[easytiger]

> When I use black cabs here in London, I'd much rather use an established and local product from a company with less questionable ethics. That's Hailo.

What!? Hailo now does private cab hire firm booking, which led to lots of Black cab drivers removing support for it

[wlj]

He may be referring to this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7115177

[vdaniuk]

So why is it bad for Hailo to do private cab hire booking?

[easytiger]

Because before Hailo (set up by a former black cab driver) was previously only for Black Cabs. It isn't bad, unless you are a black cab driver. Metering would work differently than with private hire cabs too (cheaper)