A regional court in Frankfurt found that Uber's business model, which relies heavily on the use of vehicles from local car rental companies in Germany, violated several anti-competition laws. The judges said Uber should have a rental car license of its own because it was more than just a go-between connecting drivers and customers. The court also accused Uber of "not adequately checking" the car hire companies it works with, noting that not all drivers returned to their head office in between rides as legally required. READ ALSO: Controversial ride-hailing app Uber launches in CologneIt is the latest blow to Uber in Germany, where a court in 2015 banned it from letting non-professional drivers offer rides in their own cars. The Californian firm has long faced an onslaught of legal challenges in Europe, where taxi drivers have furiously accused it of not playing fair.

Source: The Local December 19, 2019 15:56 UTC