Uber London license will not be renewed
Mega ride-sharing company Uber have taken a knock with Uber London facing their licence being revoked.
With over 40 000 Uber drivers and 3.4 million customers, this is quite a radical decision by the Transport for London (TfL) licensing commission.
The company has 21 days to appeal the decision if they wish to continue to service the London transport industry.
TfL’s decision is not without reason, declaring that Uber London fails to demonstrate that it is “fit and proper” to hold a license in London.
TfL writes in an online statement: “TfL considers that Uber’s approach and conduct demonstrate a lack of corporate responsibility in relation to a number of issues which have potential public safety and security implications.”
Uber has failed to reveal transparency of certain information that TfL would like to know, as well as information that will ensure the safety of its users.
Uber Lon-done
Some of the security implications include:
-Its approach to reporting serious criminal offences.
-Its approach to how medical certificates are obtained.
-Its approach to how Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are obtained.
-Its approach to explaining the use of Greyball in London – software that could be used to block regulatory bodies from gaining full access to the app and prevent officials from undertaking regulatory or law enforcement duties.
Uber South Africa
As for Uber SA, it has been met with violence from taxi drivers who are losing business due to the app-driven service.
Cape Town is looking at their own innovation of the public transport industry, aiming to combine technologies such as e-hailing and mobile apps.
“Capetonians could be using their mobile phones to pay for a ride on the MyCiTi service, Metrorail, a minibus-taxi or other bus services in future,” the city’s mayoral committee member for transport and urban development, Brett Herron, told BusinessTech.co.za.
Could the revoking of the licence for Uber London be the start of a trend, we wonder?
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