Uber tried launching "ride-sharing", also called the UberPOP service in Sweden in 2015 completely flouting the laws. Many of the drivers were quickly convicted

Uber tried launching "ride-sharing", also called the UberPOP service in Sweden in 2015 completely flouting the laws. Many of the drivers were quickly convicted for illegal taxi services and Uber had $2M in unpaid taxes and social security from the short period of time they operated which they paid without question . Since anyone is free to run a taxi business in anywhere Sweden as long as they fulfill the base requirements the whole "ride-sharing" angle to get around medallion systems and what not does not apply here. For now Bolt has completely eaten Ubers cake and is the largest taxi app in Sweden. News about the conclusion of it in Swedish: https://www.breakit.se/artikel/15246/skattesmall-for-uber-i-sverige-har-ar-notan-for-uber-pop https://www.breakit.se/artikel/15246/skattesmall-for-uber-i-... Edit: Flaunting -> Flouting.