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Old October 18th 16, 02:30 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Taxi drivers protest outside TfL

On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 14:58:07 +0100
Neil Williams wrote:
That's why taxi drivers (and minicab drivers) don't like card payments.
And why I do - it's a highly dodgy industry which is receiving some
welcome regulation from a passenger's point of view. I'm more than
happy to pay, by card from my pre-configured account, a fare that has
been determined by a non-tamperable smartphone app - that's how Uber
works. That way, drivers willing to fiddle things gain no advantage.


A program is only non tamperable until someone finds a way to tamper with it.
And of course you have to be happy for a company like Uber to have all your
details. Personally I'd rather not give mine to such a slimey operator.

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