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Sorry, but either regulate it as the taxi industry or force the taxi industry to be a profitless business as well. If being professional is defined by having a
by Shivetya 10y ago
Sorry, but either regulate it as the taxi industry or force the taxi industry to be a profitless business as well. If being professional is defined by having a certificate or such then simply have these services require their drivers provide such certification.
Honestly, just how many ways can we find to prevent innovation from disrupting the protected by daunting regulations from occurring? At times I am beginning to wonder if this is less about protecting current businesses as it is government losing control over its people.
- edblarney 10y agoI think in this case it may be a 'fine point - but that fine point is fair. Tax authorities are gods in Nordic countries. 'No meter' = 'no way for tax guys to know what's what'. Swedes are not stupid though ... Uber might respond with giving up GPS data of rides to tax authorities. This would not be entirely unreasonable and would quash the specific legal point. My bet is there is more going on here though ...
- dagw 10y agoTaxi regulation in Sweden is very lax and it's trivial to become a certified taxi business and get a taxi license. Uber could have the paperwork taken care of by early next week if they wanted, they just doesn't want to comply with the few necessary regulations.
- kryptiskt 10y agoUber does exist in Sweden, with a service that requires the drivers to have a taxi license. UberPop that was shut down didn't.
- kalleboo 10y ago> Sorry, but either regulate it as the taxi industry or force the taxi industry to be a profitless business as well What is the difference between "ride sharing" and "taxi" anyway? Sounds to me like they're saying that ride sharing is people sharing their car, and taxi is if you're for-profit. If Uber wants to be for profit, they need to follow the taxi regulation.