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Uber loses licence to operate in London, will still operate while appealing

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256 points reubensutton | 1 comments | 25 Nov 19 10:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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gorgoiler ◴[25 Nov 19 11:46 UTC] No.21627245[source]▶
Deliveroo should suffer a reckoning too, if there’s any sense in the world.

Have you ever seen a bunch of Deliveroo riders clogging up the public space outside a restaurant or other public space? Why should one business get to exploit pavements for profit, without regulation. Private companies shouldn’t be able to co-opt public space without scrutiny or permission.

Or maybe I’m too ethical and not being enough of a hustler, and I should move my team into the desk space at the local library?

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1. emiliobumachar ◴[25 Nov 19 14:15 UTC] No.21628263[source]▶
I've never seen them, they don't operate in my area. That said, your complaint was unclear.

Did they go beyond simple parking into more egregious use of public space, like parking on the sidewalk or blocking traffic?

Or is it about public parking? Would it be okay if they were customers instead of delivery workers? How much of a difference does it make that a corporation is involved?