Postby boonkoh » Fri May 08, 2015 11:50 pm
There's been some not so right things on this thread that I thought I would clear up.
But first I wanted to object against LP73's comment on "different nationalities" driving worse. Show us the proof? Its the sort of thing you expect from a UKIP politician.
Uber drivers need a a license from the Public Carriage Office, same line any minicab drivers. So in terms of background checks, they're the same standard as minicab drivers.
Addison Lee do not "employ" their own drivers. They force their drivers to rent the cars from them, and adhere to rules. So they're like mini franchises, like fast food outlets. Some of them are good, some can be bad.
Black cab is probably the safest of the lot, although I don't know how deep and how frequent the vetting of drivers are. But if you use the Hailo app, at least there's a record of which driver picked up your girls and car plate.
There really isn't a 100% safe option unless you use a trusted driver each and every time. If assault is your main worry, then using an app is better than not as it will dwter, given that there's a record of the driver and car registration, rather than "calling" a local minicab firm or hailing a black cab off the street.
