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Kaali-Peeli v/s New-age Cabs

Kaali-Peeli v/s (Uber | Ola |Meru |EasyCab | Tab) Decide: Are they different? Are they the same? Background In Mumbai there is perennial debate about how the technology led taxi services (eg. Uber , Ola  or Meru , EasyCab, TabCab)  are spoiling the livelihood of the black-n-yellow (also called kaali-peeli) taxi's. And often the tech savvy folks side with the technology driven taxi fleet because  all said and done they are a "phone call" or an "app click away" form where ever you are plus Most of the users have had some kind of  negative experience with the Kaali-Peeli cab in the form of  [ often ] not plying short distances  [often] avoiding packed road routes [ very often ] not willing to go where you want to go or  [ less often ] asking for more than what is due on the meter or taking a longer route [once in a while] on a more serious note being flinched by a Kaali-Peeli especially when you arrive by a long distance train (Dadar!) [ always