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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff

More than 10,000 London black-cab drivers launch £250m Uber lawsuit

Queue of black cabs
London’s black-cab drivers allege they faced unfair competition and lost out on customers and income. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

More than 10,500 of London’s black-cab drivers have launched a £250m legal case against Uber, accusing it of breaking the capital’s taxi booking rules and deliberately misleading authorities to secure a licence.

The case, which has been filed in the high court in London by the litigation management firm RGL, resurrects a claim first raised five years ago, related to the way the ride-hailing app operated in London between 2012 and 2018.

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