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FEATURES

As well as being safe, reliable and accessible, London taxis are great value for money too. All licensed taxis have a fully regulated taximeter, updated and controlled by Transport for London.
ACCESSIBILITY

Vehicle specifications require all licensed taxis to be wheelchair accessible, with integrated ramps and colour-coded handgrips to provide support required for ease of access as well as a hearing loop. All assistance dogs are welcome.
FARES AND PRICES

The metered fare, as set and regulated by Transport for London, combined with your driver’s Knowledge ensures that you are driven the most direct route to your destination.
THE KNOWLEDGE

For your safety and peace of mind, all Licensed Taxi Drivers have undergone extensive training and passed the world famous Knowledge of London examination. All Licensed Taxi Drivers are DBS checked.

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Taxiapp: London’s black cab co-op alternative to Uber - Co-operative News
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’TFL’s decision not to renew Uber London’s operating license suggests the current trajectory of app-based taxi services needs to change’

TFL announced today (22 September) it will not be renewing Uber’s licence with the ride-hailing app ‘not fit and proper’ to operate in London. The decision has raised questions over the future of the city’s transport options, however Taxiapp London offers a new, sustainable model run solely by a group of taxi drivers.

Sean Paul Day, Taxiapp London founding member, said: “Today’s decision proves that our laws have to be respected and that London’s private hire industry should not dominated by multinational companies. This a crucial time for tech starts-up like Taxiapp, who continue to prove more self-sufficient, having been able to survey the horizon and grow in a more sustainable way that puts both drivers and passengers at the forefront.”
The Taxiapp London team

Taxiapp is completely owned by London black cab drivers. It allows passengers to book and pay like they would through Uber, but rather than a fixed price that can be subject to huge surges, the fare is always decided by the meter. Unlike Uber, it is built on transparency and promotes fair economic growth and will be relaunched in October with a new feature to protect the ritual of hailing a cab.

Ed Mayo, Secretary general of Co-operatives UK, said: “TFL’s decision not to renew Uber London’s operating license suggests the current trajectory of app-based taxi services needs to change. Platform businesses are not going anywhere but they are going to evolve. We need a new wave of successful platforms with the same great user experience, but built on trust, transparency and economic fairness. It looks like TFL agrees. Ethical alternatives like driver-led Taxiapp are springing up – through the co-operation of the drivers themselves. A better platform economy is already on its way.”

Taxiapp London utilises a fully licenced and officially metered service endorsed by Transport for London, which means no surge pricing for passengers. Every one of the licenced drivers has passed the world famous ‘Knowledge of London’ test, which has proven to result in shorter journey times and a more efficient service.

The app is non-for-profit owned directly by the drivers themselves developed with the aim of offering an honest, trustworthy service that puts customer and driver welfare at the forefront. By utilising tried and tested technology this small group from one of London’s oldest surviving professions are leading the way in bringing transparency to the London transport. Taxiapp is currently in the process of applying for support through the Hive, the business support programme powered by The Co-operative Bank and delivered by Co-operatives UK.

#Taxi #London #Uber #platform_cooperativism

Uber data breach “raises huge concerns”, says UK watchdog | TechCrunch
▻https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/22/uber-data-breach-raises-huge-concerns-says-uk-data-watchdog

The fallout from Uber’s disclosure yesterday of a massive data breach affecting 57 million users and drivers that it concealed for a year continues: The UK’s data protection watchdog has put out a strongly worded statement saying the company’s announcement “raises huge concerns around its data protection policies and ethics”.

It has also warned that deliberately concealing breaches from regulators and citizens “could attract higher fines”.

It’s not yet clear exactly how many UK Uber users have been directly affected by the October 2016 breach — although Uber disclosed yesterday that some international users are affected.

At the time of writing the company has not responded to requests for a more detailed breakdown of which markers are affected by the breach, including whether UK Uber users’ data was compromised.

In a blog post yesterday Uber said that “some personal information of 57 million Uber users around the world” had been in the files downloaded by hackers, including “names, email addresses and mobile phone numbers”.

“Our outside forensics experts have not seen any indication that trip location history, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, Social Security numbers or dates of birth were downloaded,” it added.

The UK regulator’s remarks are a clear warning shot for a company that has already been censured by a US federal agency on data security and privacy grounds — agreeing in August to 20 years of privacy audits by the FTC to settle a probe into privacy and security complaints that pre-date this new and larger data breach.

The comments are also significant because Uber is currently appealing a decision this September by London’s transport regulator to strip it of its license to operate in the UK capital. (Though it can, and is, continuing to operate in the city during the appeals process.)

