the District court of Frankfurt has banned the activities of the online service taxi service Uber in Germany. The lawsuit was filed by taxi Deutschland Taxi.
"the decision announced today, the district court of Frankfurt has banned Uber travel agent to submit transfer orders to the companies for rental cars," - said in press release court.
Uber operates in Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich and several German cities. In Germany the service works exclusively with companies involved in car rental, and licensed drivers. The court ruled that such a model violates the rules of fair competition and the implementation of such services Uber should get a license for car rentals.
the court Decision comes into force immediately. In this way, customers can still order a taxi by using independent contractors for Uber. Uber intends to challenge this decision in court of higher instance.
In late November, authorities in London refused to renew a license Uber, the company also filed an appeal against this decision. In 2015 Germany has become one of the first countries to limit the activities of Uber, then the court ruled that the service can only work with drivers who have a special license.
