It's not a ban on ride-sharing. It's a ban on a single specific company: Uber. And the ban is because Uber was routinely violating sensible regulations.
What other ride-sharing company operates in London?
Addison lee, kabbee and the multiple private cab companies can't offer the same service as uber when you need a ride on the moment.
They are fine when you can book in advance, otherwise be prepared to wait half an hour or more.
The fact that there is only one barber, butcher, or baker (or candlestick maker... whatever) in town should not dissuade us from putting them out of business if they don't pay attention to safety regulations...
Then if safety is really the concern why taxis and cabs can operate given that they are way less safe than uber?
I would rather use the safer option, but instead I'm forced to use the less safe options.
In the other thread were posted the offences done by taxi drivers and were far more than the ones committed by uber drivers.
Considering that you can easily report the behaviour of a Uber driver I can believe it.
No. It's presented as an outright ban, but that doesn't mean what you think it means.
Uber is able to continue business while it appeals. As long as the appeal process is continuing (and it may well continue for years to the High Court) Uber can continue business as usual.
Uber can change its processes during the course of the appeal, and if they match what is required, the ban will fail.
This is a high-visibility, high-impact method of regulation that Uber can't ignore. Given Uber's habit of ignoring regulations it doesn't like, it seems entirely appropriate.
One of the largest problems that the UK has had with the EU is that EU-mandated regulations are not implemented by some EU member countries. This is against all the rules of the EU, but there's no enforcement.
In the UK, regulations are implemented and enforced. This is that enforcement in practice. One of the reasons London has flourished as a financial centre is because the regulatory agency doesn't mess around and does its job properly. This gives certainty, stability, and engenders trust in trading partners.
The article is entirely wrong, completely misunderstands what's happening here, and why.