How Does Uber Operate Without an Operator’s Licence? In today’s Driver Matty Live, we tackled one of the biggest questions UK drivers keep asking: How does Uber operate in cities without holding a local operator’s licence? It all comes down to cross-border hiring and the Deregulation Act, which allows bookings to be accepted in one licensing area and carried out in another. This legal framework is how companies like Uber can dispatch jobs across council boundaries — but many drivers argue it cre