Taxi regulator TfL takes legal advice and concludes Uber is operating lawfully in London

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by Sindy Cator on July 3, 2014 at 9:01 am

Back on June 11, thousands of black-cab drivers filled the streets of London in protest against Transport for London (TfL) and technology-enabled services such as Uber. Their issue? Well, they argued that such services allow its users to beckon a cab with their mobile phone, and the associated fare is worked out using GPS. The crux of cabbies’ gripe is that this is basically the same as a taximeter, which legally only black cabs are allowed to use in the capital. You may also remember that Uber tried to pull a PR masterstroke by launching its UberTaxi platform for London cabbies…