Uber London ban - live updates: Ride hailing app's private hire licence will not be renewed after 30 September
Company says decision 'will put more than 40,000 licensed drivers out of work'
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Your support makes all the difference.Uber has been banned in London after Transport for London announced it will not be renewing the company's licence to operate in the city.
The move has dealt a huge blow to the ride hailing app, which has tens of thousands of UK-based drivers and a huge customer base.
The transport authority said that Uber didn't meet its rigorous reglation standards to ensure passenger safety.
But the ruling allows the opportunity for an appeal, and makes clear that Uber will be able to continue to operate while that process is ongoing.
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That petition mentioned earlier to 'save your Uber in London' has already reached 10,000 signatures.
Cardiff City Council has responded to concerns over what it might mean for Uber in the Welsh capital.
The short version: It's going nowhere.
It turns out the man who set up the petition to fight Uber's London ban is none other than the company's general manager in the capital, who we quoted in a story just last week.
Black cab bosses have hailed the move not to renew the licence for Uber in London when it runs out in just over a week as the “right call”.
Transport for London ruled that the taxi-hailing app company was not “fit and proper” to continue operating in the capital.
It took “passenger safety” into account in its decision after police claimed the US tech firm had failed to report serious crimes by drivers, including a case of sexual assault against one woman customer.
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