LONDON – The High Court ruled on Friday that private hire drivers in London must pass an English language test, Bloomberg reports.
Uber warned on Tuesday that the proposed regulation could mean that a “loss of livelihood” for its drivers in London.
Uber had argued that Transport for London’s proposed regulation for private hire drivers, which covers all Uber drivers in London, was too difficult and would lead to drivers losing the ability to drive for Uber.
Transport for London said that the English-language tests will affect over 110,000 private hire drivers in London. However, Uber’s lawyer Thomas de la Mare claimed that around 33,000 drivers would fail the test.
The GMB union joined Uber in opposing the tests, calling them “unnecessary” and “ridiculous.”
Uber was not immediately available to comment.
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