Re: " I suppose it's no different from black cabs refusing to go over the river in the evenings!"
Black cabs in London are obliged to take you up to six miles from Charing Cross. You might get to Putney, but most of South London is too far. Since many cabbies live in Essex, they also prefer their last fare of the night to be travelling East so they can be paid for part of their journey home.
I have never used Uber, but you can see they may be able to fill some gaps in the existing system in London.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
