Uber has once again lost his license in London. The local transport authority withdrew the mediator on Monday for the second Time within two years of the permit, and justified this with safety violations.
no longer is It guaranteed that passengers will only be picked up by authorized drivers, according to the Department. The approximately 45’000 Uber drivers are not allowed to offer their services to continue, as the decision is not yet final. The US group intends to appeal.
Transport for London (TfL) stated that according to their own statements at least 14’000 trips that unauthorized persons had picked up in taxi driver guest. In the past, concerns about the safety of the passengers had been addressed, however, Uber had cleared these only partially out of the way. “We can not therefore rule out the possibility that similar problems would not happen again in the future and not keep the company currently “fit and tidy””, stated the regulatory authority.
Uber criticized decision
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote on Twitter, Uber have made in the past two years, its Offered in London many changes. The decision of the TfL was “wrong”. Regional Manager Jamie Heywood added that Uber will improve the Software further so that the guests would in the future be transported only by authorized drivers.
the mayor of The British capital, Sadiq Khan, welcomed the decision of the DRL. In London there is a lot of space for innovative companies, however, would have to hold them to the rules and ensure customer’s safety, he tweeted. London is in Europe the largest and most prestigious market for Uber.
Uber is challenging for years of fighting with the DRL. In 2017 she had rejected a request for an extension of the license, because they had seen deficiencies in the reporting of crimes and the Verification of the driver’s background. A judge granted Uber to 2018, but a suspended license for 15 months, after the business model had been changed.
On the stock exchange, investors were at a distance. The Uber-shares plunged in premarket trading on Wall Street to six percent on 27,80 dollars. In may, Uber was left with a price of $ 45 per share on the stock exchange. Already on the first day of trading, the title had recorded significant losses and a few weeks later only short about managed. Since you are in the descent. (Dec/sda)
Created: 25.11.2019, 13:45 PM
