I like the one the put next to the M4 in Reading. You'd think they might have got a clue in the name... Thames Valley.
TfL denied Uber operator license, ride hailing service wins on appeal (Sept 2020)
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I like the one the put next to the M4 in Reading. You'd think they might have got a clue in the name... Thames Valley.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
The offshore ones here are all spinning around, but then offshore wind turbines tend to be more efficient than onshore ones, because wind speed and direction are more consistent.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Loch Linnhe and Loch Eil have a tide range of 14 feet, and an area of well over 50sq miles, this discharges via the narrows at Corran, where the tide speed can reach about 6 mph. That is a vast amount of power.
Someone with better mathematical ability (and less lazy) than me could perhaps work that out in kW/h?
Someone with better mathematical ability (and less lazy) than me could perhaps work that out in kW/h?
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Aye, land breezes and sea breezes.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
We also have an increasing number of solar farms down here, which will clearly be more efficient than any up there in the wilds of Scotland. 
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Loch Linnhe and Loch Eil have a tide range of 14 feet, and an area of well over 50sq miles, this discharges via the narrows at Corran, where the tide speed can reach about 6 mph. That is a vast amount of power.
Someone with better mathematical ability (and less lazy) than me could perhaps work that out in kW/h?
It is 19,514,880,000 ft³ of water.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
What happens with people who live in the zones and have a vehicle?
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
Of course, as we all know, the needs of London are paramount. The peasants out in the sticks who are suffering as a result of piss poor air quality, to provide electricity for London's cars, don't matter.
Natural gas is the "cleanest" of fossil fuels, producing mainly water and carbon dioxide. That's partly why it's been growing in use.
It'll still contribute to climate change and thus London quite possibly ending up underwater.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
You get a 90% discount if you live within the zone but you could probably count the number of Uber drivers who live inside the C zone on one hand.
maomao
普費斯
I reckon I know double figures. The normal little pockets of poverty. But yes, a lot less than live in Ilford for example.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Yeah, I had a look at the C zone map after I posted that and there are a few areas, especially Lambeth, Newington, Finsbury, etc ...
gosub
~#
Ah had wondered about the timing so its just New Years rather than Xmas that gets the special effort on making things shitter
skyscraper101
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scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
The breaches are pretty serious though:
‘This means all the [14,000] journeys were uninsured and some passenger journeys took place with unlicensed drivers, one of which had previously had their licence revoked by TfL.’ Another failure allowed dismissed or suspended drivers to create an Uber account and carry passengers, again compromising passenger safety and security,
(From the Metro article).
I can't tell how much that is as a percentage of total rides, but it really shouldn't be happening at all.
No, they have 21 days to appeal, which is the 16th of December (I think). Odds are they'll get another extension though. It's not like there aren't other cab firms though.
‘This means all the [14,000] journeys were uninsured and some passenger journeys took place with unlicensed drivers, one of which had previously had their licence revoked by TfL.’ Another failure allowed dismissed or suspended drivers to create an Uber account and carry passengers, again compromising passenger safety and security,
(From the Metro article).
I can't tell how much that is as a percentage of total rides, but it really shouldn't be happening at all.
No, they have 21 days to appeal, which is the 16th of December (I think). Odds are they'll get another extension though. It's not like there aren't other cab firms though.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
There's a general pattern of them making token changes to get extensions then appealing when they are finally denied, to get another extension, which will hopefully (for them) end in another last chance where they will make token changes etc.
They have no intention of changing their business model or structure. They just take whatever opportunities are available to extend their licences in whatever area so that they can drive competitors out of the market.
They have no intention of changing their business model or structure. They just take whatever opportunities are available to extend their licences in whatever area so that they can drive competitors out of the market.
UrbaneFox
They've doubled in price
I suggest that you sign up with TAXIAPP
All profits to cabbies and no 15 percent to Uber or Gett. or Hailo or whatever it is called these days
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
Found out from an Uber driver the other day that Uber now take 25%.
I’ve been using Uber a lot in recent weeks and have spoken to all the drivers (since I’ve been sitting in the front) and they’re all claiming to be happy with how it all works and how they get jobs etc.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
Seconded. They do my daughter's transfers to college and they're pretty good.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Have never used Uber out of principle . Never found a black cab driver or a mini cab driver who supports them. It’s a drive to the bottom and I hope they lose their licences in other cities .
skyscraper101
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They should launch Lyft here already and mix up the competition.
UrbaneFox
They've doubled in price
My Taxi, 15 percent add on
London councils have fucked up London Taxicard, by making drivers, not customers, pay the add-on.
This means that a lot of people who use wheelchairs or scooters are severely stuffed when getting a driver to accept a long-distance job.
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scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
In LA they refused to pick me up because I was in a wheelchair (it folded and I could get in a seat, and I'd told them I was in a wheelchair) and still charged me a missed fee, then told me to call their US number from the UK to dispute the charge. They'd only be competition in terms of a race to the bottom.
pinkmonkey
2.4 hour party person
I prefer Uber where I live because the cabbies at our local rank are so rude. I was made to sit on newspaper in one because I'm a boater. My neighbour was racially abused again, in a black cab, last week. She reported it again, but nothing ever comes of it. So we choose Uber if we can. I don't want to be treated with contempt, just for paying someone to drive me home.
BristolEcho
Well-Known Member
Exactly. My sister in law came to Bristol with her 3 year old daughter the other week. He blatantly overcharged after she enquired on the price due to only having £10 in cash on her. Turned the meter off and charged her the full £10. It's really shitty behaviour and that's the reason she got an Ola back. Uber and other firms are pretty fucking shit, but the customer service and ease of use is a definite plus side IME.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
Except if even a small percentage of their employees are fake, I wouldn't feel comfortable letting my daughter travel in one alone (we use Gett sometimes because black cabs are strictly regulated; she's autistic). A lot of people who take taxis do it not because they're rich, but because they need to due to disabilities of different types. That's without even considering that, unless we ban alcohol, we need a way for drunks to get home without driving, and drunks are pretty vulnerable. Taxis need to be regulated, and users need to know their driver is the person its claimed to be.
I just looked up Ola and it's a different company to Uber so I'm not sure them being OK says anything good about Uber.
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