London Bans Uber Over Public Safety Concerns

Uber has been stripped of its London licence after authorities found that more than 14,000 trips were taken with drivers who had faked their identity on the Uber app.

Transport for London announced the decision not to renew the ride-hailing firm’s licence at the end of a two-month probationary extension granted in September. Uber was told then it needed to address issues with checks on drivers, insurance and safety, but has failed to satisfy the capital’s transport authorities.

TfL said on Monday it had identified a “pattern of failures” by Uber, including several breaches that placed passengers and their safety at risk.

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MDarringer - 11/25/2019 12:17:47 PM

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Immigrants with bombs no doubt.

PUGPROUD - 11/25/2019 5:53:51 PM

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Is anyone going to be surprised when London bans all cars except for politicians, civil servants and deliveries.

MDarringer - 11/25/2019 9:03:54 PM

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Next stop: Oliver Twist days

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 11/25/2019 6:57:23 PM

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If congestion is the disease, adding ride sharing on top of the existing fleet of taxi's serving the cities is not the answer.

skytop - 11/26/2019 3:19:53 PM

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London has done this twice before to Uber.

mre30 - 11/27/2019 9:33:13 AM

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London's Taxi Licensing Union has been in fits ever since Uber came onto the scene. They license drivers for those ubiquitous "Black Cabs" (Morris Taxis) to take people around London and require drivers to have "The Knowledge"...

"The London taxicab driver is required to be able to decide routes immediately in response to a passenger's request or traffic conditions, rather than stopping to look at a map, relying on satellite navigation or asking a controller by radio. Consequently, the "Knowledge of London" is the in-depth study of a number of pre-set London street routes and all places of interest that taxicab drivers in that city must complete to obtain a licence to operate a black cab. It was initiated in 1865, and has changed little since. It is the world's most demanding training course for taxicab drivers, and applicants will usually need to pass at least twelve "appearances" (periodical one-on-one oral examinations undertaken throughout the qualification process), with the whole process usually averaging 34 months, to pass."

Sadly "The Knowledge" has been rendered obsolete by Waze and Google Maps, so licensed taxi drivers are struggling to hold onto their monopoly.