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French court fines Uber, execs for illegal taxi service
A French court fined Uber Technologies 800,000 euros ($907,000) on Thursday for running an illegal taxi service with non-professional drivers and slapped smaller fines on two of its executives in the first such criminal case in Europe. The Uber POP service connected clients via a smartphone app with non-professional drivers using their own cars. Uber France suspended the low-cost service last year after the government banned it under pressure from licensed taxi drivers.
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I wish someone would explain to me how it is any of the government's business when one person needs a ride and another offers one. If money changes hands, as long as the taxes are paid, it really should not fall under the purview of government. But, if you ask a government official they would tell you that every aspect of our lives should be controlled by government, so there is that.
A French court fined Uber 800,000 euros for operating UberPOP, an illegal taxi service using non-professional drivers. The service, suspended after government pressure from licensed taxi drivers, connected passengers via an app. This marked the first European criminal case against Uber, with additional fines imposed on two company executives. https://esher-taxis.co.uk
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