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| Author: | captain cab [ Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Uber labelled 'seedy backstreet minicab firm' |
Uber labelled 'seedy backstreet minicab firm' by senior MP Private hire firm Uber was today accused of being “a seedy backstreet minicab firm” by a senior MP. Business Committee chair Iain Wright said a promotion in France offering passengers the chance to book a “hot chick” driver meant Uber was running a “carry on cabbie” service. The firm has already apologised for the promotion from its Lyon office’s website which began with the question “who said women don’t know how to drive?” Uber’s UK head of policy Andrew Byrne told MPs today the promotion had been “ill judged” and unrelated to the British operation. The Uber executive had been called before a hearing of the Business Committee investigating the digital economy. Mr Wright said to him: “Uber were offering to set up passengers with ‘hot chick’ drivers. You’re just a seedy backstreet minicab firm, aren’t you? “This is not disruptive technology, this is ‘carry on cabbie’.” He went on: “In terms of the worst excesses of minicab principles. This is not something we want on the streets of Britain is it.” Mr Byrne responded: “Certainly what happened in Lyon was a completely ill judged marketing stunt, and is nothing to do with the operations in the UK.” He explained that the company had over a million customers in London and had created some 20,000 jobs for drivers. He went on: “That’s something that is really genuinely positive and that is a contribution we’ve made to the city London and we hope to bring to other cities around the UK.” source: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transpor ... 21736.html |
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| Author: | grandad [ Tue Nov 24, 2015 1:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Uber labelled 'seedy backstreet minicab firm' |
captain cab wrote: He explained that the company had over a million customers in London and had created some 20,000 jobs for drivers. Is that 1,000,000 separate customers? Is that 20,000 drivers who were not already in the trade? |
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| Author: | toots [ Tue Nov 24, 2015 7:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Uber labelled 'seedy backstreet minicab firm' |
grandad wrote: captain cab wrote: He explained that the company had over a million customers in London and had created some 20,000 jobs for drivers. Is that 1,000,000 separate customers? Is that 20,000 drivers who were not already in the trade? It matters not because ALL large firms claim to bring new jobs 
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| Author: | edders23 [ Tue Nov 24, 2015 9:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Uber labelled 'seedy backstreet minicab firm' |
grandad wrote: captain cab wrote: He explained that the company had over a million customers in London and had created some 20,000 jobs for drivers. Is that 1,000,000 separate customers? Is that 20,000 drivers who were not already in the trade? probably 1 million people downloaded the app nationwide doubt all use it and has TFl issued 20000 new PH badges since uber launched I'm sure the london bods can answer that one |
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