Uber London loses licence to operate

Post by confounded » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:31 PM UTC

gadders wrote: post #437

tomblomfield wrote: post #372

I don't think the Mayor of London or TfL really expect to shut down Uber. It would be a deeply unpopular move. There's an acceptance that Uber has improved things for riders, albeit at the expense of the Black Cab industry, and London wants to welcome innovative technology firms. However, I also suspect that Uber hasn't been as co-operative as TfL would like on several issues mentioned, and so this feels like a warni…

Not only would it be an unpopular move, it would throw approximately 30,000 drivers out of work.

Post by Nursie » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:36 PM UTC

UK-AL wrote: post #435

jsjohnst wrote: post #434

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then just accept the fact you’re part of the problem. If everyone was like you and only in it for themselves, quality service would be rare, if not ever.

I'm PAYING money in order to get a service to reduce the stress in my life. I'm not paying money to increase it. I improve services by voting with my wallet, which black cabs are trying to take away from the consumer.

Post by nothrabannosir » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:39 PM UTC

cjrp wrote: post #430

danpalmer wrote: post #422

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I would under normal circumstances, but if you're alone/in a place you don't know/drunk/woman/at 2am, or even all of those, that's a tough decision on whether it's safer to get in or stay out, and we're socially conditioned to not question these sorts of situations as much as we probably should.

Unless you called a cab to escape a particularly dangerous situation, I can't imagine it ever being a good idea getting into a car with a different driver and registration. You're not getting into a taxi, you're getting into a stranger's car.

Post by jezfromfuture » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:48 PM UTC

danpalmer wrote: post #227

sambe wrote: post #16

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.

I used an Uber for a 45 minute journey recently. The seatbelt didn't work. In the UK it's illegal to not wear a seatbelt, and it's against Uber's terms of service for me not to wear a seatbelt, and against their terms of service for the driver not to provide one. Uber didn't care, told me they would "talk to the driver". I'd have expected at least an acknowledgement that they endangered my safety, but no, no acknowle…

Post by samstr » Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 3:50 PM UTC

gadders wrote: post #437

tomblomfield wrote: post #372

I don't think the Mayor of London or TfL really expect to shut down Uber. It would be a deeply unpopular move. There's an acceptance that Uber has improved things for riders, albeit at the expense of the Black Cab industry, and London wants to welcome innovative technology firms. However, I also suspect that Uber hasn't been as co-operative as TfL would like on several issues mentioned, and so this feels like a warni…

Not only would it be an unpopular move, it would throw approximately 30,000 drivers out of work.