IN THE NEWS UBER LAUNCHES LOCAL CAB AND PARTNERS WITH OPERATORS IN LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY


In order to meet growing demand for trips and extend the use of its app beyond the 40 UK towns and cities in which it currently operates, Uber is forming partnerships with local operators. Uber’s app will integrate with Autocab’s iGo network, which has the potential to connect passengers with 80,000 pri- vate hire and taxi drivers in the UK. A raft of operators have gone live with Local Cab in different areas across England and Scotland over the last month.


On Monday 4 April, in Birmingham and surrounding areas, Local Cab launched for the first time with four operators: XL Cars, West Bromwich; ABC Cars, Wolverhampton; Ace Cars, Birmingham and 247 Cars, Willenhall.


In Peterborough, Local Cab expanded in the city, with King Carz on board following two previous operators that launched there in March. And in Lancashire: four more operators joined from across the region: Blacktax Radio Taxis, Blackpool; Ashton Allied Cabs and New City Taxis in Preston and Brownhill Corporate Hire, Blackburn. East Midlands and West Yorkshire were next on Monday 11 April, with the launch involving six different operators: Central Cars and Southside Cars, Not- tingham; Acorn Taxis, Boston (Lincolnshire); Wrose Village Cars and Zip Taxis in Bradford and Bronte & DWC Taxis, Haworth. Finally, on Tuesday 19 April, nine opera- tors went live in new locations across the UK: Radio Taxis, Southampton;


Data Yorkshire, Pontefract; Apple Central Taxis, Weston-super-Mare; ABC Taxis, Newport; TOA Taxis, West Dunbartonshire inc Dumbarton, Alexandria, as well as Helensburgh and surrounding areas; Yellow Cars, Bristol; Carriage Company, Banbury; CabCo, Canterbury and ABC Taxis in Benfleet and Canvey Island. Jamie Heywood, Uber’s Regional General Manager for Northern and Eastern Europe, said: “We’re excited to add all these new areas to our growing list of locations where riders can access Local Cab. This will help maximise earnings opportunities for drivers while giving passengers more choice, meaning that everyone will benefit. We’re looking forward to launching Local Cab in more UK towns and cities soon.”


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