Germany Restricts Uber Citing Anti-Competitive Practices
- Uber may not process orders for car-hire firms through its app
- Customers can still order regular taxis through the Uber app
An Uber driver in Frankfurt.
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Uber Technologies Inc. has lost another ruling in Germany, after a regional court in Frankfurt ruled Thursday that the company may not process orders for car-hire companies through its app.
The ruling stated the company’s business model, which brokers trips with private hire cars using Uber’s app, is anti-competitive and that some of the practices employed by the car-hire companies used by Uber in Germany hadn’t been adequately controlled. Customers will still be able to order regular taxis through Uber’s app, and Uber will continue to offer taxis through car-hire companies until the verdict is enforced.