"At the heart of the dispute is why Uber is classified as a minicab
service when it uses a smartphone app to calculate fares. Black-cab
drivers argue that the app is akin to a taximeter and it is illegal for
such vehicles to be fitted with these."
wow, incredible
so we shouldn't be allowed to run certain programs on our computers?
On 05/23/2014 10:57 AM, Michael Parsons wrote:
>
> They are still at it
> Angry cabbies attack taxi app office
>
> Taxi app firm Hailo has its office vandalised as London cabbies express
> frustration that it will extend use of its app.
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27517914
>
>
>
>
> On 8 May 2014, at 22:09, Robert Williamson <bobalot@???
> <mailto:bobalot@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> This will never end well for them.
>
> Similar problem with the tube workers, years of union action has
> essentially priced them out of a job. As they move past a £50k salary it
> seems more and more attractive to just automate the whole service.
>
> http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-26381175
>
> On 8 May 2014 21:50, "Michael Parsons" <michaelkparsons@???
> <mailto:michaelkparsons@me.com>> wrote:
>
> /Also here:/
> *
> *
> *London taxis plan anti-Uber gridlock*
>
> The Licensed Taxi Drivers Association plans to block London's roads
> to protest against Uber's hi-tech car-hire service being allowed in
> the capital.
>
> Read more:
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27317164
>
>
>
> On 8 May 2014, at 17:01, Amir Taaki <genjix@???
> <mailto:genjix@riseup.net>> wrote:
>
> http://www.cityam.com/blog/1399554425/london-faces-chaos-black-cabs-go-head-head-uber
>
> another industry being turned by technology.
> another lobby bloc fighting progress.
>
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