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[UK] Uber Loses London Taxi Licence.
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Quote:Uber London licence: 'Direct anger at firm' says mayor.

'London Mayor Sadiq Khan says anger from customers and drivers over Uber losing its
licence should be directed at the company...'


No sh*t! The loss of the licence may have knock-on effects such as Mr. Khan being
answerable for all the sexual assaults  that occur not in taxis, but in the street now.

Quote:'...More than 500,000 people have signed a petition, started by Uber, to urge Transport
for London (TfL) to reverse its decision not to renew the licence.

TFL said Uber could not hold a private hire operator licence on the grounds of "public safety
and security". The ride-hailing app firm said it would appeal against TfL's decision.

The petition says: "If this decision stands, it will put more than 40,000 licensed drivers out of
work and deprive millions of Londoners of a convenient and affordable form of transport."...'

40,000 licensed drivers... immigrants being paid peanuts and have no idea what to do without
Sat-Nav. Struggling with the language and in some instances, struggling to keep it in their pants.
tinysurprised

Quote:'...TfL's concerns include Uber's approach to carrying out background checks on drivers and
reporting serious criminal offences. Uber's licence is due to expire on 30 September.
It has 21 days to appeal and can continue to operate while any appeals are ongoing.

Reacting to the petition reaching more than 500,000 signatures, Mr Khan said: "I know that Uber
has become a popular service for many Londoners -but it would be wrong for TfL to licence Uber
if there was any way this could pose a threat to Londoners' safety or security...'

Think about that for a moment, a Tax company is denied a licence because of 'safety or security'
Drunk drivers...? A lack of concern of the Highway Code? I will always admire the BBC for it's talent
of hiding the issues that fall under that heading.

Quote:'..."As mayor of London I welcome innovative new companies that help Londoners by providing
a better and more affordable service -but providing an innovative service is not an excuse for
not following the rules."...'

State the rules, Sadiq... tell your fellow-Londoners what rules were tainted.

Quote:'...Fred Jones, Uber's UK head of cities, said the mayor and TfL had "caved to pressure from a small
number of individuals and groups that want to protect the status quo and reduce consumer choice
and competition from London".

He said the company had operated in London for five-and-a-half years, during which it was audited by
TfL. "The last time they audited us to check we were playing by the rules, they found that there were
zero errors in our processes...'

You mean the drivers never reported anything...? Is that what you're sayin'?!!


Quote:'..."This was one of the strange things around the TfL notice yesterday is they are the ones who do
all of the checks and license the drivers." He said when a driver signed up to the app, Uber made sure
they had all the correct paperwork from TfL and that Uber did not carry out background checks itself.

In a message to staff, Uber's chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi said: "It's worth examining how we
got here. The truth is that there is a high cost to a bad reputation. "It really matters what people think
of us."...'

Yeah... the violent Taxi Wars using mopeds and funding it with robberies tends to have a negative
effect with customers. Gawd... they're so choosy!


Quote:'Knew the rules'
'...Kajal Odedra, UK director at Change.org, said it was "the fastest growing petition we've seen in the
UK this year". "The speed with which this grew shows how powerful online campaigning can be."

She said the petition showed how quickly the voices of citizens could become part of the debate
between governments and corporations. Petitioner Glenn Gathercole, from London, said he added
his signature because: "Uber provides a much-needed alternative to minicabs and black cabs.
It is more efficient, safer and economical than the alternatives.".


I'd suggest Mr. Gathercole lives in a class level where he can pay for the ride with money and
not byhaving toaccept something from the driver and put into his mouth.
Again, we've fallen so far, we've gotten used to never looking back to where we were.


Quote:Uber [b][u]reaction around England

[/u][/b]'...Brighton: Local MP Caroline Lucas said Uber's business model was "irresponsible to the core" and
that it needed to improve passenger safety so that it could get its licence back.

Bristol: The city council says it would "keep an eye on the outcome" of the dispute with TfL.

Cambridge: The council will "look closely" when it comes to renew Uber's current licence which will
expire in December, reports Cambridge

Manchester: Uber Britania - a separate company to Uber London - is licensed until 2021.

Nottingham: Uber has a licence until 2020, and the council has "no intention" to review it any earlier.

Woking: The borough council says it follows different licensing practices to TfL and has brought in a
new strict criminal convictions policy.

And Twitter user @Gabbysalaza_ said she was "annoyed" at the decision as Uber allowed her to get out of "uncomfy" situations if out at night. Others have said that the ruling was within the company's control...'

If there's anyone out there with a business, would this type of countrywide commentary on single
company be seen as a standard everyday action? McDonalds, KFC...? 

Quote:'..."Uber knew the rules. TFL asked them to comply with the rules. Uber refused. What is TFL supposed to do?"
said political commentator Owen Jones. Danielle Louise‏ wrote on Twitter: "Londoners are literally more outraged
at the loss of Uber than the fact women are being sexually assaulted in fake taxis."..'
Well, it might just be the 'Sweden Disease' of allowing the bodily violations of women because Somalians
don't know any different. I mean, these molesters have brown skins, so best not to tip the apple cart, huh?


Quote:'London is closed'
Conservative MP and minister for London Greg Hands said, while the company must address safety concerns,
Mr Khan was threatening to leave users "stranded" and put thousands out of work.

Uber has said the move "would show the world that, far from being open, London is closed to innovative
companies"....'
... and is closed to having to pay to be assaulted in a vehicle.


