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As far as I can tell in the UK there aren’t really alternatives. Maybe in parts of London? Outside options seem to be mini cabs, traditional black cabs, and Ube
by Dobbs 9y ago
As far as I can tell in the UK there aren’t really alternatives. Maybe in parts of London? Outside options seem to be mini cabs, traditional black cabs, and Uber. Lyft for example doesn’t run here.
- Silhouette 9y agoMost big cities in the UK have at least one and often multiple private hire firms, who you can call to book a vehicle to take you somewhere. Usually there are also taxis that you can pick up without booking in advance, which are providing a different kind of service and normally regulated by the local authorities. In practice, the private hire firms often charge on a meter the same as local taxis for local journeys even if they're not technically required to, so a lot of people don't realise there's a difference. There are plenty of alternatives to Uber in most major residential areas of the UK.
- Dobbs 9y agoI listed all of those. My point was that you don't have the situation like in San Francisco where a driver drives for Uber+Lyft+RandomOtherStartup at the same time. A minicab is a minicab, an uber is an uber, and a black cab is a black cab.