There is an increase in demand for services due to the shortage of economy class vehicles in the taxi market. It will peak in mid-December and prices will triple at the same time. stated Taxi driver-blogger Egor Ryabkov in a conversation with NSN.
Ryabkov noted that the problem of shortage of drivers and cars concerns all collectors.
“This is because after 12 years of stagnation they suddenly decided to whitewash the market,” he said. “All these difficulties, where it is now necessary to have a permit not only for the vehicle but also for the driver, lead to many people not having time to prepare.”
Currently, shortages are still observed despite the decrease in demand traditionally seen in October-November. The expert warned that it will start to grow towards the end of the month.
“Then there will be a 2-3 times increase in cost,” he added.
Previously, taxi fleets were updated frequently, but now, given the increasing cost of cars, this is done very rarely; collectors “wear out what they have,” Ryabkov concludes.
Let us remind you: Russian taxi aggregators reported about driver shortages and economy class cars on the line. Thus, the Yandex company announced that demand from users increased due to a 15% decrease in the flow of new drivers and a shortage of cheap cars.
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