Uber ordered to pay €1.2m to French taxi union by Paris court

Drivers' group complained that ridesharing app's drivers were acting as traditional cabs and not returning to garage after each fare

Uber has been ordered to pay a1.2m (910,000) to a French taxi union by a court in Paris, according to documents seen by Agence France-Presse.

The payment to the national union of taxis followed a complaint that drivers for the ridesharing service were acting as traditional taxis, waiting in the street in the hope of picking up passengers.