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Re: Uber stripped of license to operate in London
« Reply #15 on: September 29, 2017, 10:36:43 am »
Can't see TfL issuing rideshare driving licences. Uber already has 40,000 PH drivers.

Rodent the Catholic Church would issue Prostitute Licences if there was money in it for them TfL will issue Rideshare Licences and every other council will issue them .One of the big issues with UBER is nobody knows who is driving what and where and when and if the tax man is getting his pound of ....I would think the bigger issue in the UK is unrecorded earnings by drivers than danger to passengers over 600,000 londoners signed the petition to save UBER

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Re: Uber stripped of license to operate in London
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2017, 10:45:35 am »
TfL won't issue rideshare driving licences, you've got the erm end of the stick there. The city struggles to cope with the congestion UberX causes. Unrecorded earnings would be more of a problem with "traditional" PH firms than with Uber. Like mytaxi, Uber documents every job and every penny every driver collects. In fact, if that is their problem, Uber is their solution.

Leo might have the answer, erm. According to Joe Heron the 20,000 reduction in taxi driver numbers over here since 2009 is down to drivers finding better paid jobs. Seems that we need 20,000 men willing to drive drunks about for little reward.


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Re: Uber stripped of license to operate in London
« Reply #18 on: September 29, 2017, 11:03:29 am »
They'll probably agree to some meaningless nonsense and let TfL climb down gracefully.

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Re: Uber stripped of license to operate in London
« Reply #19 on: September 29, 2017, 11:31:56 am »
Can't see TfL issuing rideshare driving licences. Uber already has 40,000 PH drivers.

Rodent the Catholic Church would issue Prostitute Licences if there was money in it for them TfL will issue Rideshare Licences and every other council will issue them .One of the big issues with UBER is nobody knows who is driving what and where and when and if the tax man is getting his pound of ....I would think the bigger issue in the UK is unrecorded earnings by drivers than danger to passengers over 600,000 londoners signed the petition to save UBER

Il Pimpa Don Francesca absolves you....blasphemous.......tut-tut.

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Re: Uber stripped of license to operate in London
« Reply #20 on: September 29, 2017, 11:33:24 am »
It's not like Tfl didn't give it a go.
Tfl Gave ubber a trial run and for more reasons then one, I'd say,
 it has not worked out.
What's the point in having rules and regulations
It is not right to have black cab drivers and taxi drivers working too strict regulations to stay on the road.
Uber  are arrogant scum.
They came in with the intention of stamping over every taxi regulation in the world.
There goal was to eliminate Taxi around the world
Any taxi driver dot gets involved in Uber is a complete idiot, he's digging his own grave.
I say Transport for London had to make the decision.
A high court case by taxi driver's was inevitable.
After giving it some thought they made their decision.
Well done TFL.

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Re: Uber stripped of license to operate in London
« Reply #21 on: September 29, 2017, 11:41:01 am »
I think Mayor Khan took a similar view, making what can only be described as a most courageous defence of TFL inconveniencing millions of Londoners. On mature reflection he seems less convinced. Either way it seems unlikely that TfLs decision wil withstand the scrutiny of the appeal process. Logically, it hasn't a leg to stand on.

Uber is insignificant in Ireland but drivers will dig their own graves for mytaxi. As FDS used to remind us, there's a reason we drive cars for a living.

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Re: Uber stripped of license to operate in London
« Reply #22 on: September 29, 2017, 12:01:12 pm »
If one tells the truth, one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out.

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Re: Uber stripped of license to operate in London
« Reply #23 on: September 30, 2017, 05:12:24 am »
Uber will get here
Eventually

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Re: Uber stripped of license to operate in London
« Reply #24 on: September 30, 2017, 08:56:47 am »
We've more to be worried about if the test is softened up.Remember during the recession it was the legal drivers not the illegal ones causing the mess.

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Re: Uber stripped of license to operate in London
« Reply #25 on: September 30, 2017, 12:01:16 pm »
Working class builder type chap last night summed it all up even though he had several gargles consumed..."Housing Crisis...simples....it burst, went septic, scabbed over and is now infected again..". That trumps any McWilliams lecture in my opinion... 8)

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Re: Uber stripped of license to operate in London
« Reply #26 on: September 30, 2017, 12:22:56 pm »
Uber will get here
Eventually
Uber is already here. They just follow the current rules and regulations and use taxis and limos.

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Re: Uber stripped of license to operate in London
« Reply #27 on: September 30, 2017, 01:22:55 pm »
We've more to be worried about if the test is softened up.Remember during the recession it was the legal drivers not the illegal ones causing the mess.

Every coin has two sides. If taxis become scarce because it's too difficult to qualify as a taxi driver there will be more pressure to allow rideshare.

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Re: Uber stripped of license to operate in London
« Reply #28 on: September 30, 2017, 03:48:01 pm »
It's not that tough we just need better applicants..

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Re: Uber stripped of license to operate in London
« Reply #29 on: September 30, 2017, 04:27:05 pm »
According to Joe Herron, the longest drivers rep in the business (both in stature and length of service), 20,000 men have left the trade to take up better paid jobs. That suggests that we need less skilled men to take their place.

Let me put it another way, if taxis become scarce because it's too difficult for those so inclined to qualify as taxi drivers, there will be more pressure to allow rideshare.

 


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