As an idea Uber is fine. I liek the concept.
In practice however Uber does not have the same protections for the drivers and customers that proper taxi companies do. Also there's less checks made for drivers wanting to run their own uber.
A google search didn't take me long to find this.
http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents
One incident I remember seeing on the news a while back.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...sland-man-running-driveway-dropping-wife.html
In practice however Uber does not have the same protections for the drivers and customers that proper taxi companies do. Also there's less checks made for drivers wanting to run their own uber.
A google search didn't take me long to find this.
http://www.whosdrivingyou.org/rideshare-incidents
One incident I remember seeing on the news a while back.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...sland-man-running-driveway-dropping-wife.html