London’s transport authority has stripped Minicab app Uber of
its licence to work in the capital of England.
This was announced
by Transport for London (TFL) today, and the reasons given were that
Uber is not fit and proper to operate due to concerns over public
safety, and also their approach to reporting criminal offences.
A petition with 100,000 signatures was submitted to TfL, calling on
Uber to improve workers’ rights or ‘get out of London’ ahead of the
licence decision.
They are now barred working in London after their current licence expires on September 30.
‘TfL considers that Uber’s approach and conduct demonstrate a lack of
corporate responsibility in relation to a number of issues which have
potential public safety and security implications.’