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Proactive Investors UK Uber could be sued for over £1bn by London taxi drivers, according to media reports Proactive Investors UK Sky News said the Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association (LTDA) was likely to argue that 25,000 black-cab drivers in London had suffered lost earnings averaging around £10,000 for at least five years as a result of Uber, which was operating with reported ... View the full article

Sky News London cab drivers plot £1bn class action claim against Uber Sky News Sources said on Tuesday that if the case proceeded, the LTDA was expected to argue that all 25,000 black cab drivers in London had suffered lost earnings averaging around £10,000 for at least five years as a consequence of failings in the way Uber had ... London black cab drivers plot £500m legal action against UberFinancial Times London's black-cab drivers consider suing Uber for £1bnThe Guardian London taxi drivers mull class action suit against UberReuters The Independent -Telegraph.co.uk all 45 news articles » View the full article

London's black-cab drivers consider suing Uber for £1bn The GuardianLondon's black-cab drivers are considering legal action against Uber with potential plans to sue the US ride-hailing *service* for more than £1bn over their loss of ... View the full article

Evening Standard Luxury ride-hailing app Wheely launches in London offering chauffeur service Evening Standard A premium ride-hailing app offering chauffeur-driven cars has relaunched in London, with a license to operate until 2023. Wheely, an on-demand online service for ordering luxury and executive rides, was forced to pull out of the capital's private ... View the full article

Luxury ride-hailing app Wheely launches in London offering chauffeur service Evening StandardA premium ride-hailing app offering chauffeur-driven cars has relaunched in London, with a license to operate until 2023. Wheely, an on-demand online *service* ... View the full article

Business Day Uber hires former David Cameron staffer for lobbying in northern Europe Business Day Transport for London refused to renew Uber's licence in September 2017, citing failings in the company's approach to reporting serious criminal offences and to driver background checks. This prompted Uber to promise to "make things right in London ... Uber hires former adviser to David Cameron to lead lobbying in northern EuropeReuters all 6 news articles » View the full article

Reuters Uber hires former adviser to David Cameron to lead lobbying in northern Europe Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Uber Technologies has hired an ex-adviser to former British prime minister David Cameron to lead the ride-hailing firm's lobbying efforts in northern Europe, less than a month after the company won a reprieve to operate in London. and more » View the full article

The London Free Press London city hall briefs: Uber review afoot The London Free Press London's vehicle-for-hire bylaw, redrawn last year in response to Uber's arrival in the city, is back under the microscope. City politicians voted in favour of reviewing key portions of the bylaw — including taxi fares, driver fees, camera ... View the full article

Business Insider 'Sometimes it takes a punch in the face': Uber's CEO admits he overlooked some important internal problems Business Insider He said he was proud of the work his team has done cleaning up its reputation "externally" in places like London, where Uber had been kicked out right when Khosrowshahi took over as CEO. It is now back in London's good graces. But when asked about the ... Uber CEO on Gender Discrimination Investigation: 'I Take Sole Responsibility'Fortune Uber CEO believes profitability not critical to launching IPOMarketWatch all 82 news articles » View the full article

The London Free Press London bylaw charges against Uber have been dropped The London Free Press Soon after a bitter 18-month feud to regulate Uber in London came to an end, close to 100 charges against the ride-hailing giant for operating illegally when it first entered the city were quietly dropped, The Free Press has learned. The move was, in ... View the full article

London Loves Business Uber planning merger with Middle East rival Careem? London Loves Business According to a latest report, Uber is in preliminary talks with rival Careem to combine their Middle Eastern ride-hailing services. In discussions with Careem, Uber has said that it would need to own more than half of the combined company, if not buy ... View the full article

TaxiPoint (blog) Uber may have been issued a reprieve in London, but will it be able to keep regulators at bay in the rest of Europe TaxiPoint (blog) With Uber managing to overturn Transport for London's refusal to renew their operators licence on the grounds that they weren't a fit and proper operator, you would be forgiven for thinking that Uber operating freely in the rest of Europe would be ... View the full article

