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88 on Sept 22, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Uber London loses licence to operate

Granted, although for consumers it’s rarely a bad thing to have more transport options.

Consider those who, in the absence of Uber, would rather drink drive home after a night out than pay the extortionate fares for a black cab.

I don’t mind a bit of extra traffic if a few more of those types are kept off the roads.

emodendroket on Sept 22, 2017 [–]

Is that really a problem in London, of all places? I've never been but it doesn't seem like driving to bars would even be a temptation.

88 on Sept 22, 2017 | [–]

I don’t think it’s necessarily something people plan, but it certainly happens, especially in the more car-centric outskirts.

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