Uber Drivers' Lawsuit Asks If London Congestion Charge Is Racist
- Union wins permission to challenge city’s mayor over road fees
- Case is latest to shed light on rivalry with traditional cabs
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London’s Uber Technologies Inc. drivers can bring a racial-discrimination lawsuit against the city’s mayor Sadiq Khan, a judge ruled Thursday, as a new front opened in a long-running battle between those working for the ride-hailing firm and the city’s traditional cabbies.
A union representing Uber drivers, as well as minicabs, won permission to challenge Khan’s decision to force those groups -- but not the capital’s iconic black cabs -- to pay the London congestion charge. The charge, a daily fee of 11 pounds and 50 pence ($15.13) to drive in the city center on weekdays, is due to be imposed on them from April 8.