What makes Uber different from a Special Hire Taxi?

Uber’s are private hire vehicles that can only be booked through the Uber app. Uber’s are also usually regular road vehicles, owned by the driver themselves. On the other hand, iSpecial Hire Taxis can be either privately booked or ‘hailed down’ on the street, either at a taxi rank or while they pass you by. iSpecial Hire Taxis are often ‘bespoke’ vehicles and/or classified as per the ACRISS matrix, they include a Budget category which is predominantly in the form of a black/yellow cab or a ‘black van’ or similar including not being uniquely identified by body color.