Uber saved its London business. Europe may be tougher to crack WENY-TV LONDON (CNNMoney) -- Uber has found a way to keep operating in London. But that doesn't mean it can conquer Europe. With its London license at risk, Uber convinced a judge last month that it had embarked on a corporate overhaul that will change how it ... View the full article

CNNMoney Uber saved its London business. Europe may be tougher to crack CNNMoney Criticized in the past for its pugnacious approach to business, Uber has now introduced free insurance for drivers in London and limited their operating hours. It opened a 24/7 customer helpline and promised to start reporting serious incidents to the ... and more » View the full article

The discretion to be afforded in EU proportionality cases - R (Uber London Limited) and others v Transport for London Lexology R (Uber London Limited) and others v Transport for London. Transport for London (TfL) imposed a licence condition which required private hire vehicle operators to provide a mechanism for passengers to speak with someone if they wished to make a ... View the full article

The Guardian Uber scales back self-driving car tests in wake of fatal crash The Guardian Uber laid off 100 of its self-driving car backup drivers in Pittsburgh on Wednesday as it scales back its testing in the wake of its fatal crash in March. The ride-hailing firm made 55 new mission specialist positions available to replace them ... and more » View the full article

Uber saved itself in London. But it still has big problems in Europe CNNUber has found a way to keep operating in London. But that doesn't mean it can conquer Europe. View the full article

Taxis versus Uber: Get ready for another fight The London Free PressBarely more than year after it nailed down a bitter debate with a bylaw to regulate the ride-for-hire industry, city hall is bracing for a new round that could reopen ... View the full article

The London Free Press Taxis versus Uber: Get ready for another fight The London Free Press Numbers collected by city hall show taxis lost out on 700,000 rides in the year after the vehicle-for-hire bylaw was crafted, as more than 3,000 Uber drivers began working legally in London. But it also grew ridership overall, with an extra 1.6-million ... View the full article

The Guardian Uber's head of HR resigns amid allegations of racial discrimination The Guardian Hornsey was Uber's head of human resources and one of the firm's top spokespeople on diversity and discrimination issues. Her 18 months at the company was littered by claims of widespread issues of gender discrimination and sexual harassment. Uber executive resigns after race discrimination probeBBC News Uber HR Head Resigns After Alleged Discrimination, And Months Of Subtle ChangeForbes Who is Liane Hornsey, the latest executive to leave under-fire taxi app Uber?Verdict London Loves Business -Breitbart News all 89 news articles » View the full article

The Sun Uber charged England fan £107 for £10 trip home after leaving meter running for 40 miles after he got out The Sun AN Uber customer was furious after the taxi app charged him £107 for a trip to Luton – despite being at home in London. Nick Brownridge, 32, got off the tube at Lancaster Gate after watching England beat Colombia and ordered a taxi for the five-mile ... View the full article

Uber awarded new London contract TransportXtra Ride hailing app Uber has been granted a 15-month licence to continue operating in London. Westminster Magistrates Court ordered Transport for London to issue the firm a new 15-month licence with a set of conditions that TfL will monitor and enforce. View the full article

Private hire cars face paying London congestion charge BBC NewsPrivate hire vehicles (PHVs), including Uber and minicabs, could be forced to pay the congestion charge for driving in central London. Under new Transport for ... View the full article

Private hire cars face paying London congestion charge BBC NewsPrivate hire vehicles (PHVs), including Uber and minicabs, could be forced to pay the congestion charge for driving in central London. Under new Transport for ... View the full article

Metro Do Uber drivers get penalised for cancelling on you after accepting the fare? Metro But there is no way to find out why the driver suddenly cancelled and because their details vanish with the booking, it's hard to complain about the driver to Uber. In London alone there are some 3.5 million passengers and 40,000 drivers that use the ... View the full article