Uber are getting shirty
Discussion
hyphen said:
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 anonymous-user on Friday 22 September 11:21
Let's hope it's just the start, though Uber's MO is to screw the drivers before the passengers as I understand it. Some pretty awful arrangements been made all over the world and a lot of damage done.
But you're probably right;,anything like dominance and fares would go up.
Still, as long as our morally bereft phers can play with their apps and get cheap rides to the airport, for now, who cares?
David87 said:
El stovey said:
Is this a first, or have other cities banned or not renewed Uber’s license?
There was no Uber in Austin, Texas when my wife went there earlier in the year. I'm sure there will be a few others too. Can you get it in China?It is amazing how the latest breed of consumer doesn't give a f
k about where the money ends up as long as they get the convenience. I for one think that a world filled with big brands ruling over everything is a bad one.
There are loads of taxi apps that works just as as well as uber and pay a fair wage.
k about where the money ends up as long as they get the convenience. I for one think that a world filled with big brands ruling over everything is a bad one.There are loads of taxi apps that works just as as well as uber and pay a fair wage.
SystemParanoia said:
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
I doubt theres many uber drivers with 2k bedsits of their own.You cant afford to be jobless in London with measly bedsits costing £2000 pcm
TFL has just cost the tax payer ALOT of money
Mixed feelings about uber, they do seem the kind of race to the bottom organisation that has no value to anyone except the shareholders thats increasing common today, but the cabbies are a joke who really did need some competition and they brought it.
The Spruce goose said:
It is amazing how the latest breed of consumer doesn't give a fk about where the money ends up as long as they get the convenience. I for one think that a world filled with big brands ruling over everything is a bad one.
There are loads of taxi apps that works just as as well as uber and pay a fair wage.
My local taxi company uses an app just like Uber’s now. It doesn’t work with PayPal though so you have to set up a account with them and obviously it’s only local. k about where the money ends up as long as they get the convenience. I for one think that a world filled with big brands ruling over everything is a bad one.There are loads of taxi apps that works just as as well as uber and pay a fair wage.
That’s the uber attraction though, that you can use it in any country and don’t need cash.
I think uber has made loads of the competition raise their game technology wise. My local taxi company is actually cheaper than uber.
Like a lot of things though, it’s the company that adopts the technology and makes it easy for customers that wins.
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 22 September 11:41
I've only used them as a customer a handful of times and they've been fine; however day-to-day experience of encountering them on the roads of capital city is not the same story. I've lost count the number of times I've had an Uber Prius pull across in front of me unannounced so he can start performing an extremely slow 10-point turn in the middle of a main road during rush hour, only so he can then sit blocking a lane of traffic with his hazards on.
SystemParanoia said:
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
£2000 for a bedsit You cant afford to be jobless in London with measly bedsits costing £2000 pcm
TFL has just cost the tax payer ALOT of money
Where are these Zone 1 living Uber drivers then?No change to the demand side of the equation, these jobs should transfer elsewhere and so tax should remain constant (and probably more considering Uber probably offshore it all).
If you can't afford to live in London, then you don't, unless you get social housing. Lots of other low paid workers seeking bedsits that cost less than £2k to take their places.
Anyway, Uber will probably get their license back soon enough.
hairyben said:
Mixed feelings about uber, they do seem the kind of race to the bottom organisation that has no value to anyone except the shareholders thats increasing common today, but the cabbies are a joke who really did need some competition and they brought it.
This is exactly my feeling. Uber aren’t a particularly likeable company, but I don’t fancy paying 3 times as much, having to get money from a cash machine and have Brexit shoved down my throat every time I can’t get a tube. Moominho said:
This is exactly my feeling. Uber aren’t a particularly likeable company, but I don’t fancy paying 3 times as much, having to get money from a cash machine and have Brexit shoved down my throat every time I can’t get a tube.
No need - black cabs now all have credit cards machines in them!Oh, what's that? It's got a black bag on it because it's broken?
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