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Taf · 24-04-2016, 09:19

My nephew is a Paris Taxi Driver, and has seen his income drop like a stone due to Uber. He's upset of course, but lays the blame on the council who set their fees and take a huge chunk each year for licensing.

Here in Cardiff, the leader of the taxi cabs was stopped from operating because he refused short-distance fares. He got them to strike one weekend from midnight to 2 am, so clubbers just carried on dancing until 2 am. This weekend's strikes were called off... just as Uber launched here on Friday.

Many locals said they would prefer night buses, however infrequent, but the council said no... it would upset the taxi drivers...

24-04-2016, 09:19	#3
Taf cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kairdiff-by-the-sea Age: 70 Services: TVXL BBXL Superhub 2ac (wired) 1Tb Tivo Posts: 10,415	re: Controversial taxi app 'Uber' coming to Cardiff My nephew is a Paris Taxi Driver, and has seen his income drop like a stone due to Uber. He's upset of course, but lays the blame on the council who set their fees and take a huge chunk each year for licensing. Here in Cardiff, the leader of the taxi cabs was stopped from operating because he refused short-distance fares. He got them to strike one weekend from midnight to 2 am, so clubbers just carried on dancing until 2 am. This weekend's strikes were called off... just as Uber launched here on Friday. Many locals said they would prefer night buses, however infrequent, but the council said no... it would upset the taxi drivers...