Uber's London license appeal could take years: Sadiq Khan

In September it was deemed unfit to run a taxi service


Reuters November 16, 2017
A photo illustration shows the Uber app on a mobile telephone, as it is held up for a posed photograph, with a London Taxi in the background, in London, Britain November 10, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Uber’s appeal process against a decision by London’s transport regulator to strip the taxi app of its operating license in the British capital could take years, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said on Thursday.

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Transport for London shocked Uber in September by deeming it unfit to run a taxi service and refusing to renew its license, a decision the Silicon Valley firm is appealing.

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“My understanding is that it could go on for a number of years,” Khan said at a monthly question session when asked about how long the appeals process could last.

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