{"id":305735,"date":"2017-03-28T12:10:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T12:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=305735"},"modified":"2017-03-28T12:10:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T12:10:32","slug":"uber-to-end-services-in-denmark-over-taxi-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/uber-to-end-services-in-denmark-over-taxi-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber to end services in Denmark over taxi law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ride-hailing group Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] will withdraw services in Denmark next month due to a taxi law that sets out new requirements for drivers such as mandatory fare meters, the company said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Uber has faced headwinds since its app went online in Denmark in 2014 as local taxi driver unions, companies and politicians complained that Uber posed unfair competition by not meeting legal standards required for established taxi firms.<\/p>\n<p>Uber, which says about 2,000 Danish drivers and 300,000 riders use its app, said in a statement that it would shut down its services in Denmark on April 18 due to the new law.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the minority liberal government&#8217;s ambitions to deregulate the taxi business and accommodate new operations like Uber, the taxi law presented in February introduced measures such as mandatory fare meters and seat sensors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For us to operate in Denmark again the proposed regulations need to change. We will continue to work with the government in the hope that they will update their proposed regulations and enable Danes to enjoy the benefits of modern technologies like Uber,&#8221; Uber said.<\/p>\n<p>Two Danish Uber driver were fined in November for violating taxi laws and in December Uber&#8217;s European division was indicted by Danish public prosecutors on charges of assisting those drivers in violating taxi laws.<\/p>\n<p>Uber said it would allocate resources to help Danish Uber drivers through the shutdown process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ride-hailing group Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] will withdraw services in Denmark next month due to a taxi law that sets out new requirements for drivers such as mandatory fare meters, the company said on Tuesday. 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