Taxis - Black Cabs, Uber, Illegal Cabbies

https://action.uber.org/tfl/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11900871/Thousands-sign-Uber-petition-against-London-plans-to-ban-key-features.html

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TfL is consulting on 25 proposals for private hire companies - several of which could seriously affect Uber:

1. Operators "must provide booking confirmation details to the passenger at least five minutes prior to the journey"
   Uber matches passengers with the nearest riders, meaning they are picked up in, on average, three minutes.
   
2. Companies "must not show vehicles being available for immediate hire either visibly or virtually via an app"
   One of Uber's key features is a map of available drivers in the area around the passenger.
   
3. Operators "must offer a facility to pre-book up to seven days in advance"
   This option that would create major headaches for Uber, since it does not allow passengers to pre-book rides.
   
4. Drivers may only work for one operator at a time
   Uber says many of its drivers are part-time workers whose main employer is a traditional minicab firm.
   
5. There should be "controls on ridesharing in public vehicles"
   Uber's chief executive Travis Kalanick has said he wants to bring the UberPool service to London, which allows several customers to share a car.
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