Uber taxi drivers protesting in Madrid / Kike For
The court Mercantile 2 of Madrid urged on Friday morning to mobile operators and payment networks to meet the car that last December 9 ordered the precautionary cessation of service Uber. A few hours later, while major telephone had begun to enforce the order, the firm sent an official communication to users who have phones with Android operating system in which he admitted “technical problems with some telephone networks”, but clarified “It is sufficient to update the application” in the online shop to start working again. The solution for mobile iOS (iPhone) will be available soon, according clarified the firm.
Thus, Uber encouraged its customers to continue using their platform despite the court order. The company that allows individuals to offer their car as alternative means of transport to the taxi added in the statement that “remains committed to users of Spain to offer an alternative secure transport, trustworthy and affordable in this holiday season.”
In the morning, the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid explained that implementation of the agreement in the car last December 9th, the court Mercantile 2 of Madrid “takes officiating for days to various telecommunications companies, as well as responsible for transactions and payments, order to refrain, immediately, to give property to the company Uber or facilitate recruitment with the same “. He made it clear, moreover, that there is a new precautionary measure, “but the implementation of which is already in force”
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Drivers fleeing
Uber considers that, if the court ultimately rules in your favor, the support of 10,000 euros will be insufficient to offset the losses recorded throughout the injunction is in effect.
The company, which has a policy not to disclose the number of users or drivers ensures your application grows in Spain to a greater than that of London or Paris pace.
The Professional Association Elite Taxi, one of the most active organizations against Uber taxi drivers, monitors the operation of the app daily and says the news ban has scared the drivers who used it. “First there was a peak: the Friday of the week when the judge gave the order we counted over 600 cars circulating in Barcelona with Uber. But since then, the number has fallen a lot. I guess at first thought. This is just so we must take advantage, “said Alberto Alvarez Friday, founder of Elite
The two operators with more customers rinsed they are executing the warrant. Movistar sources stressed that the operator “law-abiding and already implemented all necessary measures from a technical point of view” to make them effective. A Vodafone spokesman, meanwhile, said his company received the request of the judge on Friday and “has already begun to adapt the system to enforce cease, but it is a very complex operation from a technical point of view maybe it will require more than 24 hours. “
By contrast, Telstra said it has not received the order of the judge, although he specified” that will eventually close the web page Uber, but not prevent users download the application, “according to a spokesman.
Orange sources also declared that” are pricing the car, “without specifying the measures taken in this regard.
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