LONDON’S Uber and Bolt drivers face “debt and destitution” due to delays in renewing their licences, their union warned today.

Private hire drivers in the capital must renew their licences with Transport for London (TfL) every four years, but a backlog in processing applications has left many unable to work for weeks or even months —despite applying in advance.

The Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) union said more than 500 drivers paying the £310 renewal fee have been affected, even though some applied four months early.