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Transport for London continues to consider five-year licence as unions express concerns over working practicesUber’s licence to operate in London has been renewed but only for a period of four months, as transport authorities continue to deliberate whether to grant it a five-year licence. The decision over renewal has become the latest focus of controversy around the app-based taxi firm, with black-cab drivers and unions demanding that Transport for London reject the application without assurances over Uber’s operation and working practices. Continue reading...
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Saturday, 27 May 2017
BBC News
- Uber granted four-month licence to continue in LondonThe car hire service's previous licence was due to expire on 30 May.
The Guardian
- Uber's London licence renewed for only four monthsTransport for London continues to consider five-year licence as unions express concerns over working practicesUber’s licence to operate in London has been renewed but only for a period of four months, as transport authorities continue to deliberate whether to grant it a five-year licence. The decision over renewal has become the latest focus of controversy around the app-based taxi firm, with black-cab drivers and unions demanding that Transport for London reject the application without assurances over Uber’s operation and working practices. Continue reading...
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- City centre flats will come with free Uber rides [Subscription]First it was taxis, then fast-food takeaways, courier services, boats and even flying cars. Now Uber has plans to enter the property market.
Mail Online
- Driver who killed man while using 2 phones jailed Ryan Freeth (pictured) was calling friends with one phone and streaming music with another when he struck 66-year-old Leslie Marks, left, in Amblecote, leaving him with fatal injuries.
Bolton News
- Drivers urged to follow diversion after reports of traffic chaosMOTORISTS are being urged to follow diversions after reports of ‘appalling’ signage and traffic chaos due to a road closure.
London Evening Standard
- Bank Holiday travel: Londoners face traffic chaos as they hit roads for long weekend in soaring temperatures Londoners face mammoth journeys out of the capital in the sweltering heat as thousands head off for Bank Holiday weekend breaks.
Peterborough Telegraph
- Are you unknowingly breaking the law on the road?One in four motorists admit to regularly ‘taking risks’ on the road, a study has found.
Other Regional Press
- BANK HOLIDAY GETAWAY: Oxford road 'one of UK's busiest' this weekend Drivers warned of significant delays as A34 listed a traffic 'hotspot' for bank holiday
- Transport chief: Queen Street closure just ‘experimental’A DECISION to close a busy Oxford shopping street to traffic could be reversed after six months if it causes problems, the county’s transport boss has said.
- ROADWORKS ALERT: Major projects set to cause upheaval on roads - and 'significant disruption' to bus servicesDRIVERS and bus passengers are facing extensive disruption in the coming days due to major road projects in Weymouth and Dorchester.
- Are you unknowingly breaking the law on the road?One in four motorists admit to regularly ‘taking risks’ on the road, a study has found.
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- What you should do if you need to stop on a smart motorway and there is no hard shoulder Highways England has issued guidance about how to use smart motorways after dashcam footage showed a driver struggling along the M25 after losing a front wheel
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