Goldsmith is likely to become the Conservative Party's candidate for London mayor. He's not a fan of Uber, but hasn't criticised it as much as other politicians in London. Goldsmith said at a Westminster Hall debate that London's black cabs "will be extinct in a matter of years" if Uber gets its way.
Goldsmith tends to praise black cabs rather than openly criticise Uber. "I think nothing personally of depositing any one of my children in a black cab at any time knowing absolutely that they’d be safe,” he said. “And it’s hard to put a number on all that, but it is worth something and the tragedy is that their days could well be numbered."
However, The Register reports that Goldsmith has called upon the UK to look into Uber's finances:
Uber enjoys a significant price advantage by not paying UK corporation tax, because jobs are booked through the Netherlands. Despite Uber being a $50bn (£32 billion) company, its drivers earn far less than the London living wage; in some cases, they earn a lot less than the minimum wage.