High prices for taxis before the New Year and during the holidays, among other things, are associated with a low level of competition among companies. Ivan Fedyakov, CEO of InfoLine analytical agency, said this in an interview with RIA Novosti.
According to him, “when Yandex, Uber and other companies were fighting for the market, they were ready to provide the most comfortable conditions for the consumer, moreover, sometimes even subsidizing transportation, paying extra to drivers in order to teach users to use this service”. “During this period, we had a fundamentally different dynamics of prices, and even with an increase in load, both Yandex and Uber tried to keep prices at the most affordable level for the consumer,” the expert said.
However, he stated, now the market is already practically divided, there are no independent large companies on it, but there are literally a few large operators that control it – smaller companies were either absorbed by large aggregators, or simply left the market, unable to withstand competition.
“The rise in prices was absolutely predictable, I think that there is no need to expect any deep adjustments in the near future, prices will continue to remain at a fairly high level, and I don’t see any objective reasons for changes now,” Fedyakov stressed.
For its part, the press service of the Gett taxi and delivery service told the agency that “taxi ordering services through the application work on the principle of a marketplace – that is, the price depends on supply and demand.” “In other words, the prices for trips are formed according to a dynamic principle: they depend on the situation on the roads, on traffic jams, on the weather, on the number of orders,” explained Gett.
We will also remind that last week the Federation Council approved a law on the abolition of mandatory technical inspection of personal vehicles. From this procedure will be exempted “cars and motor vehicles”, which are owned by citizens and use them only “for personal purposes.”
At the same time, the law will not apply to official vehicles, as well as those used to transport passengers (including taxis).
Source: Rosbalt
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