Uber , the new CEO of Addison Lee , was brought in almost four months ago to lead the company’s fight against Uber, Hailo , and is confident his firm can compete, because, when given the option, customers will choose Addison Lee over Uber . Andy Boland currently has 15,000 cars on the road in London , compared to Uber ’s 15,000 , but this is not a problem according to London , 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 fight against Uber, and is confident his firm can compete, because, when given the option, customers will choose Addison Lee over Uber. Addison Lee currently has 5,000 cars on the road in London, compared to Uber’s 15,000, but this is not a problem 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.”