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Old Oct 25, 2019 | 8:46 am
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Originally Posted by ajGoes
Originally Posted by M60_to_LGA
Israel has an Uber-like outfit called Gett. Never used it, but it's pretty popular.
Gett Taxi is not like Uber. It's an app that dispatches and pays a registered taxi. You can use it to call a taxi to your location. It worked pretty well for me, but it failed on the edge of the old city of Jerusalem when it couldn't locate my position adequately.
We used Gett a few times while in Israel earlier this year. While the service uses licensed taxis, the ordering and payment process worked exactly as it does with Uber or Lyft. Payments were automatically processed via the app and I promptly received detailed receipts in the app and by email as soon the the rides were over. IIRC, the cost of a ride from TLV to the airport was a set price.
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