A suspension of Uber’s licence to operate in Sheffield has been lifted, the city council confirmed.
The minicab firm’s licence to operate in the northern city was suspended on November 29 after it failed to respond to requests about the management of the instant hail app, Sheffield City Council said.
However, the suspension was today lifted following “productive” discussions between the San Fransisco-based company and the council.
A spokesman for Sheffield City Council said: “Uber provided satisfactory replies to the questions asked by Sheffield City Council about the management of Uber.”
The new application, made by Uber in October, to operate private hire cars in Sheffield is being considered and a decision will be made in early 2018. There is still a chance the licence will not be renewed.
The move comes today, after York refused to grant Uber a licence to operate in the city.
Uber's licence was due to expire in York on Christmas Eve this year, having twice previously been granted clearance to operate - most recently on December 21 2016.
At yesterday's meeting in York, Uber said if it's licence wasn't renewed, it would use cars from outside the City of York to carry on its operation.
Transport for London (TfL) refused to renew the ride-hailing firm's licence on the grounds of "public safety and security implications" in September.
A spokesman for Uber in York said: "This is a disappointing vote for the riders and drivers who use our app in the city.
Last year the sexual assaults including rapes in Uber vehicles, increased by 50%, road traffic accidents in London have increased dramatically. It was reported in the media that 13,000 Uber drivers had faked their criminal record DBS checks.
Not forgetting that Uber tried to sweep under the carpet the fact that 57 million customer accounts had been compromised when their system was hacked.
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