The solution found by Paris to regulate Uber – A morning for all

As in so many other places in the world, the arrival of Uber in the cities has triggered a conflict with the service provided by taxi drivers.

Paris was no exception to this rule and in 2015, taxi drivers protested against burning tires, blocking roads, to denounce Uber's "fierce competition".

As a solution to the conflict with demand, the authorities decided to regulate the service and apply requirements to Uber drivers.

Mario González, councilor of the 17th arrondissement of Paris, said the situation had been resolved with the intervention of a legislator. "A law on Uber bonds or any VTC (tourist vehicle with driver) was pbaded," he said. Chain 3.

"The regulation has three objectives: the first to ensure the safety of pbadengers, the cars used by the Uber as any VTC must meet the standards of size, comfort, standards and annual revisions", he declares.

On the other hand, he stressed that the whole issue of driver liability is also privileged, so that "drivers must have liability insurance related to their profession".

However, he warned that "the plant that occupies the reserve must also have insurance, because the plant that ensures the reserve is jointly responsible for any accident."

"Uber is co-responsible with the driver for any accident that may occur," he said.

When asked if at any point he was considering banning the application, he stated that "Uber was in fact so prevalent that it was impossible to ban it and that others appeared ".

Finally, he noted that the "professionalization of drivers" was a third objective. "Drivers have to go through a training course, and now with taxis, they do not coexist in the sense that they do not hear, but coexist," he said.

For example, in the latter case, he stated that there are exclusive lanes for taxis and that they do not allow the Uber to use them.

Report by Lucía González.