To ask if I can still get an Uber in London?

[lookingforthecorkscrew]

I have a hospital appointment, morning sickness and a 3yo and the bus seems impossible today.

App is showing cars nearby, but does it still work?!

[lalalonglegs]

Yes. Uber is appealing the ruling and still working in the meantime.

[specialsubject]

Yes.

There are of course dozens of real minicab firms too, who may even pay tax.

[Caulk]

I came to say the same as Special. There will be just as many other companies too.

[lookingforthecorkscrew]

I know there are mini cab firms, thank you. I have no cash on me.

[specialsubject]

OK. Enjoy subsidising tax avoidance which could pay for a better NHS. And be careful.

[lookingforthecorkscrew]

I didn’t ask to be educated about Uber. I asked if I could still get one.

[Coffeeisnecessary]

There is an app for London registered cabs called gett which is excellent- well worth using instead of uber. They know where they are going without Google maps!!

[LillyLollyLandy]

Addison Lee also let you pay by credit card OP, just in case you have problems with uber.

[ZaphodBeeblerox]

Wow! So much snark for a mum trying to get to a hospital appt!
Yes Uber still works OP! Will continue to do so while they are appealing the ruling.

[Auspiciouspanda]

Mini cabs are crap, whilst they might know where they're going off by heart they don't show up on time it's just around the corner love

[Cactusjelly00]

Yes YABU to use this board for such a stupid question. Hth.

[Caulk]

i have no cash on me
Ah, okay. In my city you can pay card or pay beforehand on an app, or ask it to pull up outside a cash point, so I assumed it would be the same in London.

[SoupDragon]

Yes YABU to use this board for such a stupid question. Hth.

Have you read most of AIBU?

[Auspiciouspanda]

I'm a housing benefit assessor - uber are the only drivers accounts that make probable sense (time plus fuel versus fares) so I doubt any of them are declaring their earnings properly.

[19lottie82]

special mini cans aren’t any safer than Uber’s.

[Baden157]

Also great app called my taxi. Can pay by card via the app or in the cab.

[PiffleandWiffle]

And be careful

Yes, because no-ones ever had any trouble with a "real" mini cab firm...

[Andrewofgg]

Yes. And a good thing too.

[hermoninny]

Wow what a bunch of sanctimonious vipers!!

OP, yes uber works. I use it regularly as I live in London.

Don’t bother with mini cab companies if you can help it as 1. They don’t allow you to track the cars or give you the drivers details and 2. They are well known for ripping people off with unorthodox routes.

Nothing wrong with Uber’s tax accounting which doesn’t also apply to every other large company or taxi driver in the country. Ignore the self righteous people here...

[paxillin]

Bloody hell, poor OP. I hope you got your Uber.

"Which chicken is best for roasting?" You shouldn't be eating chicken, it is full of C. Diff. and you are supporting an exploitative industry living off seasonal farm work. Eat moon-harvested quinoa instead. "Erm, thanks, I suppose?"

[CopperHandle]

You can pay by card in black cabs in London now

[Cactusjelly00]

SoupDragon
I have.
I do wonder if the board should be renamed.

[LBOCS2]

FWIW, 3 of our local taxi firms have all shut in the last 18mo. So there aren’t actually many alternatives to Uber at the moment in my part of London - although I assume that will change if they lose.

[IHopeYouStepOnALegoPiece]

Yes, I got one this morning...whilst waiting for it my Amaxon parcel arrived and I picked up starbucks when I got out so youre nowhere near as awful as me

[OnionKnight]

Uber are great, they are still in London as we used them three times in London on Friday.