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Re:Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still opera... by geocar on Monday November 25, 2019 @11:22AM (#21629617)
> why are black cabs not also deemed unsafe?

A black cab driver has made a more significant investment in that license and will be much less likely to jeopardise it than some shmuck loaning out his uberx login -- especially when Uber not only doesn't do anything to stop it, but encourages it with more dark patterns.

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Re:Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still opera... by echelon on Monday November 25, 2019 @12:08PM (#21630209)
> some shmuck loaning out his uberx login

Literally what? Who does this? The app is a source of income, why would anyone share it?

If anything, this ban makes me feel like London is run by a bunch of protectionist luddites.

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Re:Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still opera... by crispyporkbites on Monday November 25, 2019 @01:48PM (#21631374)
If I want a night off and my mate is banned from uber/doesn’t have a license/doesn’t have his own car I can give him my login and car keys and ask for 50% of his take home.
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