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Uber shut down in London
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-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 |
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