Booking an Uber taxi

Just to let anyone interested know that I worked out how to book the taxi in advance in the end. I successfully booked taxis to and from the airport, and had a great weekend with DS in Antwerp in between! The taxi arrived promptly both times. The taxi-driver today was a very chatty and funny Romanian chap who spoke perfect English, and dispelled my preconceived opinion of Romanian immigrants.

I've never used Uber but if you know a reliable local mini cab firm you can phone and pre book which seems easier. Addison Lee are good but expensive. I'm in London but being in suburbs out of the area of black cabs I wouldn't get a cab in 3-4 minutes as Primrose says.

I've never had to wait more than 3-4 minutes for an Uber in London and I've used them for years. It looks like scheduling the ride means you choose a 15-minute time slot - I suspect it's faster to just get one when you need it.
Maybe use Addison Lee instead? You can just phone them and book a car - much easier than spending hours going round in circles just to wait 15 minutes for an Uber!

You can definitely book up to 30 days in advance in many places, including London, which is where we need the taxi. www.uber.com/info/scheduled-rides/uk/
Thanks for replies anyway and will book it somehow.

Yes - I've never used Uber (it hasn't really caught on in Germany) but in that case I would use the phone and speak to a local taxi company.

The whole point of Uber is you book when you want to travel. The price varies according to how busy they are at the time and there might not be a car available when you want it. We have stuck to our local mini cab firm who have dropped their prices in competition with Uber

Hi, as far as I know you can't book Uber way ahead of time? Maybe that's why. Good luck.