Where would we be without Uber in 2019, eh? (I don’t know about you, but I’d probably still be stuck in Streatham right now, putting together a public transport strategy to, hopefully one day, get me back to Hackney.)

In London alone, Uber has around 45,000 drivers and an estimated 3.5 million people use the app. It’s often the quickest, easiest and cheapest way to get around – so, why wouldn’t we use it?

Well, taxi apps are not without their controversies, as we well know.

Let’s not forget that Uber has been under a 15-month probation after TfL found the firm was not equipped to hold a private hire vehicles operator licence. And, only very recently, one woman added to growing safety concerns after sharing her terrifying experience in a Lyft cab that left her fearing for her life. The apps have also hit the black cab industry and taxi ranks pretty badly and, of course, they contribute to the dangerous air pollution levels in cities.

Uber now has a ‘silence’ option, but is this really a good thing?