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[email protected] · August 11th 16, 03:56 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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On 11/08/2016 09:13, Robin9 wrote:

That Uber don't like these new requirements and have prepared
a ready-made email for their drivers to send to TfL indicates three
things:

1) A lot of Uber drivers don't speak English very well;
2) Taking back in house the testing of private hire drivers and
setting even a moderate standard will immediately reduce the
number of new entrants;
3) The propaganda put out by the "remain" group that all
immigrants working in this country were exceptionally gifted
people unmatched by any Briton was nonsense.

Why do we want less cabbies (of all types, including black and
private hire) anyway? Most other industries are left to set their
own level of employees and even where people are self-employed the
market is somewhat self-balancing.

because by being a self employed person and "earning" minimum wage
for the minimum number of hours, entitles you to in work benefits.

That may not be very much for as single guy, but bring your family
over and you soon get someone earning 8K a year, "contributing" 300
quid in NI and taxes and then leaching 20 grand a year in benefits.

We can't stop Brits doing this, but we damned well ought to be able
top stop foreigners doing it

20 grand in benefits? Where do you get that rubbish from? The Daily Mail or
The Sun?

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Colin Rosenstiel