Uber licence in London refused

Link?

It's just happened - I'm listening to James O'Brian on LBC. They think it will go all the way to the Supreme Court

news.sky.com/story/transport-for-london-will-not-renew-ubers-licence-11047580

Thanks Ana

www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-41358640

tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2017/september/licensing-decision-on-uber-london-limited?intcmp=50167

Here's the press release from TfL

Are they being NICE to the right people, when ever we use Uber its great.

There will be a lot of very upset Uber drivers in London and unhappy patrons I'm sure.

Well, that's a vote winner for Sadiq Khan.
Thanks for posting, I'll make sure I've got the Addison Lee app on my phone in case they lose the appeal

TFL have evidence about sexual assaults not being reported, DBS checks not being carried out, issues about how medical certificates are obtained - were they supposed to ignore that?

My guess is that this will make Uber take certain concerns more seriously - they have apparently been pretty cavalier in their approach to TFL and this might demonstrate who holds the power here.

Great news. And no, I'm not giving my reasons why I'm very very happy at this news.

I've already had 3 emails with links to petitions to revoke this. I suspect London is going to revolt.

They have the right of appeal, they can well afford to exercise that right. They will do that. The courts will hear the evidence. But in the meantime, they can wrk on their compliance systems - why should they be above the law?

I don't think there is any lawful way for the decidion to be revoked is there?

And the week before the Labour conference!

If Uber are employing some iffy drivers then it's a thumbs up from me to get rid of them.

Yes a huge socialist sorry communist plot to boost SK. Communists infiltrated Uber senior management and manipulated the company to ignore a variety of regulations around reporting sexual attacks, carrying out DBS checks properly and the proper issuing of medical certificates. They then fiendishly cleverly gave Uber a four month extension that expired just before Conference.

Why all the political sarcasm Maryeliza hardly needed is it?

It was a response to the comment about a week before conference and to be fair, other comments elsewhere a Kyte SK deliberately engineering thus to gain political advantage. I've just heard a London Tory MP talking about all the thousands thrown out of work and totally ignoring the fact that no one has lost their job and we have a proper judicial appeal system to go through. Complaints about Uber do not just come from London - Denmark and Hungry have actually banned them completely and dozens of US Staes and other countries are having problems with them.

I expect the majority of Uber drivers are good people, but that's because they are just good people, not because they are employed by Uber.
We need to be as sure as we can that our taxi drivers can be trusted, and that means carrying out checks before they are employed.
I had 3 teenage daughters at one point, I always told them to come home in a Black Cab after a night out, because that was the best way to be sure that they came home safely. That's not always possible, I know, for those that don't live in a big city, but the least we can expect from private cab companies is that they try their best to ensure that their passengers can travel in safety.
If Uber can prove that they are doing their best, then they will have their licence restored.

Over 100,000 signatures on one of the petitions started this morning. I think a lot of people are disappointed that Sadiq Khan and TfL didn't get this sorted out.

Some people might be disappointed that Uber with all their wealth and resources didn't get their corporate responsilities and governance sorted.

They were onafour month extension as it was but like many global
Companies don't think the law applies to them in any meaningful sense. They seem to be able to sort out vast tax avoidance schemes but not a system for DBS checks