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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) Declares Uber a Transport Service

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday December 20 2017, @05:54PM   Printer-friendly
from the if-it-walks-like-a-duck dept.

canopic jug writes:

After a period of consideration, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has decided that Uber is a transport service, just like any other taxi company. There is lot to say about Uber's use of untrained, non-professional drivers and other abusive practices.

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  • (Score: 2) by NewNic on Wednesday December 20 2017, @08:52PM (1 child)

    by NewNic (6420) on Wednesday December 20 2017, @08:52PM (#612530) Journal

    No, they're *not* a taxi company. But "limo for hire", yes, that describes them pretty closely: limo for hire using a smartphone app.

    Your attempt at semantics fails because you equate taxi with hackney carriage, but that is only one use of the word. Private hire vehicles are also taxis.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicab [wikipedia.org]

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  • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Wednesday December 20 2017, @08:56PM

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Wednesday December 20 2017, @08:56PM (#612533)

    Your attempt at semantics fails because you equate taxi with hackney carriage, but that is only one use of the word. Private hire vehicles are also taxis.

    No, that depends on the jurisdiction. Wikipedia is not the arbiter for legal definitions that can be particular to a certain city. Those definitions can vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

    It's totally common for private-hire vehicles to have different regulations than taxicabs.