For the fifth day of mobilization of passenger car drivers with driver (VTC) and Loti (public transport) protesting against the measures granted by the government to taxis, American Uber joined their movement. Support shaped recovery which he is not sure that all drivers are happy. “Thousands of drivers who use apps like Uber, Driver-Private or SnapCar gathered in Paris in recent days. They oppose the decisions of the Prime Minister that would put more than 10 000 professional drivers unemployed “has shown, by email, the Internet giant to its customers. “Many drivers have asked us, and a sign of support we have decided to discontinue service to Paris. (…) So, it will be impossible to order a car Tuesday, February 9, 11 hours and 15 hours (UberEATS still available), “says the online booking platform.
On Tuesday, around noon, hundreds of drivers working for VTC and Loti platforms gathered Place de la Nation in Paris. Under a light rain, more than 200 cars – black sedans mostly – were parked in triple line on the main square in eastern Paris, without blocking traffic, according to police sources and a journalist for Agence France -Press. Organizers expect a mobilization of 500 to 1000 drivers. Number of demonstrators had placed on the windshield placards or wearing T-shirts proclaiming “10,000 jobs at risk”, “We are very badly off,” “Valls killed me” or “Valls = G7″, the company francilienne taxis. Slogans hammered with a lot of horns.
UberPOP to justice
mobilisiaiton and suspension of Uber Service comes as the US giant happening in France to court for his UberPOP Application , considered by the VTC as taxis as unfair competition since it connects individuals. The app has been so maligned that Uber has disabled since July.
On Tuesday, Uber France, its CEO Thibaud Simphal and Uber director for Western Europe, Pierre -Dimitri Gore-Coty, are charged with deceptive trade practice, illegal exercise complicity of the taxi trade, illegal processing and preservation of computer data and qu’enregistrement of personal data. The maximum penalty for such offenses is five years imprisonment and 300 000 euros for the two leaders, and 1.5 million euro fine for the company.
This is not all ! They are also charged with “illegal organization of a customer matchmaking system with persons engaged in road transport of persons for remuneration” offense under the law Thévenoud. It is them, among other accused to connect customers with individuals who use their private vehicles to transport them without paying charges.
For the same reasons, the young start-up Heetch and its two leaders Teddy Mathieu Pellerin and Jacob, to appear June 22 before the Paris court. Heetch offers its users to be transported by car by other individuals for a small fee. Unlike UberPOP, Heetch works only 20 hours to 6 hours and limit the income of drivers for 6000 euros a year.
A remained law ignored
These legal disputes n ‘ Uber therefore not prevented from joining the anger of the VTC. For if they s’étripent on UberPOP they have interests – and enemy – common Thévenoud the law passed in October 2014. Intended to resolve the conflict between VTC and taxis, it intends to primarily defend the taxi business .
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