Uber beats London cabbies in £340m court battle

Uber has defeated a £340m legal claim brought by 13,000 London black cab drivers after the High Court ruled they had waited too long to sue the ride-hailing giant. The ruling, handed down on Monday, throws out two linked lawsuits brought by thousands of cabbies and two former private hire operators, Kabbee and Iride, over allegations that Uber unlawfully operated in the capital for six years. The claimants accused Uber of providing misleading and inaccurate information to Transport for London (TfL) when obtaining its operating licence, allegedly costing rival drivers millions in lost earnings. But rather than ruling on whether Uber broke licensing rules, the High Court sided with the company s argument that the claims, filed in 2024, fell outside the six-year legal time limit. The decision removes a potential £340m liability for Uber, which has spent years fighting legal challenges from London s traditional taxi trade. Uber has consistently denied wrongdoing, maintaini