Taxi drivers protest at airport
Taxi drivers held a demonstration Monday at the airport over the strictures imposed on them by Taxelco, which has a monopoly over managing taxi services there.
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PatrickC 10:35 on 2026-01-13 Permalink
The article speaks of having to install an advertising screen facing the back seat that “also” serves as payment terminal. But isn’t it really the other way round? The advantages for the passenger of being able to tap their payment (and tip choice) on a large stable screen instead of on a little handheld are obvious. That said, it would be interesting to know more about the revenues from the ads, who pays for the terminals (as a capital cost, it should be the taxi company, or are they rented?), etc.
CE 10:57 on 2026-01-13 Permalink
Someone was just telling me about those screens with ads yesterday. Is there any way to turn them off. She said they were so bright and annoying that she wouldn’t take a taxi in Montreal again.
Joey 13:57 on 2026-01-13 Permalink
Is Taxelco a front for some ride-sharing service that is trying to kill the taxi industry once and for all?
Meezly 19:53 on 2026-01-13 Permalink
Today I had planned on using Teo Taxi to book a taxi for what was a 10-12 min ride from my daughter’s school to the orthodontist. The app said it was going to charge me $38!!! Lyft said it would cost $10. I went with Lyft. But that was the first time I saw such a wildly inflated price for a short taxi ride.
jaddle 23:09 on 2026-01-13 Permalink
Ugh… video ads ads ads everywhere. When they started putting them on gas pumps it was bad enough, but when trapped in a taxi??? This is just horrible…. If ever the taxi industry wanted to push more people towards uber and lyft, this would be a great way to do it. I’ll be biking as much as possible.