Another UK city has refused to renew Uber’s licence to operate, with York providing the latest regulatory setback to the ride-hailing app, although another northern city has lifted its suspension.
The City of York Council’s Gambling, Licensing and Regulatory Committee said it has rejected Uber’s application to renew its private hire operator’s licence, citing concerns about a data breach that is currently under investigation and the number of complaints it had received about the service.
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Uber has 21 days to decide whether to appeal against the decision to a magistrates’ court. If it does so, it could continue operating in York until the appeal is heard.
The licence renewal rejection was another blow to Uber’s UK operations after it was found unfit to run a service in London in September and its Sheffield license was suspended on December 1 after it failed to respond to requests about the management of its taxi app.
But Sheffield city council said today that it has lifted the operating licence suspension after Uber provided satisfactory answers to questions about its management.
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In a statement, the council said: “The new application, made by Uber in October, to operate private hire cars in Sheffield is being considered and a decision will be made in early 2018.”
Uber is currently appealing against September’s decision by regulator Transport for London to strip it of its licence, with a court expected to hear the case next year.