Boris Johnson accuses Uber of 'systematically breaking the law'

Pressure on taxi app increases ahead of court hearing after London mayor says its technology dodges the law by mimicking the act of hailing a cab

Uber is coming under increasing pressure after Boris Johnson accused the taxi-hailing app of systematically breaking the law.

In his weekly column for the Telegraph, the mayor of London said Uber's mobile phone technology is effectively mimicking the act of hailing a taxi - a process that only black cabs can legally carry out.