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Originally Posted by accord1999
Except Uber has had problems in pretty much every city they've entered. They've been banned in several countries, had their offices raided in many cities and a couple of executives in France are on trial. They are currently under severe legal pressure with contractor classification in the US and some Uber drivers have organized a strike for the weekend (whose success remains to be seen).
And in New York and London, which are two of the most taxi served cities in the world they are heavily regulated. New York Uber drivers are basically no different than taxi drivers, except they don't need medallions but they can't take street hails. Despite all that regulation, Uber New York drivers are the best paid in the world.
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Yup, the taxi lobby is very strong.