Uber hit by black-cab lawsuit

BTN News
Monday, 06 May 2024

More than 10,500 of London’s black-cab drivers have launched a GBP250 million* court case against Uber, accusing the cab alternative firm of breaking the capital’s taxi booking rules and deliberately misleading authorities to secure a licence.


Cabbies allege Uber allowed its drivers to take bookings directly from customers rather than through a centralised system such as those used by minicab services and this was a breach of private hire rules.

The drivers argue they faced unfair competition and lost out on customers and income as a result.

They also allege Uber deliberately misled Transport for London (TfL) about its booking model in order to obtain an operating licence.

* If the cabbies are successful in their claim, individual drivers potentially could win £25,000 or more.
Uber has denied the allegations.

Uber hit by black-cab lawsuit

BTN News
Monday, 06 May 2024

More than 10,500 of London’s black-cab drivers have launched a GBP250 million* court case against Uber, accusing the cab alternative firm of breaking the capital’s taxi booking rules and deliberately misleading authorities to secure a licence.


Cabbies allege Uber allowed its drivers to take bookings directly from customers rather than through a centralised system such as those used by minicab services and this was a breach of private hire rules.

The drivers argue they faced unfair competition and lost out on customers and income as a result.

They also allege Uber deliberately misled Transport for London (TfL) about its booking model in order to obtain an operating licence.

* If the cabbies are successful in their claim, individual drivers potentially could win £25,000 or more.
Uber has denied the allegations.