A black cab driver is being investigated for driving around the capital with a licence plate that threatened to 'Kill Uber'.
The unknown driver, who was pictured outside the Savoy Hotel in central London, left onlookers shocked with their private plate 'KII UBR' which has been interpreted as a threat to the American taxi company.
Following the sighting, Uber drivers reacted with outrage at the provocative plate and one stated the driver needed to 'step back and reflect on what's important in their life'.
Transport for London - which licences the capital's taxis - has said it is urgently investigating.
Farhan Khalid, 44, from Birmingham, who has been a minicab driver for 25 years, said: 'I find it a bit sad someone would go out of their way like this.
'If someone has it in them to go out of their way to go buy a number plate like this, I think they really need to step back and reflect on what's important in their life.
'This hate for Uber is clearly completely overpowering and consuming their life.'
He added: 'The unfortunate thing is this driver has made himself a target now.'
Kara Attila, another Uber driver from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, said he had only recently spotted a black cab driver with the private plate 'H8 UBR'.
The 38-year-old said: 'They blame us for stealing their jobs.
'But is not our choice, customers have decided that it is much more convenient to use 21st century technology.
'They like ordering cabs straight to their door, pub or office.
'Now it's time to either adapt, evolve or you are not going to survive.'
Graham Robinson, TfL's taxi boss, commented: 'Having been made aware of this number plate we are now conducting an urgent investigation.'
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A Leeds taxi driver was stabbed in the neck in Armley after a dispute with customers over a fare of just £3, his son said.
Jason Scherer, 47, had taken three people across Armley at around 5.30am this morning.
Once reaching the destination at Simpson Grove - a journey so short it only cost the minimum fare - one of the men said he had lost his wallet and couldn't pay the £3 fee.
Jason, a father-of-three, reached to call the Amber Cars office - a firm where he has worked for 19 years - to indicate the fare could not be paid by the customers before he felt what he believed was a punch to his neck.
After driving around 50 yards down the road to get away from the customers, Jason realised he had been stabbed in the neck and blood was pouring from a wound, his son Connor told the Yorkshire Evening Post.
Jason returned to the Amber Cars headquarters where an ambulance was called and he was rushed to Leeds General Infirmary.
He is now facing the prospect of surgery on the wound on the right hand side of his neck.
West Yorkshire Police confirmed details of the incident and said no arrests have been made.
They have launched an urgent appeal for witnesses.
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