Quote:'...But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said TfL was there to "protect all of us and I think they are doing
the right thing"...'
Hmmm... interesting Jeremy. But it's got f*ck-all to do with you.
tinysure 
The BBC:
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Uber in London was a rape fest, must be bad when Khan is worried about it.
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(09-23-2017, 10:55 PM)Wallfire Wrote: Uber in London was a rape fest, must be bad when Khan is worried about it.

Well considering he's the Chairman for Transport for London (TFL) -the organisation that pulled Uber's licence,
he's trying to shift any blame from himself onto the faceless agency, so that it doesn't look like he's let down
the 40,000 underpaid, overworked ethnic minorities.

But what concerns me is the lack of concern from Journalists in regards of why Uber has been banned from London.
In usual cases of businesses being punished for their conduct, it's tax-evasion, poor standards of pay and conditions
or even lack of safety regulations.

With Uber, it's 'safety and security'... what does that mean? Safety for who and from whom? Security from whom?
.......


Quote:'...Uber has repeatedly come under fire for its handling of allegations of sexual assault by its drivers against passengers.

Freedom of Information data obtained by The Sun last year showed that the Metropolitan Police investigated 32 drivers
for rape or sexual assault of a passenger between May 2015 and May 2016.

In August, Metropolitan Police Inspector Neil Billany wrote to TfL about his concern that the company was failing to
properly investigate allegations against its drivers.
He revealed the company had continued to employ a driver after he was accused of sexual assault.
According to Inspector Billany, the same driver went on to assault another female passenger before he was removed.

The letter said: "By not reporting to police promptly, Uber are allowing situations to develop that clearly affect the safety
and security of the public."...'
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Can we take it that the above doesn't involve female drivers sexually molesting passengers...?
It would be interesting to see how many female drivers there actually are in the UK that Uber employ!


Quote:Sadiq Khan's Uber ban 'could breach race laws as more than 90% of drivers are from minorities'
say campaigners as 20,000 of the firm's workers email the London mayor

'Sadiq Khan's Uber ban could breach race laws as more than 90 per cent of its drivers are from
ethnic minority backgrounds, campaigners have said.
It comes as 20,000 of the company's workers emailed the mayor of London to protest the decision
to strip Uber of its licence in the capital. 

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More than 620,000 people have also signed a petition urging Transport for London to reverse its decision. 
TfL sensationally stripped the global taxi app of its licence to operate in London on Friday, claiming it was
not 'fit and proper'.

Iqbal Wahhab, former chairman of the Department of Work and Pensions Ethnic Minority Advisory Group,
said the move could breach TfL's legal duty [under the 2010 Equality Act] to make sure minority groups
were not discriminated against.
'I wonder what regard TfL gave to this legal duty as part of its decision making process,' he wrote in the IBT.

'There is a huge disparity in socioeconomic conditions of BME [black minority ethnic] citizens and their white
British counterparts. And for many of them, Uber was a way to earn a living, however modest, and come
off benefits.

'If they are able to win their appeal, Uber will have to rigorously clean up its conduct and be fit to serve London
better. But by having put fear of economic uncertainty into 40,000 households, City Hall could more rigorously
interrogate all its responsibilities.'

Women's charities have also warned the move could put passenger safety at risk. 
Nimco Ali, co-founder of the anti-FGM charity Daughters of Eve, said: 'The mayor talks about public safety while
knife crime is at a record high and women use Uber for safety. If the mayor thinks cancelling the licence is how
to make women feel safe, it shows how much he knows and cares about [violence against women] in London.' 

Others suggested it could lead to young people using unlicensed taxis again.
Dame Esther, who spent years spearheading safety campaigns, said: 'In the past, when young people wer
 desperate late at night and somebody stopped for them, many were tempted to jump in unlicensed cabs which
can be very dangerous. I'm extremely worried that may happen again.'  

TfL took the decision not to renew Uber's licence following concerns about the tech giant's failure to report serious
crimes by drivers and the firm's vetting process. 
Unions and Labour MPs have welcomed the decision. 

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Wes Streeting, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group on taxis, described it as a 'courageous' move.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he believed TfL was doing the 'right thing' by refusing to renew the taxi firm's
permission to operate in the capital amid complaints it has failed to report crimes carried out by drivers.  
However some MPs have accused Mr Khan of relenting to union pressure.

He had been given £30,000 for his mayoral campaign by the union that represents black cab drivers.
GMB, which has almost 640,000 members and campaigned for years against Uber's presence in London, has
called the ban an 'historic victory'. 

However, Mr Khan – who as mayor is chairman of the Transport for London board but did not take part in the
licensing decision – said Uber had brought the ban on itself.

He told BBC World At One: 'If drivers are angry, as they will be, if users of Uber are angry, as they will be, their anger
should be turned towards Uber for knowing the rules and failing to play by them.' 

Uber has said it's willing to make a series of concessions as it seeks to reverse Friday's decision.  
Uber said TfL gave it no notice of the issues it wished the firm to address and have only held one meeting this year.
Mr Khan had refused requests to meet anyone from the company since becoming mayor 16 months ago, Uber
sources said.  

Tom Elvidge, Uber's general manager in London, told the Sunday Times: 'While we haven't been asked to make any
changes, we'd like to know what we can do. 'But that requires a dialogue we sadly haven't been able to have recently.'

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London Black-Cab company protest in London.

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Uber drivers protesting in Marseille.

Uber's concessions are likely to involve passenger safety and benefits for its drivers, possible limits on working hours
to improve road safety and holiday pay.  
The firm has said it will appeal the decision, during which time it will continue to operate as normal. 
The process could see the dispute go on for up to a year...'
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(By the way, Wallfire, have you looked at Uber YouTube videos...? even the biased algorithms can't keep the
bad ones out!)


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