of Transportation to adapt a suitable outline for taxi drivers With the aim of providing a decent and efficient service to the traveling public."
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