Uber secures right to continue operating in London

Re:Uber secures right to continue operating in London by Nursie on Monday September 28, 2020 @12:02PM (#24618093)

> cash only

Black cabs have been required to have a functional contactless card reader in them for some time now. Any that don't are asking to be reported for it.

I know that doesn't address all their issues.

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Re:Uber secures right to continue operating in London by philjohn on Monday September 28, 2020 @12:28PM (#24618382)

An interesting questions is - did Uber coming on the scene drive that change, or was it already in the pipeline?

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Re:Uber secures right to continue operating in London by Nursie on Monday September 28, 2020 @12:51PM (#24618660)

So it looks like that came in around 2016 - https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2016/octobe...

I wouldn't be surprised if it was TFL trying to force the black cabs to modernise and compete with uber.

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Re:Uber secures right to continue operating in London by JAlexoid on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @01:01AM (#24624300)

I definitely have taken Uber in London in 2015.

And a year before we had a luxury vehicle ride booked with Uber in London.

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