It's about both, clearly. I was responding to this comment:
> There is no valid reason other than it undermines the rents...
And I pointed out that yes, actually there are other valid reasons.
Not having every square inch of city streets covered by circling taxis and for hire cars is another reason.
The fact that taxis have regulated and inspected meters that prevent people from getting ripped off on the fare charged is yet another reason (and an excellent one I might add).
You can see a fare estimate on the app before you even call in an uber. I think if they were able to do pickups, the driver's phone could easily display some sort of meter for riders, and even do predictions before transaction is even confirmed.
> There is no valid reason other than it undermines the rents...
And I pointed out that yes, actually there are other valid reasons.
Not having every square inch of city streets covered by circling taxis and for hire cars is another reason.
The fact that taxis have regulated and inspected meters that prevent people from getting ripped off on the fare charged is yet another reason (and an excellent one I might add).