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Re:Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still opera... by bbczfvhmj on Monday November 25, 2019 @07:07AM (#21627355)
“ Has centralised quality control for taxi drivers worked somewhere?”

From what I hear.... London !

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Re:Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still opera... by Zach_the_Lizard on Monday November 25, 2019 @07:42AM (#21627607)
It's also produced cabs with very high pollution [1], up to 30x that of a regular car.

Here in New York we don't have the same kind of unusual taxicabs, but we do strictly regulate taxi and Uber drivers.

I personally find taxis here insufferable. I live in Queens and regularly had to help them "remember" where Queens is. Or remember the TLC regulations about accepting a credit card.

I've not had the same song and dance with Uber.

If this is the quality that the regulations enforce, count me out.

[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/black-cabs-taxis-a...

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