Post by: John H on May 29, 2017, 13:01.
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Post by: puddy-woo on May 29, 2017, 15:27.
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Post by: Sookie on May 29, 2017, 15:53.
Post by: Tony Gillam on May 30, 2017, 06:29.
Post by: Gemstone on May 30, 2017, 08:29.
Post by: gaveteran on May 30, 2017, 10:43.
I'm no massive fan of the illegals (although in my opinion they do a better job than the legal taxis), and Uber solves the problem entirely by adding insurance to the deal as well as the ability to book through app, track arrival and more.
Campaigning against it will ultimately end up as successfully as the great Wagon Wheel Makers strike, the Roof Thatchers union and the Medicinal Leach Company. It's coming. There is no stopping it. And once it's here it will last all of fifteen years before driverless cars replace it anyway.
Time for these taxi drivers to try and sell their €100,000 licenses if they can find any takers!
Post by: puddy-woo on May 30, 2017, 15:51.
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Post by: Spurs on May 30, 2017, 17:44.
Post by: llamedos on May 30, 2017, 21:05.
Uber can't come fast enough for me. The taxi system here is notoriously rigged, and runs on bribes and nepotism with license passed down through families with no hope of outsiders getting a look in. It's a racket basically. The drivers negotiate the roads like lunatics, don't turn up when booked and are never around when you want one. Let alone the well known lunacy of paying one to drive here from Santa Pola that we had to put up with for years.I agree, it's time for a bit of healthy competition in the taxi area over here, we took one last night after the darts presentation and the mete r was already at €5 when we got in. The Uber situation seems to work elsewhere and has given more options in London to passengers other than PHV or Black Cabs.
I'm no massive fan of the illegals (although in my opinion they do a better job than the legal taxis), and Uber solves the problem entirely by adding insurance to the deal as well as the ability to book through app, track arrival and more.
Campaigning against it will ultimately end up as successfully as the great Wagon Wheel Makers strike, the Roof Thatchers union and the Medicinal Leach Company. It's coming. There is no stopping it. And once it's here it will last all of fifteen years before driverless cars replace it anyway.
Time for these taxi drivers to try and sell their €100,000 licenses if they can find any takers!
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Post by: bertdove on May 30, 2017, 23:17.
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Post by: gaveteran on May 31, 2017, 10:29.
Flew in tonight; no problems with taxis, same as normal.
Not even reliable enough to go on strike properly! haha ;)
Post by: Corporal Jones on May 31, 2017, 14:22.
Post by: llamedos on May 31, 2017, 18:38.
Taxis in cities around the world are monopolies and cartels with price fixing and under declaring income. if a london cabbie takes a thousand pound cash in a day plus 100 in tips is he really going to declare even half that to the taxman, its always been abused so bring on legal competition.
Cor blimey Guvnor, I'm on me uppers so I am, I can hardly afford my second home in GA cos of them uber merchants undercutting me business and giving people cheap rides. What's the world coming too with bleedin satnavs taking the knowledge out of driving, and they don't even need to wear a badge!.
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Post by: puddy-woo on June 01, 2017, 08:44.
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Post by: Maricia on June 01, 2017, 10:28.
BW
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Post by: puddy-woo on June 01, 2017, 12:24.
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Post by: John H on June 01, 2017, 16:34.
https://youtu.be/HTO6aMYoyyg
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Post by: llamedos on June 01, 2017, 16:51.
Think its more about no proper CRB checks and dangerous driving llamedos but you're obviously more knowledgable on the subject than me???I haven't had any dealings with Uber drivers, but have had a few with Hackney Cab and PHV drivers who don't think the road traffic act applies to them. I did find this on Google about Uber drivers in the UK.
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“Uber’s focus is ensuring the safety of riders before, during and after a trip. All Uber partner-drivers must undergo rigorous screening, including background and driving history checks, before they can join the Uber platform. In the UK all partner-drivers are fully licensed by the local authority. As such they all undergo the same vetting process all taxi and cab drivers go through, this includes an enhanced DBS check.
Let's be honest there are shocking drivers out there whatever job they do.
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Post by: puddy-woo on June 01, 2017, 17:13.
Not sure how this bloke, for one, passed the rigorous Uber screening then?? Yes shocking drivers everywhere but with a Hackney Carriage cab driver for a husband I get to hear all sorts - from driving the wrong way up a one way street to driving on to a golf course (I kid you not) but lets face it Sat Navs are not always reliable!!!
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Post by: Calsh on June 01, 2017, 18:22.
Cal
Post by: sunseekers on June 01, 2017, 18:40.
Graham
Post by: llamedos on June 01, 2017, 23:10.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3019047/Black-cab-driver-sexually-assaulted-women-passengers-fell-asleep-taxi-nights-jailed-10-years.html
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Post by: puddy-woo on June 01, 2017, 23:16.
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Post by: llamedos on June 01, 2017, 23:17.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/leytonstone-tube-attack-isisinspired-forder-uber-driver-guilty-of-trying-to-behead-stranger-at-tube-a3266466.html?amp
Not sure how this bloke, for one, passed the rigorous Uber screening then?? Yes shocking drivers everywhere but with a Hackney Carriage cab driver for a husband I get to hear all sorts - from driving the wrong way up a one way street to driving on to a golf course (I kid you not) but lets face it Sat Navs are not always reliable!!!
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Google is a wonderful thing, that chap was an ex Uber driver so he didn't commit the crime as a driver, this chap however was a black cab driver and did.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3019047/Black-cab-driver-sexually-assaulted-women-passengers-fell-asleep-taxi-nights-jailed-10-years.html
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