LONDON: More than 600,000 people had by Sunday signed a petition asking London transport authorities to reverse their decision not to renew Uber’s licence when it expires.

Friday’s decision to ban the ride-sharing service was “affecting the real lives of a huge number of honest and hard-working drivers” and would “show the world that London is far from being open and is closed to innovative companies,” the petition said.

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