The chauffeur-driven car reservation company Uber can continue to operate in London, a British court ruled on Monday, which was examining its appeal against the City of London's decision to suspend its license.
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A judge at the London Westminster Magistrates Court ruled that Uber was now fit to practice in the British capital, "
despite shortcomings in the past
".
The London Transport Authority (TfL) had revoked this permit last November for security reasons, but the platform continued to operate normally pending the court ruling.
The TfL had estimated in particular that the computer system did not make it possible to prevent thousands of drivers without a license from taking charge of passengers fraudulently.
Uber had assured him that it had since made the necessary changes to resolve these problems.
Judge Tan Ikram explained in his ruling on Monday that Uber was not contesting the TfL's finding so much but rather that the authority believed the platform had not taken security concerns seriously.
He felt that Uber "
now seems to be at the forefront in the sector
" to make its services more secure and has made the necessary efforts.
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Justice must now decide what will be the duration of the new license granted to Uber.
The company has 45,000 drivers and more than 3.5 million customers in the British capital.
This is not the first legal battle between Uber and London.
Already in September 2017, the British capital had deprived the American giant of its license for security reasons, but Uber had continued to practice in London before a victory in June 2018 before a court of appeal which had granted it a license to fifteen months.
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