On 07/10/2015 13:06, David Cantrell wrote:

On Tue, Oct 06, 2015 at 04:57:02PM +0100, JNugent wrote:
On 06/10/2015 14:25, David Cantrell wrote:

It's the same selfish reason that drives black cab Luddites to whine
about losing their monopoly.

What monopoly?

Oh dear. Thank god that I normally use Uber cabs driven by immigrants
instead of anything driven by you, because they, unlike you, actually
understand the English language.

Let us imagine, for a moment, that I am a licensed all-London (green
badge) cab driver.

What monopoly do I have?

Do I have a monopoly on renting a licensed cab from a proprietor?

Do I have a monopoly on obtaining credit to buy a cab from Mann & Overton?

Do I have a monopoly on buying from M&O for cash?

Do I have a monopoly on getting a (bought) cab tested and licensed by
the PCO?

Do I have a monopoly on obtaining a taxi-meter (whether rented or bought
outright)?

Even after jumping through all those non-monopolistic hoops, when I'm
finally out on the road, do I have a monopoly of the potential fares, or
do the other (approx) 22,000 (sorry: 21,999) cab-drivers have an effect
on it?