https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-britain-playbook/uber-reviving-old-tactic-is-backed-by-more-than-500000-in-london-row-idUSKCN1BY0IZ

Half a million people have signed an online petition in under 24 hours backing Uber's bid to stay on the roads of London, showing the company is turning to its tried-and-tested tactic of asking customers for help when it locks horns with regulators.