In general, whenever Uber is talked about, it is usually for the worse, either because of the eccentricities and / or out of tune of its former CEO, because of the refusals when it comes to sharing information, because of tracking users through the application once they have left the service to see where they are going ... Today we talk about Uber again for the wrong thing, but this time it was not the fault of the company itself but rather the London transport regulator (TfL for its acronym) in English) who has rejected the renewal of Uber's license, a license that will expire on September 30, date when it will have to stop operating.
According to this body, "Uber is not suitable and appropriate to hold a private vehicle operator license." Regulation of TfL is designed to guarantee passenger safety, a regulation that all private operators must comply with demonstrating its compliance so that they can have the corresponding license. Furthermore, according to Tfl, Uber demonstrates a lack of corporate responsibility in relation to a series of issues that directly affect public safety, in addition to:
- Failure to cooperate in reporting criminal offenses
- Method used to obtain drivers' medical certificates.
- Prohibit access to this body to the application so that they can have access to the rates that are charged at all times.
Fortunately for Uber all is not lost, since as of today you have 21 days to submit all necessary resources For the London transport regulatory body to consider renewing the license and until next September 30, it will be able to continue providing its service without any problems.
Uber is used by more than 3,5 million Londoners and has a workforce of more than 40.000 drivers, Drivers that if this decision is finally confirmed will have to stop working for the company and look for another job or start operating with other companies that offer a similar service such as Lyft or Cabify