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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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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) Declares Uber a Transport Service
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(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Wednesday December 20 2017, @10:48PM
Uber and lyft *are*, by definition, all pre-booked, but, in some cases, only minutes before the trip.
So, it all comes down to semantics, which is what happens with most legal arguments.
That's correct: you can pre-book a ride hours or days ahead of time (good idea if you're traveling and need a ride from the airport), or you can look for a ride right now while you wait. It is an issue with semantics, but the law is the law: if the law wasn't written with the idea of a smartphone, and doesn't say anything about how long you have to book ahead of time to be "pre-booked", then the law is on the side of Uber/Lyft.
The whole thing again just shows that the laws and regulations are badly outdated, and the traditional taxi company business model is totally obsolete. Propping it up with attempts at legislating against Uber/Lyft, or trying to somehow force them to obey laws intended for a very different industry, are not the answer. Regulations aimed at protecting consumers from dangerous drivers, dangerous vehicles, monopolies, etc., are all great and should be done, but too often it seems like regulations are only aimed at protecting incumbent businesses, which is simply corruption.