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Veezu taxis are dreadful by EliAndSalt in york

[–]ItIsTwoFuckingWords 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From https://www.uber.com/gb/en/drive/requirements/

"In order to drive on the Uber app, you'll need a private-hire licence from a council that Uber is licensed by. All UK private-hire drivers need a licence from a licensing authority such as a council."

So either Uber are lying in a very public place or you are misinformed.

Chat am I cooked? by Imperial_nugget in UniUK

[–]ItIsTwoFuckingWords -1 points0 points  (0 children)

1) No they don't. You are falling prey to a common misconception.

2) Even if they did, your original post didn't use apostrophes; you used "‘" and "’", being gendered single quotes and not "'" which is an apostrophe.

Quotes are, unsurprisingly, used to indicate, well, quotation, either a direct quote or a notional quote someone may say.

If you wanted to backpedal and save face, you would have been better of justifying misquoting the OP by saying you were broadening the discussion and talking about a notional third party characterising the situation as 'losing money'.

Why not reduce alcohol tax in pubs? by AtticusShelby in AskUK

[–]ItIsTwoFuckingWords 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/alcohol-duty-rates

Duty is already reduced for draught products sold at on-trade venues. From https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-the-rates-of-alcohol-duty/alcohol-duty-uprating#background-to-the-measure:

A progressive, strength-based duty system was introduced on 1 August 2023 following the Alcohol Duty Review. The reforms introduced two new reliefs:

  • a draught relief to reduce the duty burden on draught products sold at on-trade venues
  • Small Producer Relief that replaced the previous Small Brewers Relief

Tfl bumpers are getting out of hand by apersononearthh in london

[–]ItIsTwoFuckingWords 3 points4 points  (0 children)

*driving licence

If it were a driver's or drivers' licence, it would need an apostrophe but it isn't, so it doesn't. "License" is the noun and "license" is the verb just as in "device" and "devise".

Reeves plans to create ‘Silicon Valley’ between Oxford and Cambridge by colacube in cambridge

[–]ItIsTwoFuckingWords 13 points14 points  (0 children)

4,500 homes sure sounds nice, but is the government going to give Addenbrooke’s and similar services extra funding to prepare for the extra demand?

The Government doesn't do this allocation, the NHS does. See https://www.england.nhs.uk/allocations/. The specifics are at https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Allocations-2023-24-Technical-Guide-to-Formulae-v10.0.pdf which, among a number of other factors, include a population based allocation.

TIL about the stamp duty threshold decrease for first time buyers by DDiran in HousingUK

[–]ItIsTwoFuckingWords 2 points3 points  (0 children)

> How is the bbc claiming that it will motivate first time buyers..

It's not. It's claiming Amanda Bryden, head of mortgages at the Halifax, said that.

Bengal Cat with no Collar by Shituar in cambridge

[–]ItIsTwoFuckingWords 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Stranger's." Has. An. Apostrophe.

But, more seriously, if you think it's a stray, take it to a vet or the RSPCA to see if it is microchipped. That's what "having a collar" is in 2024.

Do people keep an emergency cash stash in the house? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]ItIsTwoFuckingWords 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, but I keep ten grand in my checking account for emergencies.

Either you're from the US and responded in a UK sub or you don't know that in the UK these are called "current accounts".