the Oslo district court judge an Uber driver to repay 285.854 money for to have driven “piratdrosjevirksomhet”. His lawyer react strongly. Taxiforbundet rejoice.
Uber goes on a blistering defeat in the Oslo district court, after one of their drivers had to appear in court on Thursday last week.
Stopped
47-year-old was on Sunday, 11. October 2015 five on the night on the Ring 2 in Oslo taken by the police because he brought he car that was used to “passenger for payment” without that he had drosjeløyve.
He had a contract with Uber about the dissemination of drosjetransportoppdrag and a payment solution.
He has overall been paid 285.854 money for their driving as a Uber-driver, it came out in court.
the Defendant has acknowledged that he on a regular basis in the period september 2015 to november 2016 drove the passenger against consideration with their car through the app Uber.
the Case is part of a storaksjon against Uber drivers.
Driver’s attorney, Jens-Henrik Lien in the law firm Mageli, says the verdict is a violent reaction to which he responds.
– the Police have begun to run a fierce tough line. They began with the de minimis communication, in the summer they began to take the driving licence and now tops the it by confiscating large amounts. It is quite dramatic for the individual affected, as seen in the light of the fact that this applies to a law that only concerns bøteforhold, ” says Lien.
– this driver is consequences violent, when he is the driver in the daily and lose the job. When on top of losing the job out of over 250 000, I think it becomes too powerful reaction. This is the toughest judgment against an Uber driver yet, he said.
Lien says they have not taken a position on whether the verdict will be appealed.
Decided not
the Court shows that the police stopped the driver 11. October 2015, and that during the conversation made him aware that he needed kjøreseddel and kjøreløyve. In spite of this, he continued driving. First in the new year provided he kjøreseddel. He has not acquired kjøreløyve.
OWNER: Uber-boss Carl Edward Endresen experience that one of his drivers has received a huge judgment against him in Oslo district court this week.
Photo: Frode Hansen, VG
the Early summer of 2016, he was in added a fine for driving, as he is not adopted. He explained in court that he continued to run because he “didn’t think it would be a big problem”, arising the of the judgment.
But according to Oslo tingrett, it is there.
He was fined 8000 dollars and sentenced for piratdrosjevirksomhet. He income of 285 854 million are in its entirety forfeited.
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driver’s License-review
And driving license go bust in 12 months. The defendant had requested that the court take into consideration that he is yrkessjåfør, and risk losing the job by the loss of førerett.
the Court argues that it is not important: Impact is the loss of førerrett have for the defendant is relevant, but it follows from case law that the defendant is yrkessjåfør basically does not provide requirements on the shortened tapstid, believed the Oslo city court.
the Defendant has not shown to the other reasons that he needs his driver’s license. The court came to that tapstiden be set to 12 months, which is minstetiden for egregious violations. By gjenerverv of førerett required to take full new førerprøve.
– Deeply disappointed
Uber writes in a press release that “They respect the Norwegian rettssytemet, but is deeply disappointed by this decision”.
the Popularity of the Uber POP in Oslo shows that there exists a need for an inexpensive, safe and easy transportalternativ in Oslo. Over 150 000 people in Oslo have already registered for the service. The understanding of the positive effects transportdeling contribute in a society increases, and it is encouraging that the government has appointed an choice to examine possibilities for the regulation of such services, is named in the statement.
But such reform can’t come fast enough for Norway and for those who are running. We will of course continue to support partnersjåførene, writing Uber.
Uber POP (regular vehicles) are Uber-service that is not legal.
– Put your foot down
In the Taxiforbundet ask those of political action.
– That right was so clearly defines that the Uber driver piratdrosjevirksomhet and inndrar both profits and the driver’s license should lead to that the political authorities now put the foot down for Uber once and for all. Uber is an international milliardselskap who exploits the gullible drivers and facilitates and encourages criminal activity in Norway, ” says chairman of the board Øystein Trevland in Norway Taxiforbund.
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