The Spring Festival rush has become a carnival for online car-hailing drivers and taxi drivers. Some passengers posted their own taxi**, the driver posted a friendly reminder behind the front seat, during the Spring Festival, passengers pay a Spring Festival service fee of 5 yuan per order, and require passengers to scan the code or pay in cash for the driver.
This kind of news continues to ferment on the Internet, and many people ask: Is it really reasonable for online car-hailing or taxi prices to increase during the Spring Festival?
Seriously, on the bright side, whether it is during the Spring Festival or in normal times, the private fare increase of online car-hailing and taxis is illegal, whether it is placed in the local traffic management department, taxi companies, or online car-hailing platforms, it is difficult to justify. Some regions have issued emergency notices in response to similar behaviors, strictly prohibiting drivers from raising prices privately.
Prohibition is prohibition, and the reasons for the emergence of this phenomenon should also be reflected.
From the perspective of the entire industry, the private increase of the price is not the personal behavior of a certain region or a certain driver, but the entire industry has repeatedly prohibited. Why? Because on average, the driver's income is too low, and the turnover is too low. Judging from the annual data in 2023, the average order volume of online car-hailing drivers is basically around 10 orders, and the average daily turnover is difficult to exceed 300, and there are more than 200 in second-tier cities.
What can this income standard do in today's society? It's hard to support yourself, you have to keep a car, you have to pay monthly rent, you have to pay electricity bills, you have to pay fines for violations and insurance. That is, during the holidays, there can be a little more lists, a little more turnover, and some money left.
Therefore, the Spring Festival has become a carnival time for some drivers, and many drivers are looking forward to these few days all year round, not only to get the rewards and turnover of the platform, but also to get money from passengers, which is really understandable. After all, the driver is really difficult, more than ten hours a day, can only barely change a food and clothing, and can not have medical insurance and social security, in the end, their hard-earned money can only be sent to the hospital.
It is indeed not good for drivers to increase the price without permission, and it is indeed illegal, but from the perspective of the online car-hailing platform, should we also reduce the commission for drivers and increase the unit price? The driver has more money in his hand, and the fare increase will be less, and the relationship between the driver and the passenger will be much better.
Unilaterally prohibiting the driver from raising the price, this behavior is tantamount to drinking water to quench thirst, but it appeases the passengers, but the driver's cool heart is really difficult to be warmed.
Online car-hailing drivers are slightly better, taxi drivers are even worse, they are already on the verge of being eliminated by the times, and they can't receive a few orders all year round. Otherwise, once it is reported, it will be strictly investigated and punished, and you will want to cry without tears.