A spokesman for the US-based business said a small number of taxi drivers have already signed up to the service and it hopes to recruit several hundred by January.
Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association (LTDA), which represents taxi drivers, claimed there is no demand from passengers for a partnership, and accused Uber of attempting to use black cabs to reinvigorate their ailing business model.
Uber said it will not charge new drivers commission for their first six months. It did not disclose what the fee would be after that period. Uber's UK general manager, Andrew Brem, said: 'We're partnering with taxi drivers across the world and the message we are hearing from them is clear: Uber and taxis are better together.'
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