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Uber London loses licence to operate

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Re: Uber London loses licence to operate

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Post by Haydos585x2 »

Big news. I'm sure there's a few parties working to make this happen and Uber sure doesn't help themselves with the way they act. I suspect there'll be enough community backlash along with very good lawyers working to get this fixed very quickly. I suppose if it doesn't get solved it could be the first of a series of moves that take out Uber. I bet there's a lot of cities looking at this. Personally, I really don't want to have to use my local taxis and love the alternative whether it's called Uber or not.

Re: Uber London loses licence to operate

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Post by bencollier49 »

k-mcgrady wrote: post #3

I don't understand why Uber can't get their shit together. In the US they have competition from Lyft and I can almost understand why they have to push the boundaries. In London they have very little competition and therefore don't need to engage is controversial business practices. Personally I don't see what my alternative will be if their service ceases, they have that little competition. Although I am kind of anno…

What's Lyft like here in London? I just downloaded it, much use?

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Post by sambe »

When I have reported black cab drivers misleading passengers, lying about pricing and regulations or bus drivers driving dangerously and being rude to everyone, TfL are totally uninterested. They give the impression that they know the scams operate and don't care. It's an interesting comparison with my Uber experience, which has been almost flawless and issues are usually fixed by Uber themselves promptly.

Re: Uber London loses licence to operate

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Post by pavlakoos »

aw4y wrote: post #12
pavlakoos wrote: post #10

I cannot understand why you need a license to ride other people from A to B...

for the same reason you need a license to drive: regulations.

But there is a license for that: a driving license. And the one which is given allows to drive a car with passengers inside. It should be enough...

Re: Uber London loses licence to operate

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Post by k-mcgrady »

bencollier49 wrote: post #14
k-mcgrady wrote: post #3

I don't understand why Uber can't get their shit together. In the US they have competition from Lyft and I can almost understand why they have to push the boundaries. In London they have very little competition and therefore don't need to engage is controversial business practices. Personally I don't see what my alternative will be if their service ceases, they have that little competition. Although I am kind of anno…

What's Lyft like here in London? I just downloaded it, much use?

AFAIK it isn't available in London.[1]

[1] https://www.lyft.com/cities

Re: Uber London loses licence to operate

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Post by kawsper »

anilgulecha wrote: post #11

Full details: https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/911175207871762432 Criteria failed on: 1) Criminal reporting 2) Medical certificates 3) something about DBS checks 4) Use of Greyball to identify and block regulators. Edit: Updated to new tweet.. they deleted the original

That gives a 404.

Re: Uber London loses licence to operate

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Post by xedarius »

Is this the first domino? Will France (and other European countries) then turn around and say, ah oui we too don't think Uber is fit to operate.

Uber is pretty crappy in London, I had one the other night and the guy wasn't even the guy who's picture was on the app (yes the driver did not match the registered uber driver). This is before we even get onto the fact that he didn't know where he was going.

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