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LONDONERS are no longer able to get an Uber from 11.59pm after it was stripped of its licence by TFL.
Transport for London made the announcement today that Uber will not be able to operate in the capital because they found it was "not fit and proper".
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Uber has 21 days to appeal the decision but in the meantime the main question on everyone's minds is what will they use instead? And how much do they cost? We take a look at the options.
For each app we took a look at how much it would cost to travel from The Sun Online's HQ in London Bridge to the Roundhouse in Camden.
For Uber it estimated it would cost £20 to £27 for the 35 minute, 4.6 mile journey and a driver would arrive in 5 minutes.
MyTaxi - the black taxi hailing app
Taxi-hailing app Hailo merged with MyTaxi late last year to create one big service. It operates in over 50 cities across Europe, including London.
Its app is available to download onto iPhone and Android handsets. Like Uber you can see your cab's progress on a live map and you can call your driver.
Your taxi will wait outside for 2 and half minutes before it starts charging you.
Unlike Uber there is a £10 minimum fare charged on all journeys outside the hours of 10am - 5pm (Monday to Friday) and at all times on Saturday and Sunday.
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If you've never used it before you can get £10 off your first trip using the code "myfirstmytaxi".
Immediately after the Uber announcement it announced it was cutting fares by 50 per cent.
You can also favourite drivers so that you're more likely to get them in future. You can also prebook with as little as 15 minutes notice.
To get a six seat you just need to select the multi-seater option.
How much? The app kept crashing and we couldn't work out how to see the fare before booking. Once we clicked through to book one it said £26. It appeared like a driver was ready to pick us up.
Kabbee - book a minicab
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Compare prices of local minicabs and book them through the Kabbee app, choose from over 70 providers with over 10,000 cars operating in London.
It tells you the cheapest and the quickest option, which is quite nice.
Kabbee claims its up to 65 per cent cheaper than a black cab. You can choose what size car and book from 5 minutes up to three months ahead.
Riders can either pay by card or cash and you will be charged extras, for example if you keep the driver waiting or they need to pay for parking.
How much? It estimated that the quickest and fastest driver would cost £19.20.
Addison Lee - book a private hire car
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Before Uber existed Addison Lee (or Addy Lee for those who know) ruled the roost.
It's known for being a little bit more expensive but to our surprise it worked out the cheapest in our very quick test, plus you always get one of their nice big people carriers.
You can book online, on the phone or through its app and pay by card or cash.
Riders can book a taxi to come at specific time but like most cabs it charges more at peak times.
It will send you a text message to confirm the details and you can track your driver through its app.
How much? For the 29 minute journey to the Roundhouse in Camden from London Bridge, Addy Lee estimated a £16.80 charge. It estimated a driver would arrive in 18 minutes.
Gett - black cab and courier service app
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Gett pretty much works in the same way as Uber. You put in your location, it calls for cab and then one arrives but the big difference is that you ride in a black taxi.
It was the first service to launch a ride sharing option, called Together, in December last year. Uber swiftly copied this model with with Uber Pool.
According to its CEO the average fare in London is between £3 and £3.50. It offers a fixed fare pricing, so once you've booked you know how much it's going to cost.
You can pre-order taxis or ask them to arrive asap. You can share the app with friends to earn free rides.
It charges you 50p per minute if a driver waits for more than 2 minutes.
How much? It quoted us a price of £24.39 or you can opt to pay by the meter.
What about Lyft?
LYFT doesn't operate in London at the moment.
The service is very similar to Uber but it only operates in the US.
Searches for the company spiked when the announcement was made by TFL this morning.
In the US many Uber drivers are also registered with Lyft and work for both companies.
Lyft, which launched in 2012, currently operates in only 300 cities, all of which are in the US, around half the number of cities in which Uber has operations.
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