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by zimpenfish 3190 days ago
> Considering that you can easily report the behaviour of a Uber driver I can believe it.

Reporting an Uber driver doesn't necessarily mean any action is taken.

https://www.londonreconnections.com/2017/understanding-uber-... has a story about a driver committing a sexual assault, being reported to Uber who didn't report it to the police -or- fire him, and he went on to commit another which Uber -also- didn't report to the police.

> In total, Uber had failed to report six sexual assaults, two public order offences and one assault to the police. This had lead to delays of up to 7 months before they were investigated.

This is why MetPol are arguing strongly against licensing Uber.