I think what most people expect to be compared is taxis (hailed from the road) vs Uber. Uber is simply a better version of private hire, I don't think that's i

I think what most people expect to be compared is taxis (hailed from the road) vs Uber. Uber is simply a better version of private hire, I don't think that's in dispute by anyone. But how does it compare against taxis seems to be what the discussion is about.