Uber is officially a cab firm, says court
ECJ declares Uber to be a taxi company and not a technology firm.
This means that Uber has to abide by rules laid down to local taxi companies wherever they operate in the EU. TFL's contention that Uber is not fit to have a taxi license looks much stronger now.
It's clear that Uber has lied to Tfl, taxi companies can not lie to Tfl and expect to keep their license.
As an aside, remember when Dara Khosrowshahi apoligised to London for Uber's failings and made a solemn promise to get his house in order? Whilst he was saying the words, he knew that Uber's customer database had been hacked, but chose not to inform the customers of the data breach.