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Consultation on regulating cab-hailing app’s business in the capital ditched as London mayor Boris Johnson says plans are afoot to rein in pedal rickshaws
Uber is claiming a major victory after Transport for London (TfL) ditched a number of proposals that would have imposed restrictions on the taxi hailing app’s business.
Tfl has decided against implementing proposals that would have hit Uber’s service including forcing operators to provide booking confirmation details to the passenger at least five minutes before a journey starts.
However, following a consultation launched in September, TfL said on Wednesday that it planned to introduce new regulations including a formal English-language requirement for all London taxis.
Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has also secured a commitment for legislation to allow TfL to regulate pedal rickshaws that operate in central London.
The US company has more than 20,000 drivers in London but its future was thrown into doubt last year when Tfl, the body that regulates public transport in the capital, launched a far-reaching consultation process after pressure from rivals such as the minicab firm Addison Lee and black cab operators. They argued that Uber was unfairly competing with them, since the firm is not subject to the same kind of regulations.
Jo Bertram, Uber’s regional general manager in the UK, said: “We’re pleased that Transport for London has listened to the views of passengers and drivers, dropping the bonkers ideas proposed last year like compulsory five-minute wait times and banning showing cars in apps.”
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Uber is claiming a major victory after Transport for London (TfL) ditched a number of proposals that would have imposed restrictions on the taxi hailing app’s business.
Tfl has decided against implementing proposals that would have hit Uber’s service including forcing operators to provide booking confirmation details to the passenger at least five minutes before a journey starts.
However, following a consultation launched in September, TfL said on Wednesday that it planned to introduce new regulations including a formal English-language requirement for all London taxis.
Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has also secured a commitment for legislation to allow TfL to regulate pedal rickshaws that operate in central London.
The US company has more than 20,000 drivers in London but its future was thrown into doubt last year when Tfl, the body that regulates public transport in the capital, launched a far-reaching consultation process after pressure from rivals such as the minicab firm Addison Lee and black cab operators. They argued that Uber was unfairly competing with them, since the firm is not subject to the same kind of regulations.
Jo Bertram, Uber’s regional general manager in the UK, said: “We’re pleased that Transport for London has listened to the views of passengers and drivers, dropping the bonkers ideas proposed last year like compulsory five-minute wait times and banning showing cars in apps.”
More details to follow ...
Wrong as usual the English language requirement is for Londons PH drivers
Boris is also considering making PH pay the congestion charge!
And making PH give binding fare quotes !
Of course this is pie in the Sky if Sadik Khan the Labour candidate gets elected in May
currently TFL are receiving 700 applications a week for PH licenses
PH proprietors have never gad it so good the bleedin scum are raking it in 
Meanwhile the GMBPDB have lost over 600 new members they recruited mostly Uber drivers in disgust at the GMBPDB's Branch secretarys betrayal of their cause he reportedly told them " work for me and my company
" I am going to shut down UBER ! They voted with their feet and had it away, once the Groveller Paul Kenny has departed the new temporary Gen sec will intervene and sort out the Professional Drivers Branch's corruption Evidently!
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