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Danish taxi drivers protest against Uber

Xinhua, September 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

Around 200 taxi drivers in the Danish capital city of Copenhagen gathered on Wednesday outside of the parliament building to protest against the U.S. transportation service Uber.

The taxi drivers, organized by the Taxi Drivers in Denmark (TID), lined up in front of the Christiansborg Palace, requiring political action to stop what they described as "illegal and anti-competitive business" from Uber drivers.

The protest proceeded peacefully and ended shortly before noon.

"In 10 months, we have witnessed how Uber has worked at the Danish taxi market without the permits and approvals required by law in the field," Bo Weye Hansen, a taxi driver was quoted by Danish news agency Ritzau as saying.

"It is clearly illegal and the action is needed now," Hansen said, adding that there was doubt about if Uber drivers paid tax.

"We are not against competition but Uber undermines the whole taxi industry with wage dumping and illegal methods," he said. "Uber may eventually undermine the Danish welfare if the model is spreading."

The Danish transport authority filed a police complaint against Uber in November last year, and the case has yet to go to court. Endit