Campaign to save Uber in London tops half a million signatures
An online campaign calling on Transport for London to reverse its decision not to renew Uber’s private hire licence in London has attracted over 600,000 signatures in less than four days.
The petition was set up after TfL announced on Friday it would not renew the licence when it expires at the end of this month. Uber is mounting a legal challenge to the decision.
By the end of Saturday, half a million people had signed the petition, making it the fastest-growing petition this year.
The ride-hailing giant has 3.5 million customers and 40,000 drivers in the city.
Its licence has been refused because TfL believes it shows a lack corporate responsibility, which could have implications for public safety and security.
These include its approach to reporting serious criminal offences and how medical certificates and DBS checks are obtained.
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."
It added: "Uber operates in more than 600 cities around the world, including more than 40 towns and cities here in the UK. This ban would show the world that, far from being open, London is closed to innovative companies who bring choice to consumers."
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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