▁were ▁wel coming ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁service , ▁but ▁several ▁tax i ▁fleet ▁own ers ▁have ▁prohib ited ▁drivers ▁from ▁using ▁the ▁application , ▁fear ing ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Jim ▁Edwards , ▁founder ▁of ▁Business ▁Ins ider ▁UK , ▁compared ▁G ett ▁and ▁U ber ▁as ▁a ▁user ▁in ▁Edinburgh . ▁From ▁a ▁driver ' s ▁view point , ▁G ett ▁was ▁very ▁useful ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁helped ▁to ▁find ▁far es ▁that ▁they ▁otherwise ▁would ▁miss ; ▁but ▁in ▁bad ▁weather ▁drivers ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁far es ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁street , ▁and ▁none ▁were ▁available ▁to ▁users ▁on ▁G ett . ▁In ▁similar ▁conditions ▁U ber ▁applies ▁increased ▁" sur ge ▁prices ", ▁but ▁is ▁still ▁available ▁( c ars ▁do ▁not ▁p ly ▁for ▁h ire ▁on ▁the ▁streets ). ▁Edwards ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁a ▁promotion , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁compare ▁prices ; ▁he ▁found ▁G ett ' s ▁old - school ▁H ack ney ▁c abs ▁more ▁comfortable , ▁and ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁service ▁provided ▁by ▁G ett ▁at ▁quiet ▁times ▁to ▁be ▁similar ▁to ▁U ber , ▁but ▁" r ub b ish ▁for ▁people ▁who ▁aren ' t ▁standing ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁street ▁but ▁still ▁need ▁a ▁ride " ▁at ▁times ▁of ▁high ▁demand . ▁ ▁Str ateg ic ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Volks wagen ▁Group ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Volks wagen ▁Group ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁invest