Perhaps I spoke too soon.

The Huffington Post is reporting that TfL will not renew Uber's
Operator's Licence when it expires at the end of this month
(September). I can't for some reason post a link that works.
I'll probably receive an email from TfL about this in the next
day or so.

Less than that: https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/pr...london-limited