Uber is pretty much useless in the UK, it's be neutered to the point it's nearly as bad as taxis, because the drivers get to see where you're going before they

Uber is pretty much useless in the UK, it's be neutered to the point it's nearly as bad as taxis, because the drivers get to see where you're going before they accept your ride. At heathrow a couple of weeks ago and tried 5 times to get a taxi to take me 30 minutes down the motorway, each time it was a minute wait showing nearby cars and eventually saying "not possible to find you a ride", had a similar experience in Newcastle a few weeks ago. If I can't rely on it then it's useless to me - may as well run the gauntlet of black cabs and "oh no I'm not going there this time of night mate" The recent reviews in the app store are full of 1* reports with the same problems.