Uber are getting shirty

[jamoor]

REALIST123 said:

One can only presume that your moral compass is aligned with the very dubious "leader" of that awful organisation.

But never mind; as long as you can save a few €, all's well, eh?

well the alternative are dubios cabs, dodgy drivers and overcharging.

I'm not sure who's worse?

[bitchstewie]

jamoor said:

well the alternative are dubios cabs, dodgy drivers and overcharging.

I'm not sure who's worse?

I don't think anyone's disputing that, simply that it would be nice not to have those things without directly supporting the kind of corporate culture that Uber appears to have.

https://medium.com/@contactkeala/sexism-at-uber-fr...
https://medium.com/@amyvertino/my-name-is-not-amy-...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/28...
https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2017/03/uber...
http://uk.businessinsider.com/uber-blocks-anonymou...

I buy stuff from Amazon so in that sense I'm a hypocrite too, I'm certainly not claiming a moral high ground here, just saying they don't seem a nice company.

[jamoor]

bhstewie said:

jamoor said:

well the alternative are dubios cabs, dodgy drivers and overcharging.

I'm not sure who's worse?

I don't think anyone's disputing that, simply that it would be nice not to have those things without directly supporting the kind of corporate culture that Uber appears to have.

https://medium.com/@contactkeala/sexism-at-uber-fr...
https://medium.com/@amyvertino/my-name-is-not-amy-...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/28...
https://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2017/03/uber...
http://uk.businessinsider.com/uber-blocks-anonymou...

I buy stuff from Amazon so in that sense I'm a hypocrite too, I'm certainly not claiming a moral high ground here, just saying they don't seem a nice company.

It's a pretty tough call IMO.

They have this type of ruthless culture because they need to, to succeed.

A bit like Ryanair several years ago.

[anonymous-user]

I can't help wonder why Uber's big U.K. Subsidiary only has one director

Seems like an unnecessary risk to me

Uber London https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/0801478...

[PGNSagaris]

Uber is superb. Long may it continue. Stinky, polluting, expensive, tax dodging black cabs needed a shake up.

[PGNSagaris]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

We used Uber for the first time this weekend in Madrid.

It was brilliant.

We made 4 journeys (including to the airport) and every journey was minimum 25% cheaper than a local taxi, and was always in a lovely car.

I for one welcome the arrival of our new Uber overlords.

Agreed. Great price and service

[Frybywire]

REALIST123 said:

One can only presume that your moral compass is aligned with the very dubious "leader" of that awful organisation.

But never mind; as long as you can save a few €, all's well, eh?

As long as 1% are loving it, and the poorest are driving them around, whats not to like.

[BlackLabel]

[hyphen]

Good on London. It was Cameron, Osbourne and their cronies whose support they were relying on, and with them gone and a Labour Mayor TFL can make a stand.

Horrible company. I expect lots of lawsuits and they will get it back soon though.

Some customers love it, however they should know once Uber gets its dominance, they will screw them for every penny. Just this week they banned sharing a cab from Heathrow and other popular destinations to make more profit.

There is a place for a uber type company, and healthy competition against black cabs and private hires, but Uber cannot be trusted.

Edited by hyphen on Friday 22 September 11:21

[essayer]

Hopefully a win for all, Uber will implement improved driver checking and TfL will have no choice but to relicence.

[treetops]

It's game over.

What are those 40,000 drivers going to do now? The Knowledge??

[Carl_Manchester]

Blimey, thats big news.

[fido]

treetops said:

It's game over.

What are those 40,000 drivers going to do now? The Knowledge??

Kabbee and ilk. I preferred them to be honest - nothing beats handing over proper cash to drivers. Every Uber driver I've spoken admits to earning sqrt(f*ck all) per journey - they are like the RyanAir of cabs.

Edited by fido on Friday 22 September 11:23

[MrBarry123]

essayer said:

Hopefully a win for all, Uber will implement improved driver checking and TfL will have no choice but to relicence.

Fingers crossed.

[anonymous-user]

i think it is good news too many big american corporations selling a dream that just doesn't add up. For me when i went to Bulgaria they banned Uber but have a taxi me app, works the same but the drivers can choose, public or private to use it.

[SystemParanoia]

All those lost jobs
You cant afford to be jobless in London with measly bedsits costing £2000 pcm

TFL has just cost the tax payer ALOT of money

[anonymous-user]

Is this a first, or have other cities banned or not renewed Uber’s license?

I use uber now and then abroad as the cashless payment and ordering using the app makes it easy.

Talking to the drivers it seems longer established drivers are happier as they pay lower commission to uber but newer drivers aren’t as uber are aparently taking 25% of their fare.

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 22 September 11:28

[Blaster72]

When does the current operators licence run out? Is this just another empty threat by TFL?

[essayer]

Blaster72 said:

When does the current operators licence run out? Is this just another empty threat by TFL?

AIUI they can appeal and carry on operating while the appeal(s) is/are ongoing

[Maxf]

Great... back to "not going saaaf of the river mate".