Uber’s London operation, one of its largest, may not have nine lives, but it may be close. A London court has ruled against the city’s transport regulators and ordered it be given a license for the next 18 months.
The most recent revocation order, last November, was based on Uber’s allowing unlicensed and uninsured drivers to operate using other drivers’ ID and cabs. Uber says it has new security procedures to prevent that happening. The new license that will now be issued requires allowing Transport for London to monitor the company’s operations.
Uber’s troubles in London started from the beginning with opposition by city cab drivers who complain it is unfair competition. The first attempt by the city to shut it down came in later 2017; in June 2018 a 15-month license was issued after an appeal. Future issues the company may face in London and in other cities include attempts to have the company’s drivers classified as employees.
