London Kicks Out Uber – level 2

29-09-2017 07:00

In London, England, Uber lost its license to operate after the government said that Uber did not complete background checks on its drivers, and the government had concerns about the reporting of serious crimes. Losing Uber will affect 40,000 drivers and 3.5 million customers in the city.

Uber will challenge the ruling in courts as it has 21 days to appeal. The service can keep going during this process.

A government office also said that Uber was not a good company, and people criticised it for unlawfully kicking out other companies that drive people.

Difficult words: license to operate (permission to work somewhere), background check (when you can see records to find out if someone has committed a crime or done other things in his or her past), appeal (ask to change a decision).

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