Priorities: Germany bans Uber, ride-sharing services

Hotair ^ | 09/03/2014 | Mary Katharine Ham

[SeekAndFind]

Imagine this line in a German accent: “[T]he driver has to play by the German rules.” Shudder.

The online car-sharing service Uber has vowed to continue operating across Germany after its mobile app was banned by a Frankfurt regional court.

[SeekAndFind]

[Buckeye McFrog]

The fact that a court thinks it can ban a mobile phone app as a practical matter is just hilarious!

[mikrofon]

Ich bin ein Uberliner

[Jeff Chandler]

The fact that a court thinks it can ban a mobile phone app as a practical matter is just hilarious!

Never underestimate the power of the German police state.

Germans think their country's acceptance of public nudity means they are a free people, but they haven't a clue.

[pogo101]

Deutschland über Uber.

[martin_fierro]

UBER UNTER ALLES!

[wolf78]

The fact that a court thinks it can ban a mobile phone app as a practical matter is just hilarious!

Just to provide some context: The legal problem is not the app, but the contract everyone who offers his services on Uber has to sign. Oversimplified; German law says that if you want to work as a chauffeur, you have to register it as a business and have the necessary insurance. Uber's contracts ignore these requirements, as they let un(der)insured (as in the US, standard car insurance doesn't cover Uber activities), unregistered drivers work for them. If Uber didn't take 20% or so of the transportation fees, i.e. if they just provided a platform, things might be different, but they are the ones collecting the money.

[SamAdams76]

Referring to an Uber driver as a “chauffeur” is akin to referring to the grillman at McDonalds a “chef.”