Dear Taxi Leaks
Some Cab drivers are saying ITV's Jonathan Maitland got the message across to the general public; let's have a closer look at his carefully put together message:
Uber are involved in tax avoidance.
Uber drivers are obtaining the incorrect insurance and consequently putting the general public at risk by driving with void policies.
Uber drivers are being exploited with low pay.
Jonathan Maitland explained quite clearly the differences between Private Hire and Licensed Taxis. He clearly understands what a PH driver is permitted to do and not to do. ie, plying for hire, touting, ranking etc.
It was quite deliberate that he omitted ALL of the damaging facts and statistics regarding:
Inadequate Background checks.
Sexual innuendo/ Rape, violent racist motivated attack of a lone female, religious bigotry, terrorist motivated attacks.
Customers thrown out and abandoned in the middle of nowhere.
The atrocious standard of operation of a motor vehicles driven by Uber partners.
The fact that many Uber drivers are intentionally and willfully signing off and back onto the Uber platform to cause price surging to be implemented.
Many Uber drivers speak English to a very low standard. The Uber driver in the program was carefully selected because of his clean appearance and the fact that could speak perfect English !
Uber drivers allegedly sharing their vehicles with unlicensed individuals. There are many instances on social media claiming the driver that turned up for the ride, clearly wasn't the driver on the driver app profile!
Hacked accounts and the plethora of complaints on social media claiming claiming Uber customer service is non existent (Anthea Turner).
Now let's look at Jonathan Maitland's subliminal message - the real message:
London Taxi drivers are paranoid about Uber; they are internet trolls involved in a propaganda smear campaign against Uber using Twitter/ social media and the #beenubered.
Maitland, throughout the broadcast referred to Uber/PH drivers and cars as... Cab drivers and Taxis, OVER and OVER again.
In my opinion this was deliberate and designed to send a subliminal message that PH and Uber are Taxis !
Secondly, WHY did the ITV decide to air this program seven day before Christmas?
In my opinion this program was a carefully crafted piece of propaganda by ITV to promote Uber as a victim of the London Taxi Trade:
Dear Editor:
I have watched the show on catch-up and thought it leaned in our favour, however using just one local small minicab company, Spotty Cars, (what a terrible name - are they based in acne or something?) did little to show the seriousness of the situation! I think if they had spoken to PH giants like Addison Lee or Green Tomatoes, it would have given more insight into how the minicab-trade has also been let down by TfL.
Members from the London Assembly were interviewed, but no senior people from TfLTPH regarding how UBER flout the laws whilst TfL have turned a blind eye!
They did however complain how some taxi-drivers use social media, which reflected badly on our trade. They could have also pointed out some of the many tweets from passengers who have been over charged, assaulted, punched in the face whilst being racially abused, women being told they are inappropriately dressed - the list goes on and on!
It was also good that it was pointed out that a race by two people, from the same start and finishing at the same place was won by the taxi 15 minutes before UBER arrived costing little more than £1 extra - in Birmingham where again a race took place, the taxi worked out £5 cheaper due to Uber's surge charging!
All in all though a good stab at highlighting some of the problems we face, which the media usually always gets wrong! But again Uber were constantly referred to as Taxis and their drivers Cab drivers.
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