It is clear that the need for transport won’t disappear anytime soon, and until teleportation is invented, I believe many more generations are destined to rely on traditional means of travel.
Owning a car solves a large part of the need for short and medium-distance transport, while the airplane covers our need to travel long distances; but what do we do when we don’t have a car and don’t want to turn to friends or relatives for a journey of tens or hundreds of kilometers?
I am not going to launch into a critique of the Romanian railway system, with its obvious disadvantages; instead, I am going to try to lobby for the type of services provided by Transilvania Driver.
Passenger transport via chauffeur-driven car rentals is a relatively new field on the Romanian transport market. While legislation for it does exist, it isn’t very comprehensive (being something of an ‘unwanted child’ of the taxi industry), and I will proceed to present several obvious advantages of this type of service:
– The speed of travel from one point to another over short and medium distances is due to the fact that passengers board the car at a pre-established point and disembark at a destination known and studied by the driver during the trip preparation stage; of course, the speed of travel never conflicts with passenger safety, as drivers possess advanced defensive driving skills and the most important thing is passenger SAFETY;
– Passenger comfort is one of the major advantages; knowing the passengers’ needs in advance (their number, the amount of luggage, the necessity of legal or optional accessories for children or persons with disabilities), these can be adjusted according to the specifics of each individual case, resulting in a pleasant experience. Breaks for stretching, meals, smoking, or restrooms simply satisfy natural needs… last but not least, the cleanliness and comfort of the cars (including those in the economy class) are irreproachable;
– The predictability of the service provided is based on a simple principle: you pay what you agreed with us, you receive a fiscal receipt, and you know exactly what to expect. This is a service a taxi driver cannot provide because they cannot offer a fixed price while simultaneously operating legally.
The list of obvious advantages could go on, but let’s see how we can minimize the only obvious disadvantage of the chauffeur-driven car rental service.
Sharing costs with other potential passengers seems to be the most accessible solution for paying less; with friends, acquaintances, or even strangers interested in the same destination during the same period as you… you know in advance when you are going, where you are going, and how much it costs. If you can’t find an acquaintance, friend, or colleague (through word-of-mouth or social media), you still have one of the most ‘trendy’ and widely used methods for sharing transport costs: hitchhiking classified sites (http://www.ia-macutine.ro/ or http://www.autohop.ro/ … just two of several sites developed in this direction). Before making a firm reservation for a car, you can find out if there is interest from others for that specific route during your preferred timeframe, and if you trust that the person (or persons) will show up… you travel cheaper and perhaps with interesting people.
After all, we live in times where we want as much and as high quality as possible, for as cheap as it can be.
SO, BE CREATIVE AND DEMANDING!!!
