Uber admits: ‘We blew it’

Uber has admitted ‘mistakes were made’ in an identity fraud scandal which allowed over 14,000  fares to be taken by bogus drivers. But the cab hailing giant insisted only 24 drivers were responsible and the problem was ‘not endemic or widespread.’ Uber is appealing against TFL’s decision not to renew its operating licence because of safety breaches that put passengers at risk. Unauthorised drivers had been using a flaw in Uber’s system that allowed them to upload their photograph onto…