Beat the tube strike – a quick reminder of our taxi sign-up codes

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• Alex says:

  5 Aug5 August 15:22

  You can also use Addison Lee’s app. Their pricing does not have a ‘surge’ feature, so it is possible that Addison Lee will be cheaper than Uber at certain times during the Tube strike.

  You might also be able to use the following codes for a £10 discount each:

  DR18839
  DR18808
  DR15576
  DR16486
  DR9406

• bob mcbob says:

  5 Aug5 August 15:47

  Roads will be jammed. It will be quicker to walk or cycle

• Jonathan says:

  5 Aug5 August 16:54

  Used Uber for the first time on Sunday (with the HFP signup code) – it was brilliant! 🙂

• RIccati says:

  5 Aug5 August 17:23

  I hope people will adopt the right strategy and stay away from the central London.

• mark t says:

  6 Aug6 August 00:11

  Roads will be chocker, i’d use Hailo, black cabs can use bus lanes.

  Pity you can’t reject ‘Hailo Exec’ which i personally see as a ‘free downgrade’

  • Rob says:

    6 Aug6 August 07:26

    My wife took an Uber at 6.45, standard price and here in 7 mins.

    Just checked (7.30) and no surge pricing at all on ANY class of car.

  • CWK says:

    7 Aug7 August 13:06

    I’m an HailoExec driver. A Hailo Exec car will turn up, if there are no black cabs nearby.

    Your ride be requested to black cab drivers first (unless you specifically choose a Hailo Exec), and will then go to Hailo Exec drivers if there are none available.

    On the app you can turn off this feature, so only black cabs will accept your ride, or if you see a HailoExec accept your ride request, you can always cancel it (though do so in a couple of minutes, or you’ll be charged a cancellation fee!).

• Rob says:

  6 Aug6 August 09:05

  It is 9am in West London and still no Uber surge pricing – business as usual. Either everyone is working from home or they have flooded the city with drivers.

  • gnarlyoldgoatdude says:

    6 Aug6 August 09:49

    I’m the only one in my office (out of 6).

    St Pancras was much quieter than usual.
    The taxi rank was fuller than usual.

    Doesn’t affect me as I take the High Speed train from Kent and then walk.

    • RIccati says:

      6 Aug6 August 16:02

      Afternoon. Bus stops are busier than usual but manageable to get in.

      Full availability on Uber, no surge pricing and a lot of available cars.

      Heathrow T5 is quieter than usual!! First time in my life had near empty Fast Track and a lot of unpopulated space in the Galleries (maybe people don’t have as much time).

      It looks like there is an economic externality — if tube is functioning, people are in the offices and more likely to catch an occasional Uber to meeting/return by tube.

      What the strike has done is opened the convenience of HEx for me, which I will try to take when there is a suitable discount. It is enough for them to offer £10 fares and a lot of people would flip to HEx.

  • CWK says:

    7 Aug7 August 13:07

    A couple of things to compare with the last tube strike:

    a) It’s the summer holidays. London is quieter than usual.

    b) The last strike occurred during Ramadan, where there were a lot less drivers on the road.

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