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Re:Uber secures right to continue operating in London by jonplackett on Monday September 28, 2020 @07:11AM (#24615374)
Oh and the stress of watching the meter tick up and up past how much money you have and then having to do a detour to a cash point costing you even more money and the driver getting really mad at you because they think you’re doing a runner?
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Re:Uber secures right to continue operating in London by mytailorisrich on Monday September 28, 2020 @07:13AM (#24615388)
Well, they did not want to accept cards because cards cost them and leave a trail. It was a case of them wanting their cake and eating it too.

Uber and friends effectively forced them (or local authorities) to accept cards.

Where I live the council and taxis have been endlessly moaning about Uber but a couple of years ago they made accepting card payments mandatory for black cabs... Cause and effect.

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Re:Uber secures right to continue operating in London by JAlexoid on Monday September 28, 2020 @02:08PM (#24619553)
Black cab drivers are the buggy drivers... moaning about the progress and comfort, while trying to force the government to give them the monopoly on a service.

&%^k them

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