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French anti-trust raids Paris taxi operator, France Inter reports
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Accused of spying on independent drivers from Uber, the Parisian taxi company G7 saw its headquarters searched on Tuesday, 17 February. The Autorité de la concurrence opened an investigation to determine whether G7 had set up a system of false accounts.
It was a little too big for anyone to see it. In the first half of 2024, customer accounts under pseudonyms are at the origin of massive reservations, Radio France reveals. In just three months, one of these accounts generates more than 3,000 requests, of which almost 99% are cancelled and often come from 22 rue Henri-Barbusse in Clichy, the headquarters of the transport company G7. Arbitrary and intimidating sanctionsIndependent drivers alert U…
French anti-trust raids Paris taxi operator, France Inter reports
France's anti-trust watchdog raided Paris's largest taxi operator G7 on Tuesday as part on investigation opened after a complaint by ride-hailing company Uber Technologies , French radio station France Inter reported on Wednesday.
The French group reportedly monitored and intimidated its drivers so that they did not also work for the Californian platform.
According to the investigation cell of Radio France, the premises of the G7 taxi company were searched following a referral from Uber. VTC's company accuses its competitor of having set up a system of false accounts to monitor and punish independent drivers.
According to a source close to the case, this is the G7 taxi company, where on Tuesday some 30 officials of the Autorité de la concurrence went following a complaint from Uber for unfair practices.
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