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why are you lot totally obsessed with uber then ? ffs its competition, , if another p/h office opened up in you're vicinity would yo go on like this? ffs things move on, suck it up lads, had it too good for a while now , struggle or join ( in the city anyway) :wink:

ven2112 wrote:

UBER are UNFAIR competition because they bend the rules to suit them giving them an unfair competitive advantage

Vens in a bad mood tonight has his missus grabbed all his takings and cleared off to the bingo leaving him without beer money :lol:

no they dont,they do it legally or they wouldn't be allowed to :roll:

Sadly Uber are too big to challenge by gutless councils.

Sussex wrote:

Sadly Uber are too big to challenge by gutless councils.

they have friends though, don't they

captain cab wrote:

Sussex wrote:

Sadly Uber are too big to challenge by gutless councils.

they have friends though, don't they

Indeed.

However Uber's downfall will be man made when the money runs out.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4347676/David-Cameron-s-chum-ocracy-links-Uber-bosses.html
Police figures showed that rape or assault claims were being made against Uber’s London drivers at a rate of one every 11 days.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z4cQ4VZuDg
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A number of years ago somebody in government placed the Law Commission squarely on the backs of the taxi/private hire trade. The only real outcome from it was for ph companies to be able to use licenced ph vehicles from different areas, which in turn is the footprint that is needed for a firm like Uber to be able to operate nationally, at what cost. Licencing authorities now have no control as to who can work in their areas. Every time there is bad press, the full time professional drivers have to live with the fall-out, i.e. less money in their pocket. So as the story unfolds we can see who was in a position of power to create the chaos.

Author:	ven2112 [ Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:14 pm ]
Post subject:	uber
why are you lot totally obsessed with uber then ? ffs its competition, , if another p/h office opened up in you're vicinity would yo go on like this? ffs things move on, suck it up lads, had it too good for a while now , struggle or join ( in the city anyway)

Author:	edders23 [ Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:28 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: uber
Vens in a bad mood tonight has his missus grabbed all his takings and cleared off to the bingo leaving him without beer money

Author:	edders23 [ Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:29 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: uber
ven2112 wrote: why are you lot totally obsessed with uber then ? ffs its competition, , if another p/h office opened up in you're vicinity would yo go on like this? ffs things move on, suck it up lads, had it too good for a while now , struggle or join ( in the city anyway) UBER are UNFAIR competition because they bend the rules to suit them giving them an unfair competitive advantage

Author:	ven2112 [ Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:51 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: uber
edders23 wrote: ven2112 wrote: why are you lot totally obsessed with uber then ? ffs its competition, , if another p/h office opened up in you're vicinity would yo go on like this? ffs things move on, suck it up lads, had it too good for a while now , struggle or join ( in the city anyway) UBER are UNFAIR competition because they bend the rules to suit them giving them an unfair competitive advantage no they dont,they do it legally or they wouldn't be allowed to

Author:	ven2112 [ Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:52 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: uber
edders23 wrote: Vens in a bad mood tonight has his missus grabbed all his takings and cleared off to the bingo leaving him without beer money bingo ? ffs "house in the lounge" never played it , or my lass & got no takings anyway, not been grafting , yet

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Author:	Sussex [ Fri Mar 24, 2017 9:20 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: uber
ven2112 wrote: no they dont,they do it legally or they wouldn't be allowed to Not sure I agree with that. Sadly Uber are too big to challenge by gutless councils.

Author:	captain cab [ Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:46 am ]
Post subject:	Re: uber
Sussex wrote: Sadly Uber are too big to challenge by gutless councils. they have friends though, don't they

Author:	Sussex [ Sat Mar 25, 2017 6:37 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: uber
captain cab wrote: Sussex wrote: Sadly Uber are too big to challenge by gutless councils. they have friends though, don't they Indeed. However Uber's downfall will be man made when the money runs out.

