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Re:Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still opera... by alkonaut on Monday November 25, 2019 @04:25PM (#21632978)
It just seems extremely inefficient to not be able to pre-book a black cab too? If they get a ride to a suburb where they are unlikely to get a return ride, they must drive empty back into the city to get another ride? A good dispatcher would ensure they just pick up a customer nearby after dropping one off?
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Re:Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still opera... by esotericn on Monday November 25, 2019 @04:52PM (#21633202)
Right, people are talking about cabbies not wanting to go across the river in this thread for precisely that reason.

You should think of black cabs as vehicles for the wealthy to potter around Central London avoiding public transport, or for tourists to get mugged.

The average Londoner doesn't really use them.

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