Uber suffers legal setbacks in France and Germany
by Rob Davies from Technology | The Guardian on (#1GNZ8)
Courts rule against UperPop service despite European commission recently issuing guidelines in support of car transport app
Uber's assault on the European market has run into fresh legal roadblocks, after court rulings in France and Germany went against the company.
In France, a judge slapped Uber with a a800,000 (625,500) fine for running the "illegal" UberPop service using unlicensed drivers. It also fined two of the company's senior executives a combined a50,000.
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