Uber

[SuuPRlim]

FYI you can pay on your card in pretty much 100% of london black cabs now.

I cant remember where it is but one european city made it so only uber-lux is an option, posh (and more expensive) cars only basically.

[Marky147]

FYI you can pay on your card in pretty much 100% of london black cabs now.

I cant remember where it is but one european city made it so only uber-lux is an option, posh (and more expensive) cars only basically.

I was going to try Uber in Vegas, but I wasn't sure if they had any that were scooter friendly.

I didn't investigage any further, as I've been using the same cabbie for years now, and he's a good egg.

[lucky_scrote]

Most taxi services:

Risk of ripping you off- taking the long route and can just be expensive in general
Unreliable- might not turn up or on time
Accessibility- Need to google the phone number
Payment by credit card not always an option.

The regular consumer is happy with an app that can get a cab quickly to their location.

[TightEnd]

nytimes on the black cabs vs Uber battle https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/23/opinion/london-uber-labour-party.html

[GreekStein]

Black cabs are just a bit of dated system now. What the fk is the point of doing a 2-year knowledge or whatever it is in this day and age when an app like Waze works just as well?

If Uber really aren't doing their due diligence with background checks then I'm happy they're being banned and I average probably 12 uber journeys a week. For me the company is fantastic but when I think of how often my cousins or little sister use Uber alone I'm not happy that their drivers aren't police checked etc.

I have been on 2 journeys in central London where Black cabs have pulled dangerous manoeuvres cutting my Uber off etc. Now that I can't use Uber in London I definitely wouldnt use Black taxis instead. They're overpriced and not even that comfortable.

[roshambo]

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/29/londons-black-cab-drivers-consider-court-action-against-uber

Only reason they needed, black cabs pay more tax (old news story but numbers will still be similar0

[DungBeetle]

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/29/londons-black-cab-drivers-consider-court-action-against-uber

Only reason they needed, black cabs pay more tax (old news story but numbers will still be similar0

Why would anyone be surprised that a current loss making company pays less tax than Black Cabs?

[roshambo]

TFL set the charges for Black Cabs so the gov gets its money so they block uber as theyre losing out

[DungBeetle]

TFL set the charges for Black Cabs so the gov gets its money so they block uber as theyre losing out

But it's not like for like - they need to compare the tax paid by cabbies verses tax paid by uber drivers as they are both self employed.  I've no doubt black cabs pay more per worker because their fares are far higher and they don't pay 25% away to Uber.  But then again there are more uber drivers.

Tax paid by Uber the company verses tax paid by black cab drivers is pretty meaningless.  It's like comparing my tax with Amazon.