Regular taxis are in every facet worse than Ubers. So safety etc is just an excuse.
In the end, this is about economics. Why send all this money to a US company, when you can keep it in the UK?
In the end, this is about economics. Why send all this money to a US company, when you can keep it in the UK?
London black cabs can take more pax than most cars (5 or 6 plus luggage), they have a very small turn radius, are wheelchair accessible, the drivers have "the knowledge" and actually know where they're going, and if you want, you can also call one online.
You can argue about the overall experience of London cabs vs Uber, but worse "in every facet" is just silly.
Lastly, Uber fares cover only a fraction of their cost, so they're not "sending money to a US company"; at most they're contributing to Uber's $2 bn annual loss.