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Uber is misleading drivers about its legal defeat, claims union

GMB reveals email from company which claims tribunal ruling on self-employed status only affects two drivers who brought the case The GMB union has accused Uber of misleading its drivers by claiming last week’s tribunal decision on working conditions only affects two...

Uber brings in out of town drivers after boycott from Brighton cabbies

 An Uber driver has been caught on camera saying that the company has been urging out of town drivers to come to Brighton after a boycott by Brighton cabbies, which has reportedly resulted in just one local driver signing up. The video, published by the GMB Brighton...

UK Uber-rival Karhoo is dead

Sometimes when you're late to the party, there aren't enough chicken nuggets and cocktail sausages left to go around. It's a lesson taxi-hailing app Karhoo has learned the hard way, today announcing the closure of its service as it looks "at the next steps for the...

Uber rival Karhoo battles to avoid crashing into administration

A high-profile taxi-booking app is engaged in a race for new cash as it fights to stave off bankruptcy, Sky News can reveal. A taxi booking app which claims to have raised hundreds of millions of dollars and boasted just two months ago that it was bigger than Uber in...