Among Transport for London’s cited concerns for withdrawing licensing from Uber is its approach to explaining its use of internal software, Greyball — which Uber used in the US to try to monitor and block regulatory bodies from gaining full access to its app, in an attempt to sidestep regulators and law enforcement agencies. Earlier this year the DoJ was reported to be investigating Uber’s use of Greyball.

It is also facing a string of other federal probes relating to various aspects of its business operations.

Here’s the full statement on the Uber breach from ICO deputy commissioner James Dipple-Johnstone:

Uber’s announcement about a concealed data breach last October raises huge concerns around its data protection policies and ethics.

It’s always the company’s responsibility to identify when UK citizens have been affected as part of a data breach and take steps to reduce any harm to consumers. If UK citizens were affected then we should have been notified so that we could assess and verify the impact on people whose data was exposed.

We’ll be working with the NCSC plus other relevant authorities in the UK and overseas to determine the scale of the breach, how it has affected people in the UK and what steps need to be taken by the firm to ensure it fully complies with its data protection obligations.

Deliberately concealing breaches from regulators and citizens could attract higher fines for companies.

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, a branch of the GCHQ domestic intelligence agency, has also put out a statement about the Uber breach, in which it says: “Companies should always report any cyber attacks to the NCSC immediately. The more information a company shares in a timely manner, the better able we are to support them and prevent others falling victim.”

The agency also notes that it’s working closely with the UK’s National Crime Agency and the ICO to investigate “how this breach has affected people in the UK and advise on appropriate mitigation measures”.

“Based on current information, we have not seen evidence that financial details have been compromised,” the NCSC adds.

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London regulator announces Uber ban | Ars Technica
▻https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/09/london-regulator-announces-uber-ban

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Uber has 21 days to appeal the ruling, which could affect 40,000 drivers.
TIMOTHY B. LEE - 9/22/2017

London’s taxi regulator is revoking Uber’s license to operate in the city, the agency announced on its Twitter feed on Friday morning. “Uber’s approach and conduct demonstrate a lack of corporate responsibility,” Transport for London wrote.

The agency cited Uber’s “approach to reporting serious criminal offenses” as one problem with the company’s conduct. It also pointed to Greyball, a controversial software program Uber allegedly used to mislead regulators about the locations of its cars, making it more difficult for regulators to ticket Uber vehicles.

Uber’s license expires on September 30. However, it has 21 days to appeal the agency’s ruling, and it can continue operating in the city during the appeal process.

London’s Licensed Taxi Drivers Association praised the decision. “Since it first came onto our streets Uber has broken the law, exploited its drivers and refused to take responsibility for the safety of passengers,” a spokesman told the Independent.

Uber’s London manager vowed to challenge the decision, arguing that it would hurt 40,000 Uber drivers in the city. “To defend the livelihoods of all those drivers, and the consumer choice of millions of Londoners who use our app, we intend to immediately challenge this in the courts,” he said.

In the last couple of years Uber has had an acrimonious relationship with regulators across Europe. Two years ago, French regulators arrested two Uber executives, and Uber was fined in France last year for running an illegal transport service. Uber also briefly faced a ban in Italy that was reversed by courts in May.

Uber has faced bans in Germany and Spain but was able to return to both countries after agreeing to employ licensed taxi drivers.

#London #Uber

London bans Uber; firm can stay while it appeals / Boing Boing
▻https://boingboing.net/2017/09/22/london-bans-uber-firm-can-sta.html

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Citing its failure to disclose serious crimes and the use of “Grayball” software to evade regulatory oversight, London banned Uber today.

TfL has today informed Uber that it will not be issued with a private hire operator licence. pic.twitter.com/nlYD0ny2qo

— Transport for London (@TfL) September 22, 2017
The company has 21 days to appeal the loss of its license to operate cabs, during with Uber is permitted to continue doing business.

London’s Licensed Taxi Drivers Association praised the decision. “Since it first came onto our streets Uber has broken the law, exploited its drivers and refused to take responsibility for the safety of passengers,” a spokesman told the Independent.

Uber’s London manager vowed to challenge the decision, arguing that it would hurt 40,000 Uber drivers in the city. “To defend the livelihoods of all those drivers, and the consumer choice of millions of Londoners who use our app, we intend to immediately challenge this in the courts,” he said.

There’s no love whatsoever in London for traditional cabbies, but Uber’s such a vile company that this is likely to bring it to heel as it did in other European cities. That said, never underestimate the political power of consumer convenience—especially in a city whose leaders don’t seem to understand why Uber is so successful.

#London #Uber

Here’s What Transport for London Learned From Tracking Your Phone On the Tube
▻http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2017/02/heres-what-tfl-learned-from-tracking-your-phone-on-the-tube

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