UBER UPDATE - UK


TWO IN HOSPITAL AFTER UBER CRASHES INTO SIDE OF BUSY RESTAURANT IN LIVERPOOL


A number of people are in hospital after an Uber PHV crashed into the side of a busy restaurant. Emergency services were called to Hanover Street shortly after 7pm on 18 October, following reports of a crash. Once Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service arrived at the scene they found two vehicles were involved, with one crashing into the side of Churrasco Steakhouse in Liverpool One. A total of six people were assessed at the scene by the North West Ambulance


Service, with two


being taken to hospital for minor injuries. All other passengers and drivers were given the all clear. A spokesperson from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said:


“Merseyside Police and North West Ambulance Service are on scene and a Structural Engineer has been requested to assess damage to a nearby building caused by a vehicle involved. “Following a multi agency meeting, there was no immediate concern to the stability of the building and no concerns on the structural integrity of the building.” The manager of Churrasco Steakhouse said none of the staff or customers were injured in the incident and they remained open.


UBER COULD BE THE ANSWER AS TAXI CRISIS STOPS PEOPLE VISITING ABERDEEN CITY CENTRE


Campaigners desperate to revive Aberdeen’s Union Street fear its resurgence is being held back by a lack of taxis to take people there. Queues are often seen snaking along city centre streets as impatient punters await a lift home at the end of an evening out. And the Our Union Street taskforce is concerned the long-running problem is putting people off even venturing into Aberdeen. In a newly published document, they


say the predicament is


“having a negative impact on the local economy”. The taskforce contends that once-controversial proposals to


bring Uber to


Aberdeen need to be reconsidered. A new white paper explains that Our Union Street leaders have spoken to local taxi operators in a bid to understand the problem. The dossier states: “There appears


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to be a serious under-supply of taxis that seems to have a negative impact on the local economy – especially the night-time economy.” And the group is concerned that people at the end of a night out, are more


likely to engage in


antisocial behaviour if they “can’t get away from the city centre”. Meanwhile, taxi problems are just as severe at Aberdeen Inter- national Airport. Our Union Street says it “creates a very negative experience for visitors and damages our reputation”. The volunteer-led city centre crusaders say there will be “no simple actions”, but “further discussion is needed”. And that discussion, they


argue, must


involve app-based operator Uber. Our Union Street wants to “understand” whether an Uber service in Aberdeen would “solve


the problem”. The white paper continues: “All Uber drivers need to be licensed, and we


don’t have enough


licensed taxi drivers in the city. “It might be part of the mix in the future.” Uber was granted a licence to operate in Aberdeen in 2017, but never made it to the city. Two years later, amid speculation the down- turn made it a less attractive proposition, Uber confirmed it wouldn’t be driving the plans forward.


As Our Union Street ramps up its efforts in the weeks and months ahead, bosses have lifted the lid on their five “action areas”. And one of the main themes they will now explore in the background is: “The impact of more or fewer taxis on our economy and what options are available. ”


NOVEMBER 2023 PHTM


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