• Roger, are you part of this =?UTF-8?B?c3VpdD8=?=

    From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 2 23:10:10 2024
    https://www.aol.com/news/uber-being-sued-over-300-110415025.html

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  • From Roger@21:1/5 to Bruce on Fri May 3 09:16:51 2024
    Bruce wrote:

    https://www.aol.com/news/uber-being-sued-over-300-110415025.html

    No,doesn't affect me at all

    1) I'm not in London but outside---just a tad further east from the big
    city than you are in distance from your nearest really big city - NYC of
    course

    2) My taxi wasn't a London cab but was registered with the local authority where I live. I am now retired anyway so no longer hold any kind of taxi
    badge or licence

    3) The London taxis are on a loser here I think.

    I've read up on this and I don't see what the massively popular Uber has
    done wrong in law

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  • From RWC@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 3 12:54:48 2024
    On Fri, 3 May 2024 09:16:51 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
    wrote:

    Bruce wrote:

    https://www.aol.com/news/uber-being-sued-over-300-110415025.html

    No,doesn't affect me at all

    3) The London taxis are on a loser here I think.

    I've read up on this and I don't see what the massively popular Uber has
    done wrong in law

    Uber is accused of breaking London's taxi booking rules and
    deliberately misleading authorities to secure a licence in 2012.

    Cabbies allege that Uber allowed drivers to take bookings directly
    from customers rather than through a centralized system such as those
    used by minicab services, in a direct breach of private hire rules.

    Uber has simply denied the allegations and says the claim is unfounded
    - is this a vague and weak response from Uber or what?

    (Hundreds of black-cab drivers have signed up to drive for Uber since
    November, when it launched its latest effort to add traditional London
    taxis to its transport app. This service went live for a limited
    number of Uber customers in April.)

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