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TfL refers Uber app row to High Court, but Licensed Taxi Drivers Association strike still planned

on May 29, 2014 | 0 comments

By Ishbel Macleod

The Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA) has said that it has “no confidence in TfL and its legal team” after Transport for London referred the row over use of taxi apps such as Uber to the High Court.

Cabbies have complained that the Uber app – which calculates the journey distance and time taken, and then relays the information to remote computer servers to determine the fee – undermines their business.

The LTDA has suggested the app equates to being a taximeter, which private vehicles are not allowed to use.

TFL said that “given the level of concern among the Read full story ›

Source: The Drum