Uber to face stricter EU regulation after ECJ rules it is transport firm
by Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent from Technology | The Guardian on (#3B6ZA)
Company loses challenge by Barcelona taxi drivers' group, which argued Uber was directly involved in carrying passengers
Uber is a transport services company, the European court of justice (ECJ) has ruled, requiring it to accept stricter regulation and licensing within the EU as a taxi operator.
The decision in Luxembourg, after a challenge brought by taxi drivers in Barcelona, will apply across the whole of the EU, including the UK. It cannot be appealed against.