Blue Day Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Uber has launched here this afternoon, a quick fare estimate in the app on my most regular journey from station to home shows it being around 25% cheaper than the regular black cab fare. City taxis would probably be 25% cheaper than a black cab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfish1 Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 City taxis would probably be 25% cheaper than a black cab Uber are quoting me more than 25% less than City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungleboy69 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Had first trip with Uber last night. Perfect service. The app said 6 mins for a taxi and it arrived bang on time. The driver was very excited about the new service and we even got an Uber welcome goody bag full of chocolates and stuff! I've been let down a few times by City over the last few months and their quality of service has dropped, perhaps this bit of competition will help to improve their operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S8 Blade Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Home to town would normally be £8-10 with City, Uber quoting £9.12. Not much difference at all (except I've got a £20 free ride just for registering with them)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mort Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Referrals removed. Please cease from this - we do not allow affiliate links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackberry Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 love it and the fact they are offering the first ride free up to £15 is great. Going to make life alot easier. Hope they bring Uber Black and Uber Lux soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 love it and the fact they are offering the first ride free up to £15 is great. Going to make life alot easier. Hope they bring Uber Black and Uber Lux soon I just downloaded the app, why does it need access to absolutely everything on your device? I don't trust anything that wants that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackberry Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 It's a very well established business that has been running for years with no reports of data loss or privacy issues. Due to the way the app works it needs acces to location settings, profile picture ect and you can link it to other apps or payment details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternageek Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 It's a very well established business that has been running for years with no reports of data loss or privacy issues. Due to the way the app works it needs acces to location settings, profile picture ect and you can link it to other apps or payment details. it asks for your contacts and few other things, that I think goes well beyond the scope of a taxi services needs. I could understand a profile pic, that you upload. I could understand say an emergency contact that you enter... Not the need to access your whole phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheflad Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I think that the access to your contacts is that there is an option to split the fare so it may be required to facilitate this function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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