Not all Uber drivers are Islamists, just like not all London cabbies are John Worboys

Uber aren’t going to be thrilled to hear that Muhaydin Mire, the man who has been arrested on suspicion of knifing a man at Leytonstone station, while shouting ‘This is for Syria’, was reportedly one of their drivers. On social media, London cabbies have already started to capitalise on this, by making the case that you’re better off sticking with them if you want to avoid catching a ride with a jihadi. A new hashtag is currently doing the rounds: #HeWasAnUberDriverBruv – and the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association has been quick to adopt it, while also wondering how many more ‘TFL licensed terrorists’ are out there. While the tweet has now been deleted, it originally read: London Taxi Radio, a radio station for the taxi trade, has also tweeted the following image in response to the LTDA’s original tweet: https://twitter.com/LondonTaxiRadio/status/674044662882127873 Faced with a looming PR disaster, Uber may want to consider how other companies have dealt with similar situations. And no one is better placed to give advice than the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, which had to pick up the pieces a few years ago after John Worboys – the ‘black cab rapist’ who was suspected of targeting more than 100 women in the back of his car – caused all kinds of problems for the industry.