According to Agence France-Presse , Uber has been ordered by the courts to pay €1.2m (£ €1.2m ) to a French taxi union, as it was ruled that Uber drivers were acting as traditional taxis waiting to pick up passengers on the street. Uber has been ordered to pay €1.2m (£910,000) to a French taxi union by a court in Paris, according to documents seen by Agence France-Presse. This ruling comes as taxi drivers across Paris have been protesting against Uber as the ride-sharing company amid claims that the operator has taken up to a third of their business.
According to Agence France-Presse , Uber has been ordered by the courts to pay €1.2m (£ €1.2m ) to a French taxi union, as it was ruled that Uber drivers were acting as traditional taxis waiting to pick up passengers on the street. This ruling comes as taxi drivers across Paris have been protesting against Uber as the ride-sharing company amid claims that the operator has taken up to a third of their business.