Fife Council has apologised to more than 400 people whose objections to an Uber taxi booking-office licence were ruled incompetent at committee.
Uber Scot Ltd sought a licence at Rosyth Business Centre. 431 representations were published, and some objectors were invited to speak. At the Regulation and Licensing Committee hearing, Uber solicitor Kevin Clancy said none were valid under the legislation — lacking specified grounds, names/addresses and signatures. Legal advice agreed; convener Cllr Tom Adams moved to disregard them, and with no competent objections the application was granted.
Head of legal Lindsay Thomson apologised for the frustration, said Uber’s preliminary point had not been flagged in advance, and confirmed a review so it cannot be repeated.