Half a million people have signed a petition to keep Uber in London.

More than 500,000 people have signed a petition calling on the London authorities not to take away the license to transport passengers from the Uber app.

“[London’s] decision not to renew Uber’s license will put more than 40,000 professional drivers out of work, and millions of Londoners will lose a convenient and affordable mode of transport,” the Change.org petition reads.

The petition managed to collect 500,000 signatures in less than a day.

The petition was launched by the London division of Uber, which also sent letters to users of the application asking them to sign this petition, according to The Daily Telegraph.

The management of the London Uber in a letter promised that the decision of the city authorities not to renew the license would be appealed.

• The London authorities announced that the Uber license would not be renewed on the afternoon of Friday, September 22. Uber's license expires September 30th.
• In London, the Uber app has about 3.5 million users.
• Explaining the decision to revoke the license, the London authorities indicated that Uber did not meet the requirements for a car call operator, including in the area of ​​cooperation with law enforcement agencies and checking drivers for previous violations of the law.
• In addition, authorities in London said that Uber could not provide a satisfactory explanation for the use of Greyball technology, which allows drivers to avoid inspections by regulatory authorities.