Uber

[Jason H]

TfL strips them of their licence to operate in London:

Uber loses licence to operate in London

The firm will appeal against the decision and can continue to operate during that process.

www.bbc.co.uk

To me this seems to be politically motivated - I've used Uber a few times and have had nothing but positive things to say about them.

Would be interested to hear others' views!

 

[iscalad]

Not available in Exeter

 

[Alistair20000]

M'Learned Friends are no doubt rubbing their hands.

 

[Hants_red]

Not availble in my area.

 

[Jason H]

Interestingly in a local Conservative WhatsApp group this news was posted, one member then going off on one about how glad he was that this company should be banned.

I wondered whether said member was a black cab driver. Lo and behold a few posts later, it was confirmed...! Vested interest much?

 

[Ian Russon]

This is not the first time that Transport For London have tried to stop Uber working on their network system. They failed last time and they'll fail this time. Boris Johnson has a weird hatred for Uber.

I think the service they provide is top notch.

 

[Jason H]

This is not the first time that Transport For London have tried to stop Uber working on their network system. They failed last time and they'll fail this time. Boris Johnson has a weird hatred for Uber.

I think the service they provide is top notch.

Does he? I thought it was Sadiq Khan's decision.

 

[Ian Russon]

The first time TFL tried to ban Uber was when Boris was Mayor Of London. If TFL don't want Uber in London, then why are Uber still trading? Obviously they're a private company so surely TFL could just simply ban them from the road network.

Something does not seem to add up.

 

[Alistair20000]

Is the issue that they have not complied with regulatory requirements in which case there will be appeal procedures ? Might even end up with Brenda and her chums in the Supreme Court, unless she has retired by then.

Indo will no doubt lay into Sadiq (or whichever functionary made the decision) if he/they spunk a whole load of cash on failed litigation.

 

[Grecian2K]

How very dare they ban Uber!!!
Whether it be exploitative recruitment and employment methods, workplace behaviour, ethical business practices, data protection and overall conduct they seem the perfect model for rampant 21st century capitalism.

49 of the biggest scandals in Uber's history

Uber is going public in one of the biggest IPOs ever, but things haven't always looked so good for the company, which has been riddled with scandals over the years.

www.businessinsider.com

Just can't understand why so many places have banned them.