A London taxi. A move to ban Uber from operating in the capital may have a knock-on effect elsewhere in the UK

Uber’s future across the UK was thrown into doubt last night after councils confirmed that they would consider the outcome of the decision to bar the company in London.

Experts said that the ruling could have a knock-on effect because licensing authorities were almost certain to be influenced by the ruling that Uber was “not fit and proper” to operate.

The cab-hailing app has expanded to 40 towns and cities, including Manchester, Birmingham, Cambridge, Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool, Nottingham, Leicester, Sheffield, Stoke, York, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff.

Decisions on whether to ban the app will be taken by individual councils, which are responsible for regulating the local minicab and taxi trade. Rulings on Uber will be made when its existing licence comes up for renewal