What about taxis in the uk needs dragging? I phone a taxi, they text me when they're on their way, they pick me up. Mobile apps were happening before uber came

What about taxis in the uk needs dragging? I phone a taxi, they text me when they're on their way, they pick me up. Mobile apps were happening before uber came along. The UK doesn't have the same problems as the US has, we don't have a shortage of private hires or cabs caused by a limited supply of medallions and we don't have sprawling suburbs with poor public transport.