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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: 0.228s | source
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Traster ◴[25 Nov 19 11:26 UTC] No.21627139[source]▶
It's pretty amazing how consistently Uber fails to abide by even the most basic regulations. How many times does a billion dollar company get a second chance? Every time this happens people talk about how the Mayor will get in trouble for this, but let's face it, ride hailing apps are 10 a penny. Lyft, Taxify, MyTaxi? No one in London is going to miss Uber.
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Mengkudulangsat ◴[25 Nov 19 12:16 UTC] No.21627420[source]▶
Uber exited our market of Southeast Asia and we are left with a giant monopoly (Grab) that intends to become a SuperApp a-la WeChat in China. That is a scary prospect.

Their race to the bottom was absolutely beneficial to consumers while it was going on. Smaller rivals have nowhere near the resources of Uber when competing with Grab.

We surely missed Uber when it left.

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1. phatfish ◴[25 Nov 19 14:45 UTC] No.21628498[source]▶
London and the UK has plenty of other taxi companies with an app for consumers to choose from (which are following the rules one assumes). So your experience in Southeast Asia although depressing is irrelevant.