Transport for London (TfL) has renewed the operating licence for Uber temporarily for two months.
In 2017, TfL rejected Uber’s bid to renew the licence that was first granted in 2012, citing public safety concerns, failure in reporting serious criminal offences and lack of driver background checks.
In 2018, however, the taxi hailing firm was granted a probationary 15-month licence, which expires on September 25.
TfL has said its licence will now be renewed temporarily while it requested additional information from the firm.
The two-month licence will have additional conditions attached to ensure passenger safety, covering ride-sharing, insurance and checks on driver’s documentation by Uber.
In addition, the firm will be required to produce an independently verified assurance report every six months, elect three non-executive directors to its board, give TfL four weeks’ notice of any changes to its operate model, and to report any potentially criminal complaints from passengers to the Metropolitan police.
Ultimately, Uber may be forced to close its London business if it is not granted another full five-year licence once the temporary one expires in November.
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