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Uber have the financial backing to buy influence,
recruiting Rachel Whetstone to ensure direct access to the Cameron government,
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/13/data-watchdog-no-10-cameron-uber-correspondence-regulation
Uber also got the legislation changed allowing 'taxi'drivers to operate anywhere, (within England & Wales), so that taxi drivers who committed a de-licensing offence in their home area can just apply in the next administrative area and continue working.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/17/uber-exploiting-loophole-to-spread-tentacles-across-uk-gmb-union-says
I guess the advantage to Uber is that Uberdrivers from beyond, say the M25, can now flood into London.