Legal setback for Uber in France
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FRANCE’S highest administrative court yesterday backed restrictions on unlicensed taxi services in a decision adding to US start-up Uber’s legal troubles.
The San Francisco-based company, which connects drivers with passengers through a smartphone app, faces legal challenges in several European countries where licensed taxis drivers have protested against what they see as unfair competition.
France’s constitutional council said that unlicensed taxis had to return to their bases after dropping off a customer or await new fares from a parking lot, upholding a ban on them driving around looking for clients.
The court also backed restricting apps like Uber’s that both indicate the location of near-by taxis to potential clients on their smartphones and their availability.
A Paris appeals court had been waiting for the decision before ruling on whether to ban Uber’s unlicensed taxi service, known as UberPOP.
The case was brought by car services LeCab, GreenTomatoCars and Transdev Shuttle and taxi unions.
It sought to ban the UberPop service that allows drivers to use their private cars to offer rides to others at cheaper rates than taxis.
The constitutional council, however, rejected fare restrictions that would have prevented Uber’s drivers from charging by the kilometer and which a spokesman for Uber France said was the most important part of the ruling for the company.
Uber’s app was launched in 2010 and is now available in nearly 270 cities.
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