Catalan taxi drivers denounce Uber for unfair competition
The union of taxi drivers continues in its particular battle against the application Uber A service that seeks to reduce costs and revolutionize the passenger transport model through its mobile service. Of course, to do so, he has to break with some rules and laws, and act against a union that has been established and regulated for many years, and that is now compromised before the implementation of this and other similar servicesThat is why they have decided to report Uber to the Consumer Agency in Catalonia, since Barcelona It was one of the first cities where Uber started operating in Spain
Specifically, they have been the Taxi Technical Commission and the Metropolitan Taxi Institute who have reported to the Catalan Consumer Agency the application Uber in concept of unfair competition And it is that this union of workers has several arguments in favor of this lawsuit, knowing that the service Uber does not scrupulously respect different transport and trade laws
In the complaint to Consumption, the Catalan taxi drivers request that Uber be investigated for their “possible irregularities” in the activity carried out.In addition, it is requested that precautionary measures be carried out to protect taxi activity And, for taxi drivers, Uber is committing unfair competition by not respecting the taxi law, working under conditions of advantageregarding taxi drivers.
Another line that is argued in the complaint is the idea that they have been raising for some time in their complaints to Uber And it is that the Taxi drivers report that Uber customers and travelers are unprotected since their service does not fall under any transport regulations. Something that would support his thesis on unfair competition by achieving “unfair enrichment”, as detailed in the complaint. But there is more.
The taxi drivers' union also alludes to other issues such as non-compliance with the consumer code of Catalonia by UberAnd they believe that there is a direct relationship between public safety through road safety and the risk for passengers in the operation of Uber And it's not the only thing. Other points discussed in the complaint refer to the lack of training of the drivers of this service, the technical control systems who do not comply with their vehicles or about “rate protection” who needs a service public In addition, the complaint also includes the accusation for the possible breach of electronic commerce laws
In short, a list of points that taxi drivers have been defending since the arrival of Uber and that, after protests, mobilizations and some responses from the Catalan government, now they have decided to inform the Catalan Consumer Agency Given this, all that remains is to wait and see what measures are taken in this regard, apart from the persecution and fines that the Guardia Urbana is carrying out against the drivers of Uber for a month.
