Uber in France ordered to pay millions to cab association
On Wednesday, the French courts ordered ride-hailing service Uber to pay 1.2 million euros to a taxi association in France. A court in Paris thus ruled in favor of a lawsuit filed against Uber drivers.
The money is to go to the National Taxi Union (UNT). It groups together several employee representatives in the industry. The Uber drivers had been accused of behaving like regular cab drivers on the streets and driving around the city in search of customers. Uber actually works by placing orders via smartphone app or regular browsers. Uber France was confronted in court with the accusation that it had not communicated with its drivers at this point. The company, however, rejected this. The drivers were informed that they would have to return directly after a trip in their private cars. Wednesday's court ruling came a day after fierce strikes and protests by cab drivers against increasing competition from private transport providers. They continued their actions on Wednesday. (SDA)
