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Cost is only one, relatively small, part of Uber's USP in London. The general shittiness of Black Cab drivers about taking you anywhere close to the edges of zo

by rovek 7y ago

Cost is only one, relatively small, part of Uber's USP in London. The general shittiness of Black Cab drivers about taking you anywhere close to the edges of zone 1 is the biggest issue for me. Night tube only runs on Fri/Sat nights so I literally couldn't get home from a late week night without Uber. I wouldn't be surprised to see Uber riders blocking taxi ranks if Uber actually stopped operating, Black Cabs serve very few Londoners. Edit: Not "literally couldn't get home", I would just have to spend over an hour on a night bus.

Symbiote 7y ago
> I literally couldn't get home from a late week night without Uber. Don't be ridiculous. Private hire minicabs have existed since the 1960s.
- _delirium 7y ago
  Nowadays you can book most of them via apps as well, either a company's own app (e.g. Addison Lee), or an aggregator like Kabbee.
  - rovek 7y ago
    I assume mentioning AL is a joke. Hadn't heard of Kabbee before though, doesn't look outrageously expensive for one of my common journeys.