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UK: Uber has days left in London unless new license is granted

By  |  November 24, 2019

London’s transit authority is set to announce as soon as Monday, November 25, whether it will grant Uber Technologies a new license to operate.

If  Transport for London decides against the company, Uber could face expulsion from its most important European market on Tuesday. A new long-term license would provide a level of certainty that Uber and its roughly 45,000 London drivers haven’t experienced in years.

London’s ride-sharing market has changed significantly since TfL concluded in 2017 that Uber wasn’t “fit and proper” to hold a license. New entrants, such as Ola, ViaVan and Bolt, have since gained licenses to operate in the city. Uber has also faced a series of lawsuits in the UK, including losing a case over drivers’ employment rights.

Full Content: Fortune

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