GigaomGerman Uber driver caught out as ban gets personal
You can only flout a ban so far before the authorities are forced to do something. The driver escaped a fine this time but could be on the hook for as… Read more »
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You can only flout a ban so far before the authorities are forced to do something. The driver escaped a fine this time but could be on the hook for as… Read more »
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Uber said on Monday that it is no longer banned in Berlin – for now at least. As happened in Hamburg, the company has lodged an appeal against the city’s ban,… Read more »
The incident was reported by the Süddeutsche Zeitung on Friday, with sources claiming that the decision not to destroy the recording was “idiocy”. Read more »
The company says it will challenge the ban, which came into force on Wednesday evening. In the meantime, Uber’s drivers are taking a heck of a chance by keeping the business… Read more »
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