[Update] The Commercial Court delivered its verdict: the UberPOP service is not officially “banned” but it is supposed to “respect the law.” This means qu’Uber can not, on its application to any “that would present as lawful mention the fact to stop, park or drive on the road open to public traffic waiting for customers, without being restricted taxis “, as LeMonde.fr reported.
In practice, this means that Uber will no longer show in its application that its customers have the opportunity to see the UberPOP cars that are around him. So this is the end of the “UberPOP” tab. For the national taxi union (UNT), it’s mostly “ a pebble more ” in the footwear Uber.
During the day, we were back on genesis of this trial, in which for the first time, taxis and VTC had joined against UberPOP.
The genesis of the trial
Exit big black sedans. If you order a UberPOP, it is more likely that be a Kangoo or Peugeot Partner who come looking for you. The UberPOP company directly consulted from the application of its parent Uber, allows any customer to order a transport vehicle. The difference with Uber: drivers who officiate under the banner UberPOP are individuals who use their own cars, have no license, and can work when they want
Since the arrival of this service. in France in February 2014, which offers cheaper rates than conventional bikes, it would have already attracted more than 170,000 users and hundreds of drivers, according to Uber, quoted in the newspaper France Inter on Friday 12 December.
A first conviction in October 2014
But if attracting customer service, it also found many detractors. “ UberPOP is simply the undeclared work ,” said Alain us Griset, President of the National Taxi Union (UNT). “ It is normal that all players in the community who have registered activity, oppose it. ”
UberPOP is indeed attacked from all sides. The direction of Fraud (DGCCRF) had seized the prosecutor, and had to succeed on October 14. Uber was convicted by the Paris court earlier this year to 100 000 euros fine (a drop of water for the company valued at $ 40 billion), for having presented including his service as the “carpooling “then it is a paid private transport
Uber had decided not to drop the case, to continue its operations, and to appeal this decision.:
“ At this point, Uber continues to offer its UberPOP solution in France and remains committed to promoting innovative alternatives, affordable and secure to meet the needs of the urban mobility “, published a company spokesman in a statement.
Taxis and VTC team up against UberPOP
This Friday, December 12, UberPop awaiting the outcome of another trial before the Commercial Court, seized, among other companies and VTC LECAB Voxtur for “ Unfair Competition ” .dropoff window At this referral is then added the National Taxi Union (UNT), not for unfair competition but for “clandestine work”. The applicants seek to prohibit UberPOP definitely on French territory, and to impose a fine Uber 250,000 euros per day for non-performance.
Abroad, also causes the service tub. In the space of a week, UberPOP was banned in the Netherlands and Spain, for unfair competition as well as the lack of administrative formalities to be fulfilled by the UberPOP drivers, unlike drivers who must follow VTC training, and have a license and insurance to operate.
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