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They have nothing on me at all. I'm not a driver for them although in a different place/circumstances I sure would not rule it out.

Just thought I'd give this a bounce and see if people are using Uber and how they are getting on. Since the last post on this thread I have all but given up using regular cab companies or taxi firms. I have taken over 50 Uber trips in 5 different cities in the UK and in 6 different countries...

Taxi prices are set by the local authority. Cab companies (private hire, 595959, 204060 etc) can charge whatever they like, but they choose to mirror the high cab prices. Brighton and Adur are the exception to the rule of doing this. Even Worthing Private Hire cabs are quite a bit cheaper than a...

I disagree. Taxis in the UK are one of the most expensive in the world. And Taxis in our part of the world are some of the most expensive in the UK. Taxi prices have risen year on year. I've never known a year when they have not increased. Even when the price of fuel, the cost of vehicles and...

Seems like a load of drivers who think they should charge passengers more :shrug::shrug::shrug::shrug::shrug:

Hasn't all this been covered? It IS licensed It was very organised What do you need to recognise? I also like the idea of the other cab companies being in and around Brighton, as they will provide competition. If they want to compete with Uber they will have to make it as easy to order a cab...

After waiting at falmer for best part of an hour (got off lightly compared to those going east) eventually got a train only to find at Brighton there was nothing that would get me to Shoreham at a sensible hour. Out came my virgin Uber app. I popped the pin in terminus road by the station...

App is showing cars available from Peacehaven to the Kingswy, Hove

Again, it may be a Hackney condition that they have to have cameras, but Uber will have to conform to the exact same rules that the current crop of PH companies adhere too. Decent vehicles Checked drivers Correct paperwork etc. I'm not disputing that some bad boys will get around the rules and...

FFS. The council don't set the prices for PH cars, which will include Uber. They set the prices for Hackney carriages. A hack has to have a meter installed which is checked by the council. A PH can charge what they like. It just so happens that in this area (Adur / Brighton) the PH companies...

He's been told that there is no guarantee a car will get to him. What's he meant to do? Say, oh, OK, if one turned up I'll continue with my plans but if not I'll just cancel them! He's been pro-active and got a result. In the same situation I would do the same, although I would like to think I...

I agree but my point was missed. The B+H taxi firms are basically another private hire operator like Uber. It's the Hackneys that are old hat. The drivers/owners of a Hackney license actually believe it's a license to print money and that their license will always be worth a small fortune when...

You are correct, however, there is no reason at all why the private hire companies should charge Hackney prices. They do, and they all do. In a different industry this could be called illegal price fixing. The 20% of wheelchair access vehicles only applies to fleets over 100. An earlier...

There are 100's of 1000's of Uber Drivers on this planet. You had one bad experience. Bit of a rash decision woudn't you say? Thanks to the OP for bringing this up. I'm signing up today