{"id":9711,"date":"2019-09-24T12:36:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T12:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=9711"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:28:13","slug":"uber-is-given-just-two-months-to-improve-or-face-being-shut-down-in-london-as-it-is-ordered-to-meet-new-conditions-to-ensure-passenger-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2019\/09\/24\/uber-is-given-just-two-months-to-improve-or-face-being-shut-down-in-london-as-it-is-ordered-to-meet-new-conditions-to-ensure-passenger-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber is given just two months to improve or face being shut down in London as it is ordered to meet new conditions to &#8216;ensure passenger safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>TfL could have granted Uber a new five-year licence but gave them two-months<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Transport body has requested &#8216;additional material&#8217; ahead of future applications<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>The GMB union said Uber has had &#8216;more chances than a game of Monopoly&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Uber has been given just two months to improve or face being shut down in London as it is ordered to meet new conditions to &#8216;ensure passenger safety.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The app-based ride-hailing company is being kept on a short leash by Transport for London (TfL) after only being granted a two-month licence this morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">TfL has requested that the firm also provides &#8216;additional material&#8217; ahead of any future licensing application. It could have granted Uber a new five-year licence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Silicon Valley company&#8217;s licence application was surprisingly rejected in September 2017, TfL described it as not a &#8216;fit and proper firm,&#8217; citing issues with patient safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The move was backed by Mayor Sadiq Khan, but in June 2018, Uber was granted a 15-month licence by a judge after it appealed against a TfL decision not to renew its licence over safety concerns.\u00a0This was due to expire on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c26627b6b0a11f38\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/09\/24\/11\/18864390-7498265-image-a-25_1569321321537.jpg\" alt=\"The Silicon Valley firm's licence application was surprisingly rejected in September 2017, TfL described it as not a 'fit and proper firm,' citing issues with patient safety\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Silicon Valley firm&#8217;s licence application was surprisingly rejected in September 2017, TfL described it as not a &#8216;fit and proper firm,&#8217; citing issues with patient safety<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u00a0A TfL spokesman said: &#8216;Uber London Limited has been granted a two-month private hire operator licence to allow for scrutiny of additional information that we are requesting ahead of consideration of any potential further licensing application.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Jamie Heywood, Uber&#8217;s regional general manager for northern and eastern Europe, said: &#8216;TfL&#8217;s recognition of our improved culture and governance reflects the progress we have made in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We will continue to work closely with TfL and provide any additional requested information.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He said that over the past two years the firm has added a range of new safety features to its app.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We will keep listening, learning and improving to provide the best service while being a trusted partner to London,&#8217; Mr Heywood added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c26a30cff27fff98\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/09\/24\/11\/18864840-7498265-image-a-29_1569322121894.jpg\" alt=\"A spokesman for London mayor Sadiq Khan said he supports the decision made by TfL\" width=\"634\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A spokesman for London mayor Sadiq Khan said he supports the decision made by TfL<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The GMB union said Uber has had &#8216;more chances than a game of Monopoly&#8217; and claimed TfL had &#8216;simply kicked the can down the road&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It added: &#8216;A two-month licence extension is no good for anyone. It leaves uncertainty for drivers and passengers, meanwhile Uber still operates an unsafe model on the streets of London.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A spokesman for London mayor Sadiq Khan said: &#8216;The decision over Uber&#8217;s licence is a matter for TfL, whose chair is the mayor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Sadiq supports the decision of TfL to grant Uber London a two-month licence to give them time to consider additional information that they are requesting from Uber.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;In June 2018, the decision of the court meant that Uber were granted a licence with a clear set of conditions that TfL have been thoroughly monitoring and enforcing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Today, additional conditions have also been put in place by TfL to ensure the highest standards around passenger safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Regulations are in place to keep Londoners safe, and fully complying with these strict standards is essential if private hire operators want a licence to operate in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Sadiq has been crystal clear that in London it doesn&#8217;t matter how powerful and how big you are, you must play by the rules.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers&#8217; Association, said: &#8216;Granting Uber a two-month temporary licence clearly shows that the firm have failed their probation and are still a huge threat to public safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Over the last 15 months, Uber was supposed to change its operations for the better but the firm has continued to shirk its responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The granting of the shortest operator&#8217;s licence ever shows that the mayor doesn&#8217;t trust Uber, and neither should Londoners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It&#8217;s time the mayor pulled the plug on Uber&#8217;s immoral operation for good.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TfL could have granted Uber a new five-year licence but gave them two-months Transport body has requested &#8216;additional material&#8217; ahead of future applications The GMB union said Uber has had &#8216;more chances than a game of Monopoly&#8217; Uber has been given just two months to improve or face being shut down in London as it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_post_source_name":"","_post_source_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[461,43,1,12],"tags":[11611,12756,10507,3513,5927,6141,8660,6621,3577,7487,5563,9246,12005,3684,4728,8218,12791,5331,7806,6522,9695,2407,2406,7231,3954,10415],"class_list":["post-9711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-local-news","category-news","category-world-news","tag-applications","tag-automobile","tag-court","tag-culture","tag-drivers","tag-eastern-europe","tag-essential","tag-europe","tag-future","tag-general-secretary","tag-grant","tag-improving","tag-judge","tag-london","tag-london-mayor","tag-london-mayor-sadiq-khan","tag-manager","tag-mayor","tag-model","tag-sadiq-khan","tag-silicon-valley","tag-transport-for-london-tfl","tag-uber","tag-union","tag-will","tag-work"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9711"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51405,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9711\/revisions\/51405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}