I had an idea to use Yandex.Taxi as a courier service. Seems convenient.
Specifically today, I urgently need to deliver a package from Zelenograd to the south of Moscow. Eventually, I decided not to risk it and to order a courier, but then I thought – why not call a taxi to that address and have it travel to my work with an empty cabin but a small package (the contents of which can be shown to alleviate any fears)? Payment by card, a person will meet it on location. I can hardly find any downsides, it turns out to be cheaper, reliable, and fast. The car arrives in 5 minutes, and the delivery costs 1100 rubles.
Using taxis as a means of delivery is also convenient because they are allowed to drive in dedicated lanes, and compared to couriers, the car arrives very quickly to the sender. The only downside I’ve found is that the taxi driver doesn’t know what to do if they aren’t met, phones don’t answer, etc. If this issue could be resolved, the taxi network could be turned into a pretty good courier network within the city. Almost could transport pizza and beer.
P.S. eventually, that’s how I delivered it;)
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 