[bananas]

Screw the black cabs.

I didn't realise what a rip off they are until I started driving around the city myself regularly with Google Maps which to be honest with traffic aware routing destroys "the knowledge" instantly. Black cab drivers know how to make cash, not the most efficient journeys in time and money. That meter hurts you badly.

So they'll cause some chaos; good for them but it'll raise more awareness on the issue and hang them faster.

More competition is required in this sector for the passengers.

[stuaxo]

Really ? It's not too expensive. And it seems the workers get a much better deal than with Addisson Lee.

I make a point to use minicab firms if I'm not using a black cab, having spoken to a couple of drivers about the working conditions under Addilee.

[bananas]

£19 each way from Waterloo to Barts. That's expensive.

[robryan]

Fair competition is great. It isn't a level playing field though if Uber can do everything a Taxi can without the extra obligations that add to overheads.