Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: KKOB on September 22, 2017, 12:12:31 PM
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Uber has lost its operating licence in London after a shock ruling.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/uber-loses-london-operating-licence-after-shock-ruling-by-tfl/ar-AAsl682?ocid=ientp
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That will suit the black cabbies :)
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Best news for me in a long time, I welcome legal competition but when you don't play by the rules expect to be bitten on the a$$!
Hope the appeal fails too, cue the bleating (as quoted by Uber themselves) 40,000 drivers, really?
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The worrying thing is the number of people saying they will risk walking home after a night out as black cabs too dear and night trains etc insufficient.
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When I'm travelling into London on Sunday mornings to go to work, the number of empty Uber vehicles being driven dangerously is unbelievable. They all have the circular sticker or TfL logo sticker on them so they are easily identified for those wondering.
Quite frankly TfL are also at fault as they should have left the Public Carriage Office under the control of the Met Police where taxi's and minicabs used to be regulated from.
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Seems it's a left wing union led ruling. Shock horror - the Black Cab union (GMB) bankrolled the mayor's campaign!
Much more of this type of thing to come if Corbyn and his union cronies get in power.
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Better to have Tory free enterprise - profit before safety and fairness.
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Ha ha you're so funny stoop. I just popped back to your FB page where you posted the link about Uber losing its contract with your own little introduction in support of the decision and how you would rather support local taxi businesses. I see you have removed said introduction since you realised you could use this to try and Corbyn, Khan and union bash instead ;D ;D ;D Of course you don't mention the Government Minister for London when assuming misplaced outrage...
As you very well know the decision was made by the Tfl and Uber have only themselves to blame for their poor employment practices to name but one of their crimes and the fact that they don't offer proper contracts which means that the drivers don't pay VAT because the majority of their drivers actually earn so little they don't need to and they operate at an advantage to those taxi services including Black Cabs that ARE properly regulated and DO pay their taxes.
Aren't people in the UK fed up with these companies reaping profits but not paying their fair share of taxes.
Did you know that of 34 million people in work in the UK 19 million people earn so little they don't pay any taxes at all and these private employers that pay so little have their wages bill subsidised by the taxpayer in the form of tax credits to workers so they can scrape by and that this costs £billions EVERY year, year in year out. Good riddance to Uber if that's how they want to operate.
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Ha ha you're so funny stoop. I just popped back to your FB page where you posted the link about Uber losing its contract with your own little introduction in support of the decision and how you would rather support local taxi businesses. I see you have removed said introduction since you realised you could use this to try and Corbyn, Khan and union bash instead
:D Politically, that's Stoop to a tee :D
100 posts slating Labour and Corbyn, 0 sharing anything positive about May or the Tories
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Ha ha you're so funny stoop. I just popped back to your FB page where you posted the link about Uber losing its contract with your own little introduction in support of the decision and how you would rather support local taxi businesses. I see you have removed said introduction since you realised you could use this to try and Corbyn, Khan and union bash instead ;D ;D ;D Of course you don't mention the Government Minister for London when assuming misplaced outrage...
As you very well know the decision was made by the Tfl and Uber have only themselves to blame for their poor employment practices to name but one of their crimes and the fact that they don't offer proper contracts which means that the drivers don't pay VAT because the majority of their drivers actually earn so little they don't need to and they operate at an advantage to those taxi services including Black Cabs that ARE properly regulated and DO pay their taxes.
Aren't people in the UK fed up with these companies reaping profits but not paying their fair share of taxes.
Did you know that of 34 million people in work in the UK 19 million people earn so little they don't pay any taxes at all and these private employers that pay so little have their wages bill subsidised by the taxpayer in the form of tax credits to workers so they can scrape by and that this costs £billions EVERY year, year in year out. Good riddance to Uber if that's how they want to operate.
Yes I did remove that intro once I did some research and realised what a politically motivated move the ban is.
I have always supported York's local taxi firms against the likes of Uber and would be very pleased if they were made to play in a level field.. However that doesn't mean I agree with the way the ban has been implemented.
You keep believing what your momentum friends keep spouting. Nothing I say will change your views nor you mine.
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Hahaha so defensive :D
So you think not renewing a contract once it has expired isn't acceptable business practice. Never mind all the concerns there are over customer safety. Why have a contract at all?
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Now, now, Nichola. Stoop has said he agrees with banning Uber {because of "level playing reason"} but he disagrees with banning Uber {because he doesn't like the particular reason for doing the banning, perhaps it is the people who have the reasons}.
I was pondering whether you would ignore his rather offensive patronizing attitude - "You keep believing what your momentum friends keep spouting" - as though you need someone to tell you what to think! Or, on the other hand, whether you would pull his head off. Instead you have asked him a question that requires him to think about acceptable business practice. I'll be interested in how, if at all, he manages.
Should I take it from your exchange that you two have dealings elsewhere?
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We do spar on occasion on Facebook sometimes Colwyn especially around election times although I have to routinely visit Stoop's wall as he very rarely comes onto mine anymore ;D ;D ;D although... he did interrupt his holiday to make reference to stupid Labour voters - because we are ahead in the polls ;D ;D ;D
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We do spar on occasion on Facebook sometimes Colwyn especially around election times although I have to routinely visit Stoop's wall as he very rarely comes onto mine anymore ;D ;D ;D although... he did interrupt his holiday to make reference to stupid Labour voters - because we are ahead in the polls ;D ;D ;D
I'm sorry Nichola but you are now permanently resident in Turkey.
Why should anyone resident in the UK have to go along with your views?
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She didn’t ask anyone to go along with with her views?
Plus where is it written that Brits resident elsewhere don’t have rights to opinions on issues in the homeland?
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I'm sorry Nichola but you are now permanently resident in Turkey.
Why should anyone resident in the UK have to go along with your views?
Because she is right?
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I'm sorry Nichola but you are now permanently resident in Turkey.
Why should anyone resident in the UK have to go along with your views?
Have you not just precluded yourself from commenting on local Calis/general matters Turkish.