Same old, same old. One the one hand, they make it sound like a city without any shops, and suddenly Tesco opens a superstore
Or somehow Uber are magicking up a thronging mass of new drivers, as opposed to merely rearranging the local trade furniture a bit.
On the other hand, there is the magic driver tree called Wolverhampton, not to mention other convenient licensing authorities
Photos of beaming students via the link, if anyone feels the need.
Students welcome Uber's arrival in cityhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd651v90d51oUber has finally arrived in Norwich. The company says it is launching in the city to meet an unmet demand for private hire vehicles. Norwich's Black Cabs Association, meanwhile, fears it will have an adverse effect on its members' business. But what do students in the city think?Taz Khaleque, 20, moved from Colchester to start at Norwich University of the Arts in September.
"I use it back at home, and everywhere else I go," she says.
Her friend, 20-year-old Kyla Obryne, says: "It's quite scary walking home at night, so it'll be a lot better getting an Uber."
Leon Cox and Jojo Royall, both 17 and students at Jane Austen College, think the service will have its benefits.
"I think it's good for students who live on the outside of Norwich and have no other means of getting in," says Jojo.
"Buses are a bit dodgy here sometimes."
Textiles students Georgia Minister, 27, and Millie Crosser, 18, think Uber will be useful for getting home at night.
"Taxis here aren't the best when you're on a night out," says Georgia.
Millie says: "I've queued for hours waiting for a taxi before."
However, Nula Townsend, 21, says she would rather support local businesses.
"I think I'll try and use local firms when I can, but if they don't have any drivers, I'll try Uber instead."
Sancha Tallowin, 19, says she has also been left waiting for a taxi.
"You're normally left standing in the street for an hour after a night out," she says.
"I feel like every other city has it and we've been left waiting."
Mohammed, who declined to give his surname, signed up to drive with Uber after previously working with local firms.
"It's a new opportunity," he says.
"It's been really good so far, and I think we'll be busy over the weekends. There's a lot of demand for Uber, and it will be good for students, too."
Kierran Greaves, from the Norwich Black Cabs Association, says there are enough taxi options in the city already.
"I don't think there is a large unmet demand. You see a lot of private hire vehicles sitting around the city waiting for jobs," he says.
"I can see it having an adverse effect on our business."
The National Private Hire and Taxi Association expressed concern over Uber's influx into cities.
A spokesperson said: "It does offer drivers more choice of operators they can work for, and it offers the travelling public more choice."
"However, their excessively low fare structure can have the impact of undermining the local trade and forcing drivers to work longer hours in order to simply makes ends meet."
Earlier this month, after Uber were granted a licence to operate 160 drivers in Plymouth, a local taxi firm said Uber had the potential to "destroy the local marketplace".
In June, York City Council gave Uber a licence to operate after a six-year ban over concerns from local taxi firms, who said they were "already struggling".
Uber says of its decision to operate in Norwich: "Part of the reason we have launched [on Wednesday] is that we have seen huge amounts of unmet demand, with thousands of people trying to book a trip on the app in the city every week.
"This unmet demand can now be met."
Andrew Brem, Uber's UK manager, said the firm would "provide new earning opportunities for local drivers, give passengers greater transport options and support the local economy".
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