High Court dismisses £340m claims against Uber

On 19 October 2026, Judge Simon Birt at the High Court dismissed two claims against Uber totaling about £340 million. About 13,000 black cab drivers sought nearly £200 million and a Kabbee and Iride claimant about £140 million. Filed in 2024, the suits alleged Uber misled Transport for London to obtain its 2012 private-hire licence and diverted business from traditional operators. Uber denied the allegations. Birt found the claimants had access by February 2018 to information that could have enabled a case and ruled the claims time-barred under the six-year limit. He did not decide whether the allegations were true. An Uber spokesperson said the court dismissed all of the claims entirely at the earliest opportunity and put these legacy matters firmly in the past. RGL Management, running the claimants' case, said it was very disappointed and is considering all options available to the claimant cab drivers with the legal team. Mishcon de Reya notified Uber by letter in 2019 then went silent four and a half years after a litigation funder withdrew. Outlets differ on the headline sum, with some citing £250 million ($333 million) and others about $453 million. Uber faces a separate UK tax dispute of more than £1 billion in court the following week.