The market for gray taxis, which “five years ago did not yet exist in Russia,” is growing, reports the chief general director of the Digital Platforms ANO Arseny Shcheltsin to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
The analytical agency “Pressindex” is authorized that 234 groups and 29 chat bots for calling a taxi are registered on Telegram, and on VKontakte there are 3.8 thousand groups for calling a taxi and interaction participants.
The number of communities is growing, and Telegram even has aggregator channels with their own commissions for drivers.
Users began to negotiate trips more often on social networks due to rising prices for legal taxis. According to Rosstat estimates, in July 2024, taxi fares per 1 km increased by 26% year on year, to 43.11 rubles. Illegally working drivers can offer passengers prices at least two lower, since they do not increase with the aggregator in the amount of 20-30% of income, and do not pay the taxi company 2-3 thousand rubles a day for renting a car.
Taxi ordering services and aggregators are already experiencing an outflow of customers in illegal contacts, confirmed in Maxim. [Коммерсантъ]
Source: Iphones RU
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