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Seconded. Like you, I used to cycle all over London and still do on Boris bikes. Black cab drivers are excellent on the whole.

Interesting Bozza, so questions will need to be answered over what exactly is "unfit and proper" about their service.

We are in full agreement (and Common as Mook), as I pointed out in the last sentence of post #21. :thumbsup:

Presumably because the black cabs have had far more stringent background checks run on them. I think anyone can download the Uber app and become a driver, but even if that isn't true, my perception is that it is probably a lot easier to get round these checks.

Cheers. I've only ever really used Uber to any great extent in Orlando a year ago when I was using it daily. What I noticed was the disparity in quality of driving, and whilst most drivers seemed like good people, there were one or two I wouldn't have chosen to trust with a half hour drive in...

That will surely depend on whether the grounds are spurious. How many accidents and assaults per Uber ride are there compared to black cabs? I honestly don't know. Do TfL? We'll need that data ourselves to form an opinion

TfL have banned Uber on grounds of it being unfit and proper. I wonder what that means? If it means that they there aren't enough safety checks on cars and drivers to the extent that we have seen an alarming number of accidents and passenger assaults then I have absolutely no sympathy. I...