Berlin bans Uber app, taxis rejoice
Berlin has ordered the alternative taxi service Uber to halt its taxi app in the city or face steep fines.
The Berlin Senate handed down the order on Wednesday evening, demanding that the San Francisco-based Uber stop offering its services in Berlin through its popular smartphone app.
Uber, which now risks a €25,000 fine for each violation of the ban, immediately condemned the move as restricting consumers’ transport options.
Read the article on The Local Germany, here.