Colorado Springs law firm offering free cab rides on New Year’s Eve

Ride-share services will be booming.

“There’ve been smaller parties but a lot of them”.

“I’m definitely excited about making money on the busiest night of the year”. “And it might be a bit more if we have to take a different route”.

Uber posted tips on its website saying the busiest travel time will be between midnight and 3 a.m.

But she said Calgarians should expect the usual longer waits for a cab and should set aside an hour for a taxi to arrive. “Prime Time varies based on supply and demand and can change from second to second”. To take advantage of the promotion, enter the code SAFESTART2017 when booking your ride.

If an attorney is hired, legal fees can run anywhere from $5,000 to 10,000, and that’s before other costs are calculated, like higher insurance premiums, Lewis said.

When a nearby driver accepts your request, the app will display an estimated time of arrival.

“I believe we gave away 11,000 rides a year ago here in Brown County”. The one exception is what would be the 11:50 p.m. trip on New Year’s Eve from University Station – it will be moved up to 11:40 p.m.to get people to the ball drop by midnight.

Prior to upfront pricing, customers were shown only the multiple by which their fare would increase, which led to confusion and frustration among passengers who wanted to get from point A to point B without dusting off their arithmetic skills. “There’s no math, and no surprises”. When buying their tickets, employees were given the choice to prepay for a shuttle ride home in the 21784 ZIP code.

Tourists like the Martin family from OH said they are delighted to see the city they visit back to it’s thriving and busy self. Driver, Darren Low, said the change has aggravated drivers the last few months.

Ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft both have what they call ‘dynamic pricing.’ It’s an issue of supply and demand.

“That’s how it’s supposed to work”, he said.

Uber also provided this handy guide to the areas which will be pedestrian-only come December 31, where there will be no taxis at all. “They will not be allowed in”. “It’s not fair to the cab companies”.

Most importantly, Schreffler says, if you see something, say something.