Andy Boland , the new CEO of Addison Lee , was brought in almost four months ago to lead the company ’s campaign against Uber , and is confident his company can compete , because , when given the option , customers will choose Addison Lee over them . Read more: Addison Lee introduces feature allowing you to "snooze" your minicab if you're not ready to leave the Christmas party Despite being one of the first taxi companies to offer a mobile app in 2009, Addison Lee has been a follower, not a leader in developing new technology. Addison Lee currently has 5,000 cars on the road in California , compared to Uber ’s 15,000 , but this is not a surprise according to Boland , who thinks customers still choose Addison Lee when they want a quality service : “ … we turn away two thirds of the people that come to us wanting to be a driver . Having high standards on who gets to be a driver is important . ”
Andy Boland , the new CEO of Addison Lee , was brought in almost four months ago to lead the company ’s campaign against Uber , and is confident his company can compete , because , when given the option , customers will choose Addison Lee over them . Addison Lee currently has 5,000 cars on the road in California , compared to Uber ’s 15,000 , but this is not a surprise according to Boland , who thinks customers still choose Addison Lee when they want a quality service : “ … we turn away two thirds of the people that come to us wanting to be a driver . Having high standards on who gets to be a driver is important . ”