Author:	edders23 [ Sat Mar 25, 2017 7:58 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: uber
Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: Sussex wrote: Sadly Uber are too big to challenge by gutless councils. they have friends though, don't they Indeed. However Uber's downfall will be man made when the money runs out. doubt that ubers has had large cash injections from the saudis and the chinese too many people have too much to lose what is more likely is kalinick getting booted out of his own company by those same investors

Author:	MR T [ Sun Mar 26, 2017 9:39 am ]
Post subject:	Re: uber
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... osses.html Police figures showed that rape or assault claims were being made against Uber’s London drivers at a rate of one every 11 days. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z4cQ4VZuDg Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter \| DailyMail on Facebook

Author:	ven2112 [ Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:00 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: uber
MR T wrote: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4347676/David-Cameron-s-chum-ocracy-links-Uber-bosses.html Police figures showed that rape or assault claims were being made against Uber’s London drivers at a rate of one every 11 days. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z4cQ4VZuDg Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter \| DailyMail on Facebook post what you like mate, bottom line is the company are doing nothing wrong legally , if they were the simply would not be allowed to operate, trawling news forums & posting wont change things, baffles me tbh the way you lot go on about uber , its every other thread man

Author:	cheshirebest [ Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:14 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: uber
Uber are getting customers because they offer the cheapest rides by paying peanuts to its drivers, and then offering free vouchers to those who sign up with them...this is predatory pricing ...same trick used by large supermarkets...who sell basics at cost or below to destroy competition. Uber don't pay taxes in most countries they operate from... But things are hotting up...countries like Australia and Canada are making sure they pay their due taxes and some countries are banning them... In the UK they have lost court cases re drivers being ''employees'' and other matters... Now we have revelations about our PM and Chancellor cosying up with uber...and there is a possibility of an inquiry....something will stick ! In 7 years of operations they have not made any profits... Recently many top executives in uber have quit... Not looking so good.

Author:	MR T [ Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:14 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: uber
Thank you Ven. It's nice to know I can post what I like when I like with your permission. I am not surprised your little grey cells are not up to the task of understanding the consequences of many of the longer posts on here, but the older members of the trade that have to persevere with the interruptions made by the likes of Steven Norris, the. OFT and numerous other attempted changes made by the Ministry for Transport which they considered were beneficial for improving the taxi trade, when in fact they were total rubbish. The professional hackney owners and drivers have had to wade through their ill-conceived plans over the last 20 years plus, whilst trying to make a living and then picking up the pieces. You are either a professional taxi driver/owner or like yourself I presume, have no interest in the trade and are just waiting for a "proper job" to come along. Might I suggest a traffic warden. A number of years ago somebody in government placed the Law Commission squarely on the backs of the taxi/private hire trade. The only real outcome from it was for ph companies to be able to use licenced ph vehicles from different areas, which in turn is the footprint that is needed for a firm like Uber to be able to operate nationally, at what cost. Licencing authorities now have no control as to who can work in their areas. Every time there is bad press, the full time professional drivers have to live with the fall-out, i.e. less money in their pocket. So as the story unfolds we can see who was in a position of power to create the chaos.

Author:	captain cab [ Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:09 am ]
Post subject:	Re: uber
MR T wrote: A number of years ago somebody in government placed the Law Commission squarely on the backs of the taxi/private hire trade. The only real outcome from it was for ph companies to be able to use licenced ph vehicles from different areas, which in turn is the footprint that is needed for a firm like Uber to be able to operate nationally, at what cost. Licencing authorities now have no control as to who can work in their areas. Every time there is bad press, the full time professional drivers have to live with the fall-out, i.e. less money in their pocket. So as the story unfolds we can see who was in a position of power to create the chaos.

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Author:	187ums [ Tue Mar 28, 2017 4:15 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: uber
Ven - some of us are interested in the taxi trade, we've watched uber break rules, subsidise there fares buy power and influence. All this has an effect on full time professional drivers, yet in some ways uber has made some of us up out game. But Uber's end game is total market domination, they're backed by Goldman Sachs, the Saudis, big corporate all wanting to profit from total market domination. So if no one try's to show them for what they are, everyone would think they're great.