And it’s far from its first problem with the law...

In 2014, cabbies in Atlanta, Georgia, began a class action against Uber.

Uber arrived in London in 2012 – and within three years its drivers outnumbered black cab drivers.

In 2016, checks on its drivers in the capital and medical certificates were found to be invalid, elsewhere it was caught using software that let them dodge enforcement officials.

Sexual harassment and sexism were also reported in the upper echelons of the US company.

In October 2016, a UK employment tribunal said Uber drivers, who have no right to a living wage, sick leave, paid holiday or overtime, should be treated as staff. Uber appealed.

This September, it lost its licence in London over ‘public safety and security’, although it was allowed to continue operating while it appeals.

Last month Uber said 2.7million UK customers’s details were hacked.

Sheffield and York suspended Uber’s operations this month.

Westminster magistrates were told this week that exhausted Uber drivers were a threat to safety.

An Uber driver allegedly admitted the attempted rape and murder of British embassy worker Rebecca Dykes in Beirut this week.