Uber Technologies, Inc., an online private car-hailing service, won a rare legal victory in Europe as a London High Court decided in its favor, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
The high court declared the ride-sharing app to be legal in London.
The Wall Street Journal adds that the London High Court ruled that the Uber app isn't a device for calculating fares.
This ruling means that the company is not breaking any law in the country.
Uber told The Wall Street Journal that they weren't surprised by the ruling of the court.
"This is great news for Londoners and a victory for common sense," said Harry Porter, Uber's head of communications for U.K.
CNET adds that Uber has long argued that their GPS-reliant app is not the same as a taximeter that black cabs usually use.
Only licensed black cabs and minicab drivers are permitted to use these taximeters, which dictate the cost of a journey.
The Wall Street Journal adds that the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association will appeal the decision with the Supreme Court.
The Association is the main body that represents the drivers and the group who argued that Uber's app was a taximeter.
The Wall Street Journal that Justice Duncan Ouseley ruled that a taximeter "does not include a device that receives GPS signals in the course of a journey, and forwards GPS data to a server located outside of the vehicle...and sends the fare information back to the device."
The app does not violate the 1998 act, which states only U.K.'s black cabs are allowed to use meters.
CNET adds that the Transport for London (TfL) has brought the case against Uber in 2014.
The Tfl already laid out its review that Uber's app was not a taximeter, but as part of its duty to taxi drivers in London, the regulator decided to let the high court decide the issue.
