Uber blasts email to media to rechange the rules in Portland and Paris France.

Uber has been emailing everyone to write on behalf of them to change the minimum prearrangement rules because it fears that it's creative, questionable and taxi operation disguised and  wrapped in limo and technology no longer may be sustainable. Why is Uber asking others to write for them when they are the beneficiaries of profits? This seems pretty upsurd, but if anyone ever has used Uber Car service has received these emails from Uber.

In October 2013, Uber sent users an email to write and convince Mayor  of Portland to deregulate the 30minute prearrangement rule. In this email, Uber claimed that taxi business is bad and Portland requires improvement in service and the city should be technology friendly. Uber also makes claims that with deregulation there will be improvements in taxi service. So the question is that those Lincoln Town Car owner operators who are registered as Livery cars and bypass the city's taxi medallion system registrations, requirments and regulations will be improvement in service? It sounds more like disguised taxis operating on a different standard. Is Uber suggesting that the current taxi services cannot provide an app to consumers and provide the same technology? How are consumers benefiting with Uber's surge pricing charges?How is it improvement in service with existing  regulated taxi metered rates in Portland  compared to Uber instituting  Surge Pricing? Uber always portrays itself a victim from the taxi industry and not admitting that they are attempting to provide taxi service in real time disguised under the technology wrapper. In addition, Uber sends another email to users after regulators clearly defined Livery from taxis with the new minimum prearrangement rule making.

Once again on October 16th 2013, Uber sent a blast email to users "Save Uber Paris".In this email, Uber claims to bring technology to an old industry bringing convenience to travelers and public. Uber never wrote in this email how the VTC "Vendor Transportation Companies" also known as the owner operators working Uber system are not registered as medallion taxis, and are not licensed and are not inspected as taxis are operating in a fashion similar to taxis. It asks readers to write to the French government. When reader clicks on the names of officials on the list, the email defaults in subject line and also in body without allowing reader to write their own opinion. This is exactly what appears in email browser subject line " VTC: I'm opposed to that 15min rule". In the body of email, it defaults to
"Prime Minster Ayrault
as one of tens of thousands of Parisians who relies on speedy, safe and reliable VTC transportation, I strongly urge you to reject a proposal Parisians to wait 15minutes before getting a VTC ride..."
The email goes on to bluff about how this limits transportation, process hurting consumers and jobs.
Really Uber? Giving a green light to gypsy type livery operators to operate as taxis without undergoing the existing taxi standards will be safe for Parisians? In addition, with Uber's surge pricing model will hurt the consumers as there is limited to no over watch and accountability.

It is pretty clear that Uber's media campaign is designed for their own interests and not publics best interest. Shall Uber want to bypass the prearrangement rule, then the VTC's shall purchase a taxi medallion, be regulated as licensed taxis and held to same standards as the existing licensed taxis in Paris or anywhere Uber opposes prearrangement.

No other Livery company in Portland, Denver or Paris opposes prearrangement except for Uber.