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> cash only Black cabs have been required to have a functional contactless card reader in them for some time now. Any that don't are asking to be reported for
by Nursie 6y ago
> cash only
Black cabs have been required to have a functional contactless card reader in them for some time now. Any that don't are asking to be reported for it.
I know that doesn't address all their issues.
- philjohn 6y agoAn interesting questions is - did Uber coming on the scene drive that change, or was it already in the pipeline?
- Nursie 6y agoSo it looks like that came in around 2016 - https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2016/october/all-london-black-cabs-to-take-cards-and-contactless-payments-from-mond https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2016/octobe... I wouldn't be surprised if it was TFL trying to force the black cabs to modernise and compete with uber.
- JAlexoid 6y agoI definitely have taken Uber in London in 2015. And a year before we had a luxury vehicle ride booked with Uber in London.