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Welcome to "The Outwrite Podcast". This article is published on www.theoutwrite.com by Varun Singh Rajput.
Uber has finally won the legal battle against Transport for London (TFS) to continue its operation in London. The regulator has shown major concerns against Uber-like a lack of corporate responsibility, which could lead to public safety and security implications.
TFL didn’t find Uber “fit and proper” to run a ride-hailing business model in London. Hence, on 22nd September 2017, the regulator decided not to renew the private hire operator license to Uber after the expiry of the current license on 30 September.
The assessment showed by TFL last year November 2019 showed that since 2012 when Uber entered the London market, it has been showing “a pattern of failures”. The main concern highlighted was that unauthorized people have access to upload their photos to legitimate driver accounts, and then allowed them to pick up passengers. It’s a huge flaw in the system and can be misused at multiple levels.
Uber of course disagreed with the assessment and challenged the decision of not issuing the new license run the operation in London. The court took the decision in Uber’s favour and issued a 15 months license in June 2018. Uber was given another 2 months extension in September 2019.
The decision has cleared the clouds for 45,000 drivers who use the taxi app in London.
According to BBC, Westminster Magistrates’ Court said Uber’s now a “fit and proper” operator “despite historical failings.” Deputy chief magistrate Tan Ikram also added that he took Uber’s “track-record of regulation breaches” into account but said it had made efforts to address failings and had improved standards. “Despite their historical failings, I find them, now, to be a fit and proper person to hold a London PHV [private hire vehicle] operator’s license,” he said.
The length of the new license yet to be decided by the magistrate along with the imposed conditions.
Transport for London revealed many security concerns in their press release in 2017. It stated, “TfL has concluded that Uber London Limited is not fit and proper to hold a private hire operator license.
TfL considers that Uber’s approach and conduct demonstrate a lack of corporate responsibility in relation to a number of issues that have potential public safety and security implications. These include:
Thanks for your time, please share your valuable feedback & comments - our email address is: [email protected].
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Welcome to "The Outwrite Podcast". This article is published on www.theoutwrite.com by Varun Singh Rajput.
Uber has finally won the legal battle against Transport for London (TFS) to continue its operation in London. The regulator has shown major concerns against Uber-like a lack of corporate responsibility, which could lead to public safety and security implications.
TFL didn’t find Uber “fit and proper” to run a ride-hailing business model in London. Hence, on 22nd September 2017, the regulator decided not to renew the private hire operator license to Uber after the expiry of the current license on 30 September.
The assessment showed by TFL last year November 2019 showed that since 2012 when Uber entered the London market, it has been showing “a pattern of failures”. The main concern highlighted was that unauthorized people have access to upload their photos to legitimate driver accounts, and then allowed them to pick up passengers. It’s a huge flaw in the system and can be misused at multiple levels.
Uber of course disagreed with the assessment and challenged the decision of not issuing the new license run the operation in London. The court took the decision in Uber’s favour and issued a 15 months license in June 2018. Uber was given another 2 months extension in September 2019.
The decision has cleared the clouds for 45,000 drivers who use the taxi app in London.
According to BBC, Westminster Magistrates’ Court said Uber’s now a “fit and proper” operator “despite historical failings.” Deputy chief magistrate Tan Ikram also added that he took Uber’s “track-record of regulation breaches” into account but said it had made efforts to address failings and had improved standards. “Despite their historical failings, I find them, now, to be a fit and proper person to hold a London PHV [private hire vehicle] operator’s license,” he said.
The length of the new license yet to be decided by the magistrate along with the imposed conditions.
Transport for London revealed many security concerns in their press release in 2017. It stated, “TfL has concluded that Uber London Limited is not fit and proper to hold a private hire operator license.
TfL considers that Uber’s approach and conduct demonstrate a lack of corporate responsibility in relation to a number of issues that have potential public safety and security implications. These include:
Thanks for your time, please share your valuable feedback & comments - our email address is: [email protected].