On 04/10/2015 15:42, Recliner wrote:
JNugent wrote:
On 04/10/2015 02:44, Denis McMahon wrote:
On Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:46:33 +0100, tim..... wrote:

"JNugent" wrote in message
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The law is clear.

"Services" such as Über cannot operate lawfully unless:

(a) each vehicle is tested and licensed before commencing operations,

(b) each driver applies for a licence, is investigated and not found
ineligible, before commencing operations, and

Uber will claim that they do do (a) and (b)

(a) and (b) might refer to licenses issued by the local authority or
other delegated body, in addition to any licensing requirements simply to
drive a vehicle on the road.

This would mean that Uber drivers and vehicles would be subject to
relevant local authority licensing regimes.

It seems to me that Uber is acting as a Private Hire operator. In doing
so, it should be subject to the same regulatory regime as other private
hire operators.

Exactly.

Has anyone suggested otherwise? Regardless, you'll still call them "pirate
cars".

The "private hire" driver who never plies for hire in his unlicensed
vehicle is a bit like the unlicensed TV watcher who never watches "live TV".

Yeah, right.