Drivers claim time frame for Uber licensing changes will leave 100 people out of work in Sheffield

By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Feb 2018, 12:40 BST
Updated 23rd Feb 2018, 12:45 BST
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Uber is changing its licensing criteria
Uber drivers have hit out at changes to licensing criteria which they claim will leave dozens of drivers out of work in Sheffield.

Under new changes plans by Uber, drivers will only be able to operate within the region where they are licensed after mid-March.

The company said it is introducing the changes after feedback from local authorities which said because of the way the app works it makes it hard to regulate the drivers operating in their area.

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But drivers in the city, who have licences from authorities elsewhere in the country, claim the three week deadline they have been given by Uber to get one from Sheffield Council is not long enough and will leave around 100 drivers out of work.

They hope to meet with Uber bosses on Tuesday to discuss the situation.

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"Uber has not given the drivers enough time to change their license.

"Drivers will be struggling as most of them will be without work and many of them will struggle to pay their car finance or even support their families