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London Black Cabs Are Disappearing While Uber and Bolt Drivers Multiply - TfL 'Must Cap Numbers'

The number of private hire drivers more than doubled to over 106,000, causing fare competition and concerns for the future of expensive black cab licensing.

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Black cabs drivers face much higher costs for their vehicles than app-based private hire drivers and are working longer hours to make up their pay

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Call to limit app driver numbers 'to protect London black cabs'

The number of black cab drivers has fallen by a third while private hire numbers double.

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London black cabs are disappearing while Uber and Bolt drivers multiply - TfL 'must cap numbers'

Black cabs drivers face much higher costs for their vehicles than app-based private hire drivers and are working longer hours to make up their pay

·London, United Kingdom
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My London broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, October 6, 2025.
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