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Danish high court declares Uber an illegal service

The Eastern High Court on Friday ruled that Uber is an illegal taxi service and ordered an Uber driver to pay a fine of 6,000 kroner. The ruling upheld a previous decision by the Copenhagen City Court that was thought to be a death blow to the popular ride-sharing...

How the Karhoo taxi app ended up running on empty

Halloween itself was to be payday at the supposedly well-funded start-up that included post-settlement funding service, which was reported to have raised $250m a year earlier and had been occupying swanky new offices at 55 Baker Street in central London since June....

More cabbies are set to hit Melbourne’s streets after taxi industry’s knowledge test is scrapped

MORE cabbies are out on the roads after the qualification bar was lowered — but there is no guarantee they can get you where you want to go. In August, when the State Government announced that it would legalise ride-sharing, the taxi industry’s knowledge test — based...

Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting intoxicated teen passenger

An Uber driver has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting his teen passenger in Orange County, Calif., police said Wednesday. Police say Samer Mahran, 23, was taken into custody on Saturday. Officers said that around 2:30 a.m that day, the driver picked up...
Danish high court declares Uber an illegal service

Danish high court declares Uber an illegal service

The Eastern High Court on Friday ruled that Uber is an illegal taxi service and ordered an Uber driver to pay a fine of 6,000 kroner. The ruling upheld a previous decision by the Copenhagen City Court that was thought to be a death blow to the popular ride-sharing...

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How the Karhoo taxi app ended up running on empty

How the Karhoo taxi app ended up running on empty

Halloween itself was to be payday at the supposedly well-funded start-up that included post-settlement funding service, which was reported to have raised $250m a year earlier and had been occupying swanky new offices at 55 Baker Street in central London since June....

read more