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RIDE-SHARING SERVICE Uber will not be able to operate in London after local authorities decided not to renew its private hire licence.
Transport for London said it made the decision on the grounds of ”public safety and security implications”.
There has been a number of protests against the company carried out by the black cab drivers of the English capital. The drivers have been lobbying Transport for London to stop the company operating in the city.
In a statement, Uber said: “Transport for London and the mayor have caved in to a small number of people who want to restrict consumer choice.”
The company’s general manager Tom Elvidge added that they will fight to keep the service operational in London.
He said: “To defend the livelihoods of all those drivers, and the consumer choice of millions of Londoners who use our app, we intend to immediately challenge this in the courts.”
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My goodness you got out early Stan, must be a record.
The media hype up rural crime. Suits FG
@Stan:
Why?
@Avina Laaf: Read above
@Stan: Reports of burglars being caught is a good news story.? I don’t see it as hype, although I wouldn’t mind seeing the actual stats by county, heat maps, etc.
@Stan: ridiculous comment. $cumbags robbing houses is news, especially when they’re caught!
@Stan: Are you another Trumpanzee, blame the media and it’s all lies?
Stan … what type of a stupid comment is that
@Denis McCarthy: the dumbest type.
@Denis McCarthy: Remember before GE 16 there was scare mongering in the papers everyday. As Vincent Browne had experts on and proved that crime was record lows and we are the safest we been in decades or possibly ever. FG & Labour spent a fortune on motorway Gards(not a bean for social housing or even RA though but luxery new Garda jeeps no prob as more kids lost tgeir homes)and most these anti whistleblowing corrupt Gards got was humble people with unfair pre 08 tax just out or going thru the long and costly yearly NCT test and retests and possibly a third retest for theout smallest things. Oh these same cops would have believe they done 1.5 million breath tests at the same time and kept their mouths shut when Callinane called the whistle blowers disgusting as like George Hook they couldn’t raise any concerns without being bullied to death by their own organisations.
@Stan: what exactly is your point?
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