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Old September 22nd 17, 01:03 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Uber shut down in London

On Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:31:09 +0100, Someone Somewhere
wrote:

On 22/09/2017 11:21, wrote:
On Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:18:36 GMT
Recliner wrote:
TfL has concluded the ride-hailing app firm was not fit and proper to hold
a private hire operator licence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41358640

Oh, shame. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving company.

Really? And general minicabs were well known for being safe, and part
of well run companies that weren't involved in serious criminality
and/or used for laundering money by their criminal owners? All
allegedly of course.

This stinks of protectionism from TfL - yes, there may have been some
minor issues with Uber but they are generally a great solution to
getting around in cities you don't know or aren't able to communicate
in, and avoid vagaries of random pricing.

Hopefully they resolve their issues sooner rather than later and that
their partner drivers can continue to earn money rather than being left,
literally, on the streets with no wage.


Reading some more, at looks like the actual Uber shutdown might not
happen any time soon:

"At the moment, Uber's licence expires on the 30th September.

However, the company is able to appeal TfL's ruling and has 21 days to
appeal. Uber will be able to operate until the legal process of the
appeal is exhausted, with some experts predicting the process could
take years."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/22/does-uber-losing-licence-mean-londoners-will-service-cut/