Thread: TfL Taxi Consultation to "kill" Uber
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Old October 5th 15, 12:36 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default TfL Taxi Consultation to "kill" Uber
On 04/10/2015 23:21, wrote:
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(JNugent) wrote:

On 04/10/2015 16:00, Roland Perry wrote:
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.org, at 14:41:13 on Sun, 4 Oct 2015, Recliner
remarked:

Why makes Uber cabs "pirate cars"?

Unlicensed plying-for-hire, of course.

But they don't. They can only come when a registered customer books
one. So they're not pirate cars.

One of the main complaints in London is that they lurk around places
where people might want a cab, and then presumably get the customer to
book them on the spot. That's the reason for the 5-minute timeout
proposed in the consultation.

Well, that's an example of the unlicensed plying for hire.

How come? If the booking is recorded by the hire operator it isn't illegal
plying for hire.

"...get the customer to book them on the spot".

That's touting. Unlicensed plying for hire. Even a licensed driver isn't
allowed to tout.
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