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Uber banned in Geneva for breaching local taxi laws
Uber Banned In Geneva For Breaching Local Taxi Laws. Authorities in Geneva have banned Uber for breaching local taxi laws but the beleaguered US-based company said on Tuesday it was appealing the order and denied any wrongdoing.
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Geneva: Authorities in Geneva have banned Uber for breaching local taxi laws but the beleaguered US-based company said on Tuesday it was appealing the order and denied any wrongdoing.
“This is the first time in Europe that we have had such a problem,” Uber spokesman Thomas Meister said, referring to the order on UberX, an app-based network linking clients with professional drivers with private-hire licences.
The commerce department of the canton said that the ridesharing platform is acting like a taxi dispatcher but was not properly registered as a taxi or limousine service.
Uber had until March 4 to do so, said Patrick Baud-Lavigne from the canton's department of security and economy.
“Seeing that they haven't done it... at the end of March we sent them a ban order,” he said.
Uber has been operating in Geneva since September offering far cheaper rates than traditional taxis, sparking protests from cabbies who accuse it of unfair competition.
Uber drivers in Geneva face fines of between 100 Swiss francs ($102) and 20,000 Swiss francs.
Uber argues that it is a technology business and is “not a dispatch centre for taxis.” Uber uses mobile phone apps to put customers in touch with the drivers.
