London’s transport authority on Monday refused to renew an operating license for ride-hailing giant Uber — and blamed “unacceptable” safety risks for passengers. “Transport for London (TfL) has concluded that it will not grant Uber London Limited (Uber) a new private hire operator’s license in response to its latest application,” it said in a statement. The TfL rejection is the latest set-back to the firm’s London operation, which has suffered previous license suspensions in addition to protests from traditional black cab drivers. In September, Uber was granted a two-month extension to its license following the expiry of a previous 15-month agreement. Helen Chapman, director of licensing, regulation and charging at TfL, added that it was “unacceptable” that Uber had allowed passengers use taxi drivers who are “potentially unlicensed and uninsured”.

Source: Egypt Independent November 26, 2019 06:56 UTC