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Re:Understanding Uber: It's Not About the App by rmc on Monday September 25, 2017 @10:20AM (#15330696)
(i) British law, not English law.

(ii) Perhaps they think it's a privacy violation to share the drivers personal data with the cops, or maybe defamation?

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Re:Understanding Uber: It's Not About the App by matthewheath on Monday September 25, 2017 @11:02AM (#15331002)
> (i) British law, not English law.

English law is technically correct here. British law would be something that applies to England, Wales, and Scotland collectively.

In this case, London taxis are regulated by the London Cab Order 1934, and minicabs are regulated under the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998, so this is law that only applies to England (Wales and Scotland have other acts that apply.)

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Re:Understanding Uber: It's Not About the App by DanBC on Monday September 25, 2017 @11:05AM (#15331025)
England is a sub-set of Britain, so if it applies to Britain or the UK it probably applies to England. That's definitely not true the other way round.
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