Uber has secured a 30-month – or two-and-a-half-year license to keep ridesharing services up and running in London. This marks the end of a lengthy battle with the city’s transportation agency, transport for London, over Uber’s safety protocols.

Uber has granted Uber a new 30 month licence in London. Tfl rightly holds our industry to the highest regulatory and safety standards.

Uber has granted Uber a new 30 month licence in London.’we are pleased to have met their high bar,’ says TfL.

Uber lost its license to operate in London in 2017. Tfl accused the company of demonstrating’a lack of corporate responsibility’. Also brought up Uber’s alleged use of greyball, a software that hid the ride-hailing service from regulators.

Uber was granted a license to operate in London for 18 months in 2020. Tfl said the company was still not’fit and proper’ to operate.

Uber lost a legal battle in the UK over its drivers’ employment status last year. The company now has to start classifying its UK-based drivers as employees, granting them minimum wage, paid vacation, and other benefits.