"Yes", or if they make a fuss, report them - you've got their license number on the plate right in front of you, and actual accountability rather than an unaccountable star-review system.
Why would I pay more money for a higher chance of getting into an argument with some asshole cab driver instead of using Uber, saving money, and avoiding the hassle entirely?
If this is a problem, write an app that emails/faxes/whatever a report to TfL? Could even integrate some CV stuff to read a license plate number from the phone's camera. This is the sort of thing that takes large organisations a while to build, but could be a weekend project for an interested developer.
Still would need to be popularised to actually give any benefit (i.e. similar levels of accountability for minor shittinies as uber's ratings). people are lazy. Rating an uber takes seconds, and is built in to same app you need to order it. I am guessing many people don't rate anyway. Also, making an app that that does this well is NOT a weekend sized project.
> Steam, spotify, and netflix completely ended my torrenting as soon as I got a job.
> When you're a teenager with no job and you can't afford shit, you just steal because it's so easy. But $20 a month is completely worth it for Spotify and Netflix when you're an adult for the convenience and lack of viruses.
> Poor people and kids won't be buying the games anyway so there's no loss of sale, but if they pirate it they're more likely to buy it later when they can afford it because they know they like it already!
That's when I stopped using black cabs.