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Consultation on regulating cab-hailing app’s business in the capital ditched as London mayor Boris Johnson says plans are afoot to rein in pedal rickshaws



Uber is claiming a major victory after Transport for London (TfL) ditched a number of proposals that would have imposed restrictions on the taxi hailing app’s business.

Tfl has decided against implementing proposals that would have hit Uber’s service including forcing operators to provide booking confirmation details to the passenger at least five minutes before a journey starts.

However, following a consultation launched in September, TfL said on Wednesday that it planned to introduce new regulations including a formal English-language requirement for all London taxis.

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has also secured a commitment for legislation to allow TfL to regulate pedal rickshaws that operate in central London.

The US company has more than 20,000 drivers in London but its future was thrown into doubt last year when Tfl, the body that regulates public transport in the capital, launched a far-reaching consultation process after pressure from rivals such as the minicab firm Addison Lee and black cab operators. They argued that Uber was unfairly competing with them, since the firm is not subject to the same kind of regulations.


Jo Bertram, Uber’s regional general manager in the UK, said: “We’re pleased that Transport for London has listened to the views of passengers and drivers, dropping the bonkers ideas proposed last year like compulsory five-minute wait times and banning showing cars in apps.”

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Wrong as usual the English language requirement is for Londons PH drivers

Boris is also considering making PH pay the congestion charge!

And making PH give binding fare quotes !

Of course this is pie in the Sky if Sadik Khan the Labour candidate gets elected in May

currently TFL are receiving 700 applications a week for PH licenses PH proprietors have never gad it so good the bleedin scum are raking it in

Meanwhile the GMBPDB have lost over 600 new members they recruited mostly Uber drivers in disgust at the GMBPDB's Branch secretarys betrayal of their cause he reportedly told them " work for me and my company " I am going to shut down UBER ! They voted with their feet and had it away, once the Groveller Paul Kenny has departed the new temporary Gen sec will intervene and sort out the Professional Drivers Branch's corruption Evidently!

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Madness.

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£11:50 per day X 6 Days a week X 92000 private hire drivers X 52 equals:

£330,096,000

So (very) approximately £300 million per year into TFL coffers - not so mad after all

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So if you get a fare up to London on a week day are you exempt ? I know I have to pay it not that we go there often as people always expect charity rates

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

YER A PH YOKEL YER PAY IT

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Don't be so insulting HACKNEY thank you

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

A considerable number are hybrids which pay no charge, a considerable number are Euro 5 which pay no charge, and a considerable number are nine seaters (driver + 8 punters) that pay no charge, and of course a considerable number of the rest are owned by folks living in the congestion zones.

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on the same day as an uber driver is jailed for attempted rape, the irony.

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And an even more considerable number are none of the above - did you read "(very) approximately £300 million"

In the case of hybrid cars like the Prius it is only the plug in version that is exempt. Euro 5 cars that emit less than 75gm/km cost a minimum of £30k to purchase and out of the reach of a lot of drivers. A tiny amount of private hire vehicles in London are nine seaters. I suspect there will be drivers who reside within the zone and qualify for 100% relief but again I doubt this is many out of 92,000.

It will still be an enormous amount of cash and affect a great many drivers.

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"Where to, Guv'?. Na sorry not going my way"

And an even more considerable number are none of the above - did you read "(very) approximately £300 million"

In the case of hybrid cars like the Prius it is only the plug in version that is exempt. Euro 5 cars that emit less than 75gm/km cost a minimum of £30k to purchase and out of the reach of a lot of drivers. A tiny amount of private hire vehicles in London are nine seaters. I suspect there will be drivers who reside within the zone and qualify for 100% relief but again I doubt this is many out of 92,000.

It will still be an enormous amount of cash and affect a great many drivers. [/quote]

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