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I know quite a few very left-wing folk in Brighton and Lewes who only ever use Uber. They detest paying the fares set by the councils for Hackneys/Private Hire.

Summed up perfectly. Restrictive practices and closed shops can go too far, costing customers. Change was driven by this particular local cartel.

Well, I say it with knowledge, without revealing who exactly. Happen to know key trade union leaders in B&H, who have fought any threat to the might of hackneys in the city for 25 years (long before Uber), and strongly lobby the council for higher tariffs.

Only if your heart is set on Uber failing, and the incredibly expensive taxi tariffs set by BHCC winning the day. It all boils down on NSC to the age old dichotemy: 1. Left wing minded want the BHCC licensed cabs to maintain their monopoly. No change. 2. Others who favour competition and...

Driving fairly slowly through not the fastest route, makes a hell of a difference to a fare, especially over a long distance such as the Brighton to Lancing example mentioned by the earlier poster. The meter works on the greater of time and miles tariffs. Taking 20 minutes or 30 minutes to...

Meter tariffs are set by the council, but they vary greatly by council. Brighon cabbies have always lobbied BHCC for higher tariffs, to great effect. Making fares in the surrounding councils far better value.

In agreement with you, but they can't alter a metered fare. The means of increasing a fare are by choosing a route with plenty of traffic lights, and becoming extremely 'safety conscious' and driving well within speed limits to hit red lights. I'm not going to go into details here, but cab...