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Uber just renewed its feud with London's regulators


Uber is turning to its customers to help it fight "bureaucratic" new rules imposed by Transport for London, including an English exam "harder than the test for British citizenship", renewing its feud with regulators in the capital.

The billion-dollar company said the rules would "threaten the livelihood of thousands of drivers", reducing their numbers and thus increasing the waiting times for users in an email directly appealing to customers and authored by Uber's top boss in London, Tom Elvidge.

The new rules were given the greenlight by TfL in March following a long-running and public battle between the two sides and London's black cab drivers.

At the time, Uber welcomed the result of TfL's review after it dropped proposals that would enforce users to wait five-minutes after ordering a cab, even if there was a car available instantly.

Now, Uber is urging customers to email the newly elected Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to demand the rules - formulated after a comprehensive consultation conducted by TfL under the former Mayor Boris Johnson - are looked at afresh.

It's understood that while the broad conclusions of the review are accepted, the finer details and exact form the rules will take, hammered out over the last few months, are more onerous than Uber had been expecting.

Uber has called into question the English language requirement rule - which it claims is harder than the test for British Citizenship and more than the requirements for becoming a Tube driver.

It has also called out a requirement for part-time drivers to have costly full-time commercial insurance even when they're not driving, as well as the need for Uber to tell TfL of any changes to its app, which it argues would slow down the roll out of new features.

The latter two rules now already apply while the rule on English language tests will come into force from 1 October.

Those who receive the email are asked to click on a link to email the Mayor, leading to an already written reply which even signs a users name at the end automatically.


source: http://www.cityam.com/247077/uber-just- ... regulators

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

A tube driver doesn't have to communicate with his passengers!!!

Oh, hang on, does an Uber driver have to????

taxee boss?

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George Carlin

A LABOUR MAYOR DOING WHAT THE UNIONS PUT HIM IN POWER TO DO

A YOU YOKELS CANT SEE IT FFS CRETINS THE LOT OF YERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

GET UNIONISED JOIN THE LABOUR PARTY VOTE LABOUR

OR BE RIPPED OFF EXPLOITED SH!T ON YOU MUGS

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Poober must be panicking that they can't get the serfs, I wonder what sort of salary that elvidge guy is on? Bet it's equal to four of the serfs.

It has also called out a requirement for part-time drivers to have costly full-time commercial insurance even when they're not driving, as well as the need for Uber to tell TfL of any changes to its app, which it argues would slow down the roll out of new features.

So what insurance do their cars have then ?

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

If ubers stance doesn't tell folk that they want a low paid, low educated and low skilled workforce then I don't know what will.

Of course, unlike Tube drivers, minicab drivers do have to communicate with passengers, you would naturally believe that speaking English in the nation’s capital to a reasonable degree would be a minimum acceptable standard.

The requirement to have full time hire and reward insurance brings London in line with the rest of the UK – a licensed vehicle is always a licensed vehicle – this has been the law since the case of Benson v Boyce [HC QBD] 1997.

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This was all agreed in March when Boris was the Mayor. Your man is looking at it again and we will have to wait and see if he approves it or changes it.

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Grandad,

talkin out yer arris as normal Gramps PH will be transformed Boris would not do it he wouldnt even sit down with TU reps ...............vermin slime

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Bolliticians are always at it claim the credit whether you did the work if it is popular blame your rivals if it causes outrage

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

SO YOU DONT ACCEPT THE CHANGES SADIQ KHAN IS BRINGING IN WILL BE HELPFUL TO THE LEGITIMATE INDUSTRY ??

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Is it really asking too much for taxi/PH drivers to actually have a reasonable level of English, thus enabling them to engage with their customers in a professional manner?

Uber are making themselves look like mugs.

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What exactly is on/off insurance? as far as I know a private hire is always a private hire and should always have the correct insurance in place.

If I worked part time I'd still need full insurance, why should poobers part time drivers be any different?

Like I said that guy ELvidge is on a high high salary subsidised by his serfs..

the London law is different - they allow non licensed drivers to drive whilst 'off duty' - according to steve wright mbe, of the LPHCA theres never been a problem - but I think he's retarded.

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