Court orders Uber to pay €1.2mil to French taxi group

A French flag waves above a striking French taxi as drivers continue their national protest about competition from private car ride firms like Uber, in Paris, France, January 27, 2016. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen

PARIS: App-based taxi firm Uber has been ordered to pay €1.2mil (RM5.48mil) to a French taxi group by a Paris court, according to documents seen by AFP. 

The payment to the National Union of Taxis (UNT) followed a complaint that Uber drivers were acting as traditional taxis – waiting in the street in the hope of picking up passengers.