To launch its service to London customers, the business purchased
a TfL licensed operator, running Taxify as a technology platform directing bookings to City Drive Services registered drivers.
Not exact matches
TfL, which is responsible for the city's transportation system, determined that Uber was not «fit and proper to hold a private hire
operator license» owing to its lack of corporate responsibility and to concerns regarding public safety and security, according to a
TfL statement.
Regulator Transport for London (
TfL) told Uber that it is «not fit and proper to hold a private hire
operator license,» citing a number of issues, including its approach to reporting serious criminal offenses.
Ride - hailing giant Uber was also grilled over what one committee member dubbed its «aggressive» response to
TfL's recent decision to strip its
operator license in London — describing its claim that the city regulator risked putting 40,000 drivers out of work as hypocritical since Uber does not actually employ any of those drivers, while also pointing out that its business is intent on trying to automate the driving function via developing driverless car technology.
A
TfL spokesperson said: «Taxify is not a London
licensed private hire
operator.
Regulator Transport for London (
TfL) told Uber on September 22 that it is «not fit and proper to hold a private hire
operator license» and therefore it will not grant a replacement when the current one expires at the end of this month.