TFL rules

[gigikent]

Hey guys,

 

What do you think about these new rules, i am totally shocked

 

• A compulsory five-minute delay be-fore a passenger can be picked up by a private hire vehicle after booking;

• Making it illegal to show cars available for immediate hire, either visibly or virtually, via an app;

• Drivers must use facial or fingerprint recognition to log into an app;

• Drivers should be allowed to work for only one operator at a time;

• Passengers must state a fixed destination at the time of booking.

[fullpower]

Let's wait and see....

[LUED]

Hey guys,

 

What do you think about these new rules, i am totally shocked

 

• A compulsory five-minute delay be-fore a passenger can be picked up by a private hire vehicle after booking;

• Making it illegal to show cars available for immediate hire, either visibly or virtually, via an app;

• Drivers must use facial or fingerprint recognition to log into an app;

• Drivers should be allowed to work for only one operator at a time;

• Passengers must state a fixed destination at the time of booking.

1. That's stupid. If the car is already there, which just happens to be parked up and waiting next to the waiting passenger: "sorry you can't get into my car, just yet. You have to wait outside in the cold and rain, for five minutes, that's the law."

2. Well that's fair enough. Besides on Uber, the nearest car may not accept the job anyway, and while the job is being requested, another car nearer to you than what's showing on the map, may have just cleared, and accept your job request. An idea is to do away with the map, and have a list of the estimated arrival times, of the 8 (as that's the number of nearest cars showing on the map currently) closest cars. Similar to what is being shown at bus stops (but instead of the bus route numbers, you could have the different platforms (X/Exec/Lux/XL)  showing instead, with their estimated arrival times. 

3. That's ok. Prevents other drivers using your account. 

4. No that's not ok. That defeats the point of self-employment. It would only benefit the operator.

5. Maybe. It will help, as a "going home" feature could then be implemented. However, passengers can easily change their mind midway e.g. a pick up from the Strand going to Paddington to catch a train to Heathrow, The passenger may change their mind mid way, and ask the driver to go straight to Heathrow. Also there could be multiple stops and the final destination may not be the final one. The job can also be an "as directed", and the destination could also be the pick up point.