LONDON: The UK’s High Court has ruled that Uber can continue to operate in its current form in London.
The ruling is about taximeters, the boxes fitted to cars that taxi drivers use to measure the fare.
Black cab drivers claim the Uber smartphone app should be illegal because it calculates fares like a taximeter. By law, only black cabs can have taximeters installed.
The Licensed Taxi Drivers Association says that it will “definitely appeal” the High Court ruling.
This is a really important ruling, as it means that London’s black cab drivers have lost two legal battles in a row over Uber. First, Transport for London sided with Uber, and now the UK’s High Court has. Black cabs are running out of options when it comes to dealing with the company.
