LUED

Have you tried applying for one? Is so, when?
It may be hard if you have done now, or recently, as they're still undergoing the process of changing the fee and size structure. That's why they'v given Uber a temporary 4 month licence, until they sort it out.
I'm on my second operator's licence, and haven't had a problem applying for my first one, and at the renewal (which was a couple of years ago now). 

Not worth it, you only get 1 or 2 exec jobs a week

OTS i never heard about them? any good ?

Transport for London’s compliance officers are employed to inspect private hire drivers, vehicles, and private hire operators in London to ensure they comply with relevant legislation and regulations.
 
Car Documentation
Please have the following in the car at all times:
Insurance Certificate Insurance Vehicle Schedule (depending on insurers, the insurance certificate and vehicle schedule might be located on the same page) Insurance Permission Letter (subject to PCO car rental company agreement) Driver Documentation:
Please have the following in the car at all times:
Driving Licence PCO badge – To be worn around your neck at all times and not to be placed anywhere else (e.g on the vehicle) Daily Car Checks:
Tyre Tread – The law requires car tyres to have a minimum tread depth of 1.6mm in a continuous band around the central three quarters of the tyre Lights – Check all your lights are working. You could park your car near a wall to check rear lights e.g. brake lights Cleanliness – Make sure your car is clean at all times Bodywork Damage – Please ensure there is no damage to your car and that it’s in a working order e.g rear window wiper is working, rear bumper damage

Addison Lee owner drivers scheme, you can probably log on and off as you please
OTS sends you e-mails, requesting quotes, which you can reject, or if you reply, they'll get back to you if they accept your quote.
Crawfords and Brunel probably want you to work fixed shifts.
Creative Cars probably ask you when you're available  to do jobs for them, they have lots of tv location work so usually need a number of cars in one go after filming. 

If you know the doormen, sometimes they remember you if you drop off at the same hotel regularly. 
However, they often got their own contacts anyway, as well as black taxi drivers, or they've already got a contract in place with a PH firm. 
Obviously if you go for it, you'd probably need an operator's licence, and maybe a facility to accept card payments. 

Addison Lee, OTS, Crawfords, Creative Cars, Brunel...

If you know the doormen, sometimes they remember you if you drop off at the same hotel regularly. 
However, they often got their own contacts anyway, as well as black taxi drivers, or they've already got a contract in place with a PH firm. 
Obviously if you go for it, you'd probably need an operator's licence, and maybe a facility to accept card payments. 

It's free, try it and see! 
If it doesn't work out, then just delete it. 

Need own work and/or work for other exec companies, if you have an exec car, as it's not worthwhile to use it on Uber as you have to take X work as well. 

Could be to do with the new change in the price structure for Operator licensing. 
When, or if it's implemented, TfL will charge Uber £14 per year for each driver, which undoubtedly would be passed onto the driver. 

Certainly designed to keep the competition out. 
Those medium sized cab offices, will therefore be restricted to 100 cars, and can only accept so many jobs. 
Bearing in mind that even though though got 100 cars, not all of them will be on the road at the same time - various shifts, drivers on holiday, days off, vehicle problems, etc. 
So possibly may be about 30 to 40 cars out on the road at any one time?
There might be an upturn in the number of the smallest operator licences being applied for one-man band operations, as these companies will turn to these as sub-contractors to pass on any extra work onto, as the booking can then be transferred directly to them, without having to add those with an operating licence as a driver under their own licence. 

Just for 4 months to distract our attention and then of course will be 5 years for the same old price. IS going to be a game changer for those 113 operators who have more than 100 cars, the threshold should be between 500 and 1000, not 100.
Is good for Uber because many operators will collapse, cant afford to pay £160k

Maybe. Earnings are irrelevant though, it's the amount of profit you make, which mattters. 
Going by your figures, I'd reckon it would cost more than £40 extra a day to run a brand new £70,000 LWB Lux car, compared to a 8 year old Prius (I know these are the extreme ends of the scale, but it's perfectly possible). 
Therefore, an experienced X driver who knows where the work and knows their way around London, will earn more in their 8 year old Prius (who paid cash outright for their car), than the new Lux driver, who has just entered the trade, financed to the hilt, with £1k monthly leasing payments.
 
Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity. 

With LUX if dont earn £300/day you're losing money

Maybe. Earnings are irrelevant though, it's the amount of profit you make, which mattters. 
Going by your figures, I'd reckon it would cost more than £40 extra a day to run a brand new £70,000 LWB Lux car, compared to a 8 year old Prius (I know these are the extreme ends of the scale, but it's perfectly possible). 
Therefore, an experienced X driver who knows where the work and knows their way around London, will earn more in their 8 year old Prius (who paid cash outright for their car), than the new Lux driver, who has just entered the trade, financed to the hilt, with £1k monthly leasing payments.
 
Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity. 

Motorists have been hit with more than £500 million in fines since variable speed limits were introduced on UK roads in 2013 – with research revealing that one in eight of those caught simply didn’t realise lower speed limits were being enforced
THis is it, soon we will have auto-pilot cars, smart motorways, 0 jobs
 
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/revealed-the-smart-motorways-most-likely-to-hit-you-with-a-ticket/ar-BBBbYGA?li=AA8sb7&ocid=spartandhp
 

We have approximately over a 1000 drivers who live in Birmingham but have a TFL private hire licence because obtaining and Birmingham and solihull license is very hard.

Usually issues at pick ups. The passenger isn't there, ready and waiting by the kerb side, ready to get in the car when you pull up. You may be expected to wait on a red route during enforceable hours, with a risk of getting a ticket. Sometimes the GPS position is wrong on either your phone or the passenger's phone, so they're where the app says they should be. Finally, if they're at the pick up point when you arrive, they're either in an unsafe, or an illegal spot (e.g. on zig-zag lines by a crossing). 

This is from London mate, in Manchester I was just visiting.
I agree long hours indeed, but then again many people work for £1,300/month and they don't have the luxury to own a car. Nothing is perfect mate

No mate, why do you say this?
Of course people are making those kinda of money otherwise you will not see so many cars online, right?
AS I said on the other post, London is expensive
Where are you based if you don't mind asking and what is your hourly average?
 
 

Same here, I prefer quiet as well. is better for me. from 10 trips , 5 of them are chatty 

Most passengers I collect, don't talk. They're usually on their phone, or on their laptop, or talking to their companion, if they've got one. They may just want a silent ride, may not like chit chat, etc. 
 
I prefer it that way anyway, better to concentrate on your driving instead. 
 
Also if the conversation turns religious and/or political, you'll have to try and remain neutral, whatever your views are, otherwise it won't be professional. 

Most passengers I collect, don't talk. They're usually on their phone, or on their laptop, or talking to their companion, if they've got one. They may just want a silent ride, may not like chit chat, etc. 
 
I prefer it that way anyway, better to concentrate on your driving instead. 
 
Also if the conversation turns religious and/or political, you'll have to try and remain neutral, whatever your views are, otherwise it won't be professional. 

are they allowed to use the name taxi?
I think they have to change their name first right , 15% commission is good but how they will attract customers I wonder