Boris Johnson defends Uber but calls for updated laws: 'Technology makes it so easy for [the law] to be broken'
Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has waded into the heated Uber/black cab conflict claiming that new legislation is needed to accommodate ride-hailing apps that are breaking current laws by picking up passengers on the streets of London.
Writing in his Telegraph column, the mayor of London called for balance in the aftermath of TFL’s proposed legislation to more closely regulate Uber. Its proposals could see Uber’s in-app fare calculation measures defined as a taxi meter throwing up hurdles for Uber by bringing further into question its legality. In response to the looming TFL crackdown, over 120,000 reported fans of Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
