Re: RE: Honestly, I think Uber have kind of a point here...
"It's a service people obviously want; both riders and drivers, and it threatens the very core of the traditional taxi industry because it has basically none of the traditional overhead so associated."
The primary overhead being saved on the UberPop service appears to be commercial insurance on the vehicles used and Uber are simply not checking that insurance before allowing drivers to "contract" for them. The secondary "problem" is that at least here in the UK there is a system called Private Hire, which in theory means pre-booked licenced vehicles. Some Private Hire companies are using mobile apps for their bookings and doing it within the law. But that does cost a little more than Uber because they aren't breaking the law.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
