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- Uber wins battle with Mayor on ‘five-minute rule’ in London
Posted by : Brij Bhushan
Wednesday 20 January 2016
After accusing Uber of “systematically” breaking the law back in October and resolving to crackdown on its activities in the Capital, the Mayor of London has now backed down in his five-minute rule fight with the company. Transport for London (TfL) considered plans to stop Uber cars from being able to wait more than five minutes for passengers, as well as forcing it to turn off the map showing nearby cars, which could constitute touting for business. But the consultation, which received 16,000 responses, plus Uber’s own petition that gathered 200,000 signatures, or one in five of its one million London…
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