Europe's on-demand taxi startups are loving the news that Uber has lost its London taxi licence after local regulators said it had identified a "pattern of failures" at the US company that put passengers' safety at risk.
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November 25, 2019
European taxi startups revel in Uber's London-licence blow
Europe's on-demand taxi startups like Bolt are loving the news this morning that Uber has lost its London taxi licence.
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