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Re:Uber London loses licence to operate by AsyncAwait on Friday September 22, 2017 @08:20AM (#15311465)
In my city, especially as a disabled person, I've had vastly better experience with Uber than with regular cabs. Just being able to indicate precisely where to stop on a map is an incredible improvement for me over having to provide instructions to a cab driver who can't find the spot. Not having to deal with cash, drivers more willing to help etc. gives me a much better experience with an Uber.
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Re:Uber London loses licence to operate by foldr on Friday September 22, 2017 @08:35AM (#15311563)
London cabs can be hailed using apps and accept card payments, so Uber has no real advantage in those respects in London.
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Re:Uber London loses licence to operate by djsumdog on Friday September 22, 2017 @09:39AM (#15312043)
I hailed a cab during the big tube strike a few years back. 60 GBP got me, not to the airport, but the DLR (automated trains; no drivers). We had to stop by an ATM since he didn't take cards. Uber had surge pricing at the time due to the strike, so I'm not really sure which one would have been worse.
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Re:Uber London loses licence to operate by AsyncAwait on Friday September 22, 2017 @08:58AM (#15311728)
My concern is more about the precedent that this sets for other cities to follow suit.
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Re:Uber London loses licence to operate by DanBC on Saturday September 23, 2017 @04:39AM (#15318829)
In the UK Uber (and other private cab companies) keep being sued for not taking wheelchairs or dogs, or trying to charge extra for doing so.

Here's an interview with a woman who got uber drivers prosecuted: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0783lhl

Here's another article about the same woman: http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/19/blind-woman-repeatedly-turned-...

A different case: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-30523449

And another: http://metro.co.uk/2011/02/28/blind-yvonne-saint-john-guide-...

Uber is far from unique in refusing service dogs or wheelchairs. It seems the rules are more clearly explained to regulated taxis than they are to less regulated minicabs.

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Re:Uber London loses licence to operate by tresp on Friday September 22, 2017 @09:54AM (#15312156)
Corporations are paying people to post on HN as well as reddit now adays??
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Re:Uber London loses licence to operate by dang on Saturday September 23, 2017 @03:24AM (#15318637)
This breaks the HN guidelines badly. Please read them and don't do this again.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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