Left in the lurch
Left in the lurch!
Used the xoom app for only the 2nd time. My first experience was a bit hit and miss but what happened last night left me speechless. The app told me the driver was 2 minutes away. 10 minutes later, (no big deal) the white Toyota Prius pulled up on the opposite side of a very , very busy Rochdale Road in Blackley. My phone rang confirming my ride had arrived and I left the venue, waved to the driver to acknowledge his presence and indicated I would move a little up the road, to allow him to complete a u-turn, as my destination was was in the opposite direction to the way he was facing. The driver, quite correctly in my view, waited for a suitable gap in the traffic, indicated right, then pulled out and headed off towards the centre of Manchester, leaving me, still on the opposite side of the road, now without a ride!!! I checked my phone to discover "ride cancelled" and a "rebook" button. Confused, frustrated and very disappointed, I called my usual taxi company who arrived another ten minutes later, on the right side of the road and transported me to my intended destination. I made it in time for the festive meal celebration, no thanks to Xoom! I have uninstalled their app! Zero out of ten!
13 December 2025
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