Uber said there had been an 850 percent increase in new users, following a rush of publicity as London’s black cabs went on strike against the company on the afternoon of June 11 causing gridlock to the city centre.
Organisations including the Rail and Maritime Transport union (RMT), London Cab Drivers Club (LCDC) and the LTDA were all represented at the protest in Trafalgar Square.
Drivers’ unions said that the rise of Uber is leading people to contact unlicensed drivers without any checks on whether they are legitimate.Derrick Hoare, of the LTDA, said they wanted to highlight the length of training – between four and seven years – taxi drivers undergo before being licensed.
Similar taxi driver protests took place today in Madrid, Milan, Berlin and Paris.
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