Sri Lankan online 'taxi' market is largely dominated by Pickme, a local player and Uber, one of the biggest online cab companies in the world. However, the majority of Sri Lankan cab users often complain that they cannot fully depend on online cabs in an emergency, due to multiple reasons. Asian Mirror's Cocktail Circuit asked its readers as to why they considered Sri Lankan online cabs are often unreliable. Listed below are their most "popular" reasons. Pickme Although Pickme showed great progress within a short period of time, its app, unfortunately, has failed to maintain the same standards. Several Pickme users said the app sometimes took an excruciatingly long time to respond, leaving them in utter disappointment. Another common allegation against Pickme is that the availability of cabs has decreased, drastically, over the past few months. This can happen due to growing number of users. However, this suggests that the company has not strengthened its vehicle fleet to meet demanding market conditions. Pickme, at the outset, adopted high disciplinary standards for drivers. Initially, they were not allowed to ask the drop-off locaton before the start of the trip. Several frequent users of the cab service told us that, over the past few month, such disciplinary standards have plummeted to unprecedented levels. "One driver even lied to me about his location. The app showed that he was in Pettah, but when I telephoned, he said he was in Kotikawatte. I trust technology over humans and I thought the driver was lying," a regular user of Pickme said.