I’ve been battling this thought for a while, trying to choose a taxi company that isn’t too smelly. Uber is a hit or miss - would you rate it down based on the smell? I always open the window and go with it leaving no tip or rating if smelly, tonight I had a smelly Uber to town and got a local taxi back. It was more expensive and the man’s BO was so bad it made me write this post. The windows were taped so I couldn’t open them. The smell was so bad I thought I was going to puke (I wasn’t drunk). To complain about the taxi I need to call the operator, I probably will in the morning. I’m probably unreasonable for not telling the man in the kindest manner he needed to sort the smell out but I hate the confrontation and now he knows where I live.
I don’t take taxis often but when I do I’m like / hope it’s not a smelly one (or with cigarette smoke). It’s so rare to have a non stinky one. Is that the standard now - a smelly taxi? Is a clean taxi a luxury nowadays? Is that classed as uber executive? It’s still quite expensive! Where I live for 10/15 min journey it’s £15/20 so I don’t see it as cheap!