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Uber London loses licence to operate

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Post by fastball »

kawsper wrote: post #19
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.

Looks like they deleted the tweet.

Re: Uber London loses licence to operate

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Post by k-mcgrady »

pavlakoos wrote: post #17
aw4y wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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...

There's a difference between driving another person from A to B and charging that person. As a comparison you can invite a friend to your house and cook for them. If you start charging people for that there will be food safety regulations etc. you need to comply with.

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Post by iam-TJ »

This is after the original (5 year) renewal in May 2017 was not granted and they only got a 4-month extension which expires Sept 30th.

So Uber have been on-notice since May that they need to comply with the regulator's requirements for an operators license and haven't done so.

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Post by gtsteve »

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…

There's MyTaxi, Gett and Addison Lee has an app. I used to use Hailo before it became MyTaxi. It's certainly not as cost-effective but what I did like were the flat-rate rides you could get. They weren't black cabs, but more like Uber Luxes or Uber Execs and probably 20% cheaper than black cabs.

With Uber gone, I'm sure the market would provide something else.

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Post by disordiary »

k-mcgrady wrote: post #6
superpope99 wrote: post #2

So, what does this actually mean? Will Uber not be able to operate in London, or will it just not be sanctioned by TFL?

Supposedly they can't operate legally after 30th Sept unless some temporary transitional agreement is put in place.

That often doesn't stop them though.

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Post by scaryclam »

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…

To be honest, few people here in London bother with taxis. Public transport is very good, can be faster than sitting in traffic, and is cheaper. Most folks ordering taxis either don't know where they are going, missed the last train or are wealthy enough to not care about the cost. Uber literally made no impact on the quality if life to your average Londoner and won't be missed.

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Post by kuschku »

pavlakoos wrote: post #17
aw4y wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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...

Actually it doesn’t. In many places your regular driving license becomes void as soon as you have a single paying passenger, and it becomes driving without a license, and you get a fine. Germany is one such place.

Good news is, a driving license for with passengers is just an additional test that will overall set you back less than 100 Euros.

And, additionally, your insurance becomes void as soon as you have a paying passenger, or are driving to one. But cars on the road need insurance, and Uber’s insurance only is valid while a passenger is in the vehicle – not on the way to the passenger.

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Post by KozmoNau7 »

xedarius wrote: post #20

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.

Uber is already 100% banned in Denmark, for refusing to adhere to hire car regulations.
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