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[email protected] · October 4th 15, 11:06 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On 04.10.15 8:32, Robin9 wrote:
'Denis McMahon[_4_ Wrote:
;150468']On Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:46:33 +0100, tim..... wrote:
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The law is clear.

"Services" such as Ãœber cannot operate lawfully unless:

(a) each vehicle is tested and licensed before commencing operations,

(b) each driver applies for a licence, is investigated and not found
ineligible, before commencing operations, and-

Uber will claim that they do do (a) and (b)-

(a) and (b) might refer to licenses issued by the local authority or
other delegated body, in addition to any licensing requirements simply
to
drive a vehicle on the road.

This would mean that Uber drivers and vehicles would be subject to
relevant local authority licensing regimes.

It seems to me that Uber is acting as a Private Hire operator. In doing

so, it should be subject to the same regulatory regime as other private

hire operators.

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Denis McMahon,

So far, there is no evidence that Uber drivers in London are not
registered with TfL and therefore have complied with all the
requirements, e.g. health checks, CRB checks. TfL claim they have
carried out on Uber their most thorough check ever on a minicab
firm. Nearly all the scare propaganda about Uber comes from people
with a vested interest in denigrating them, i.e the black cab trade and
politicians too lazy to learn the facts.

I wonder if there are any accusations of carteling by the black cab trade.

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