In message
-septe
mber.org, at 09:50:35 on Thu, 28 Sep 2017, Recliner
remarked:
Interesting, but none of that changes the simple reality which is
that if Uber shut down in London, their drivers will not then give
up being minicab drivers and seek new vocations. They will
continue as minicab drivers as best they can and their cars will
still be on London's roads. .

Why didn't they do that *before* Uber arrived?

You are saying that the Uber app wasn't facilitating extra cabs after
all.

It almost certainly increased the number of minicabs. But if Uber really
does get shut down in a year or so, lots of other similar apps will be
waiting to take its place. In effect, Uber established and validated a new
market in London, and even if it is forced out, that market won't vanish
with it.

Let's hope the successors treat their drivers better, and by proxy their
passengers (nailing down stuff like CRBs, insurance, personal safety)
and greater respect for other road users.

And when I say successor*s* that's deliberate. Uber is currently a
whisker away from playing the "too big to be allowed to fail" card.
--
Roland Perry