City of York Council’s licensing and regulatory committee granted Uber’s private licence application on Tuesday evening (June 11) with conditions to try to stop pick ups at taxi ranks.
Uber head of cities Matthew Freckleton said the company looked forward to recruiting York-based drivers and having an official working relationship with the council.
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