Prefer to use Uber than local taxis in most cities I travel to. Here in London (Abroad for some of you), I recommend it over black cabs. It's a little bit of a pain to get a ride at LHR but only because of the waiting time, as they tend to park outside the airport and can be a 10-30 minutes wait until they arrive to the pick up point. Around the UK is pretty much the same: Cheap, easy, reliable. Used it in Belfast few weeks ago and was lucky with the cars, first ride was on a Tesla, then the rest were Mercedes.

Another city I use it a lot is in Panama City (Panama). Highly recommend it if you're visiting the city. Most of the drivers speak English as well. Taxis are not metered, they are shared (so they can pick up people on the way), and tend to charge tourists more than locals.

I was quite surprised with how good Uber was in Kyiv (Ukraine). Friendly drivers, but they don't speak much English.

Only city I've used Uber in frequently in outside of the US and Canada is Lima. Bigger cities like London, Paris and Berlin, prefer to use public transit but Lima doesn't have a good public transit system. My Spanish isn't very good and with Lima taxis you have to negotiate the price with the driver ahead of time so it's nice not having to barter a price with a cab driver, especially if were to get a cab driver that couldn't speak English. Only complaint I had was that they don't have the same requirements for cars in Peru they do for the US. A couple times I rode in very old cars and once I was in an Uber that had a bused out dome light and torn up seats and the driver texted non stop while driving on his windshield mounted phone. He did pause to turn his head around and try having a conversation with me while driving with his head turned around and his English was as good as my Spanish so he just went back to texting.

Have used Uber all over Kyiv...as previous poster said, efficient but no English is the norm...actually got a ride in a Tesla heading back from the WW2 museum! Be careful where you try and access...have had cancellations on precoordinated pickups coming out of the InterContinental due to traffic congestion during rush hour.

Uber was fine in Guadalajara as well...my driver had to deviate from the route from the hospital to the airport due to a massive wreck...I started to wonder about the back streets but then, we popped out right at the airport!

Uber is/was supposed to be in Frankfurt, but couldn’t find the authorized pickup point and just went with a taxi.

Colombia:

- Bogota: Used it extensively the last week of December. Never a wait of more than 10 minutes to get a car even at 5 AM. No issues with drivers. I paid for the more expensive option to get better cars and ended up mainly in small SUVs (a lot of Chevy Trackers). I only had one 4* ride where the driver missed a small business and drove around the block a few times until I hopped out and walked. No issues getting picked up or dropped off at BOG either.

- Medellin. Not as good as Bogota. The driver picking us up at MDE told us to go stand somewhere different than the Uber app did. He also told me to get in the front seat because otherwise the cab drivers would get mad at him. The same driver also didn't follow the directions properly and got lost going into the city and demanded we pay in cash for a toll as he didn't have a toll tag. thankfully every other ride I had in the city was better and there were no long waits.

I've used Uber in Hanoi (Vietnam), Al Khobar/Dammam/Dhahran (Saudi Arabia), Bahrain, and Capetown (South Africa).

I had problems with drivers not coming in Bahrain outside of Manama, and I got stranded once. In Manama, and in all the other locations, it worked great. In South Africa, it was safer and more secure than a regular taxi.

In Colombia, the Uber rate is the same as the metered taxi rate. Especially from the airport, Uber drivers prefer you sit in the front. One driver told me his friend (fellow Uber driver) got into a fight with the airport taxi drivers so if you sit in the front, you look like the driver�s friend, not his customer.

I am sure the Uber cars are not any worse condition than the taxis. I never tried an Uber in Lima because I never spent more than a few seconds looking for a taxi and they were always cheap. Your comment about the driver making English conversation did make me smile. I have a lot easier time conversing in Spanish in person rather than over the phone, because the other person�s body language helps in understanding. Your driver felt the same.

Nice upgraded cars in Mexico City.

I had very good experiences using Uber in the UAE last month. The costs, especially compared to everything else in Dubai and Abu Dhabi were extremely reasonable, and virtually every car I rode in was a Lexus.

Paris was super charged for New Years Eve recently and taxis were hard to find. But Uber worked better than I had expected. I'm not sure if my Platinum status helped or not but I didn't have to wait long each time I used it.

They also have a class above Uber X called Comfort. It's not an SUV, but it did have enough space for 3 people and luggage so we were happy.