UBER Greater Manchester.

Following the spotting of a Uber PH Car at Manchester Piccadilly Station yesterday. It was decided to check if Bury , the area the car was plated, had issued a PH Operators licence to Uber.

It turns out they did, one week ago. Further enquiry's made by the National PH Association at Bury revealed that Oldham had also issued a similar Licence. A request for a Licence has been made to Trafford, this is still being processed.

Tameside have had no approach from Uber, and Wigan Council have never heard of Uber, a spokeman there asked of Uber
"Is it a very Big Meat pie , on a stick" ?

A response from Rochdale is awaited.

Currently Uber have operators licenses for 6 of Manchester's 10 authorities, 7 if we count Trafford.
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Publicity will be cranked up next week, I doubt it will all be to Uber's advantage.

The French Taxi Unions meet on Monday 20th, severe action is expected there.

On Tuesday 21 at 2p.m The London trade, led on this occasion by the United Cabbies Group, intend to protest and block Oxford Street in the Capital.

The UK and Central European papers will be busy next week, no doubt.
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Further news Tonight is that an Application has been made to Newcastle City Council for an operators licence.

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Controversial taxi service Uber could be on its way to Newcastle, with the firm admitting it’s looking at launching in the city.

The American service, which sees passengers request a journey via a mobile phone app and signed up drivers respond, has in the last year become one of the world’s biggest tech firms, operating in 55 countries and more than 200 cities worldwide.

And Newcastle City Council has confirmed that it has issued a licence for the multi-billion dollar company to potentially make the North East’s capital the next stop on its rapid expansion.

“Uber’s plan is to be in every major city in the UK and we have a number of options of where we want to be - including Newcastle,” a spokesman for the firm told The Chronicle.


http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/smartphone-taxi-app-uber-looking-9043831