{"id":33590,"date":"2019-11-22T11:14:12","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T11:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=33590"},"modified":"2019-11-22T11:14:12","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T11:14:12","slug":"uber-could-cease-to-operate-in-capital-as-soon-as-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/uber-could-cease-to-operate-in-capital-as-soon-as-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber could cease to operate in capital as soon as next week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transport for London (TfL) has until Monday to renew Uber\u2019s license to run in the Capital<\/strong><\/p>\n

In September, TfL granted the ride-sharing service a two month while they further investigate.<\/p>\n

In 2017 Uber lost their license over passenger safety concerns, stating they were not \u201cfit and proper\u201d, but securing a 15-months probationary license to operate in the capital 2018.<\/p>\n

During the same year, they lost their license, Uber took on a new CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, has made changes to the company operating in London, to secure the company\u2019s most important European market.<\/p>\n

Changes include mandatory breaks for drivers after 10 hours of work and insurance to cover for unavoidable circumstances like illness.<\/p>\n

A Twitter poll by TaxiPoint, a UK taxi trade publication, revealed that 39% of Londoners think Uber will probably receive a shorter license.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/Taxi_Point\/status\/1197234363953483776<\/p>\n

There are an estimated 45,000 Uber drivers in the capital.<\/p>\n

Whether these changes will be enough, they will be hoping to secure a five-year licence renewal to run.<\/p>\n

The Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee, Florence Eshalomi AM had commented after the initial announcement: “What will it learn in two more months that it didn\u2019t learn in the last 15 months?”<\/p>\n

Words: Dan Branston and Zaina Emad<\/p>\n

Image:\u00a0Duncan Middleton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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