Uber is fined £665,000 and two executives are convicted of illegal business activity in France following protests by taxi drivers over their low-cost service
- Uber and two executives convicted of ‘deceptive commercial practices’
- Also convicted of ‘illegal business activity’ over its lowest-cost ride service
- French court fined the company 800,000 euros while two executives fined total of 50,000 euros
Julian Robinson for MailOnline
A French court has convicted Uber and two of its executives of deceptive commercial practices and illegal business activity over its low-cost ride service.
The court fined the company 800,000 euros and fined regional Uber executive Pierre-Dimitry Gore-Coty 30,000 euros, and Uber’s France general manager Thibaud Simphal 20,000 euros.
The court did not hand prison terms, and rejected a prosecutor’s request that the two executives be barred from running any company for five years.
Standard taxis are furious about the threat being posed by online competition, and especially the US-based Uber service
Smoke filled the main Paris ring road in January as protesters torched tyres and blocked traffic during busy rush hour
And the fines, half of which were suspended, were much lower than the 100 million euros that traditional taxi services had sought.
They accused the low-cost UberPop service of unfair competition because it uses non-professional drivers.
UberPop is now banned in France but Uber still operates a service with professional drivers.
A French court has convicted Uber and two of its executives of deceptive commercial practices and illegal business activity over its lowest-cost ride service
In January, mass strikes across France exploded into violence as Paris taxi drivers brought roads to a standstill in a protest against the threat posed by Uber and other online competitors.
There was fighting on the ring road of the French capital as masked men and women stopped cars and other vehicles in the morning rush hour.
Standard taxis are furious about the threat being posed by online competition, and especially the US-based Uber service.
Uber is fined £665,000 and two executives are convicted of illegal business activity in France following protests by taxi drivers over their low-cost service
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