Uber v TfL: court hears written English test will cost 33,000 drivers their jobs

Ride-hailing app challenges Transport for London over demand that minicab drivers pass language test to obtain licence

A plan to force London minicab drivers to pass written English tests would put nearly a third of them out of business, the ride-hailing app Uber has argued.

In a high court battle with Transport for London, lawyers for Uber said the transport body's estimates suggest 33,000 drivers would either fail the test or be deterred from trying to renew their licence.