Yahoo Finance Londoners support TfL's decision to revoke Uber's licence, poll finds
Fewer than one in three Londoners think Transport for London was wrong to revoke Uber's operating licence in the city according to a new poll.
Despite an outcry on social media and a petition against the decision attracting more than 800,000 signatures, just 31 per cent of Londoners said they felt TfL's decision was wrong.
Uber had its licence to operate in London revoked by Sadiq Khan last month; a decision that is now being appealed by the company after it admitted that it had made mistakes.
The ride-hailing app has an estimated 40,000 riders in London and a user base of 3.5 million people. As many as 43 per cent of Londoners said they backed the decision while 26 per cent said they did not have an opinion.
YouGov's poll reveals some significant variation in attitudes to the ban across different demographics but no group was unanimously against the decision.
Of those people who said they frequently use Uber in London 63 per cent said that they felt the decision was wrong. However, more than a quarter of these people (27 per cent) agreed with it.
More than one in three of those who had used Uber at least once said they supported the ban while 49 per cent of those who had never used it agreed with TfL's decision.
Younger people were more likely to disagree with the ban, however, out of the age groups polled, only the 18-24 category had more than one in three respondents in opposition.
There was little variation on a political level but women were slightly less happy with the ban than men were.
