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| Uber loses its licence to operate in London | Uber loses its licence to operate in London |
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| Uber will not be issued a new private hire licence, Transport for London (TfL) has said. | Uber will not be issued a new private hire licence, Transport for London (TfL) has said. |
| TfL concluded the ride-hailing app firm was not fit and proper to hold a private hire operator licence. | TfL concluded the ride-hailing app firm was not fit and proper to hold a private hire operator licence. |
| Uber's approach and conduct demonstrated a lack of corporate responsibility which could have potential public safety and security implications, it said. | Uber's approach and conduct demonstrated a lack of corporate responsibility which could have potential public safety and security implications, it said. |
| Uber said it would immediately challenge the decision in the courts. | |
| Some 3.5 million passengers and 40,000 drivers use the Uber app in London. | |
| Latest updates and reaction | |
| In a statement, Uber said: "Transport for London and the mayor have caved in to a small number of people who want to restrict consumer choice." | |
| It said the decision showed the world that "far from being open, London is closed to innovative companies". | |
| There had been growing speculation that the app could be banned from London. | There had been growing speculation that the app could be banned from London. |
| Opponents of the firm claim it causes gridlocked roads and does not do enough to regulate its drivers. | Opponents of the firm claim it causes gridlocked roads and does not do enough to regulate its drivers. |
| Analysis: From BBC London's transport correspondent Tom Edwards | |
| The Uber app has completely changed the London minicab and taxi market. As a "disruptive" technology it was popular and cheap. | |
| But although Uber claims 3.5m Londoners use the app and there are 40,000 drivers, the company has been dogged with controversy in London. | |
| It has been blamed for congestion, failing to report sexual offences, not doing proper criminal checks and a rise in collisions. | |
| It has also been criticised by unions for poor working conditions of drivers. | |
| Right up until the last minute, even the black cab organisations which have been fighting Uber since their arrival in 2012 were not certain they had won. | |
| So this is a big shock to the industry and it will reverberate right around the world where the company is trying to operate. | |
| This decision will be appealed and eventually probably go through the courts so it's not quite over for Uber in London yet. | |
| Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said in a statement: "I fully support TfL's decision - it would be wrong if TfL continued to license Uber if there is any way that this could pose a threat to Londoners' safety and security." | Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said in a statement: "I fully support TfL's decision - it would be wrong if TfL continued to license Uber if there is any way that this could pose a threat to Londoners' safety and security." |
| General secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association Steve McNamara said: "The mayor has made the right call not to re-license Uber. | |
| "We expect Uber will again embark on a spurious legal challenge against the mayor and TfL, and we will urge the court to uphold this decision. | |
| "This immoral company has no place on London's streets." | |
| Uber has 21 days to appeal. | Uber has 21 days to appeal. |