German court bans Uber's ride-hailing services in Germany

Re:German court bans Uber's ride-hailing services in Germany by mr_mitm on Friday December 20, 2019 @04:21AM (#21842749)

I'd be happy with FreeNow instead of Uber, if it was available outside of large cities. Many taxi drivers still refuse to sign up for FreeNow. I spoke to one taxi driver and asked her why she wouldn't use FreeNow and she mentioned something about the fees being too high. Of course, she only accepted cash, too. I was just glad that I wasn't getting yelled at for paying with a 50 Euro note.

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Re:German court bans Uber's ride-hailing services in Germany by pgeorgi on Friday December 20, 2019 @04:53AM (#21842877)

> Of course, she only accepted cash, too.

Cash? In Germany? Outrageous!

(When in Rome, do as the Romans do)

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Re:German court bans Uber's ride-hailing services in Germany by y4mi on Friday December 20, 2019 @05:22AM (#21843010)

I'm German and haven't used cash in years.

There are still a few people that use it exclusively, but they're getting rarer each year. You can pay with cash almost everywhere though, so I can understand how this believe keeps getting repeated

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Re:German court bans Uber's ride-hailing services in Germany by pintxo on Saturday December 21, 2019 @10:24AM (#21851568)

It‘s not about acceptance, but about the law. German law mandates every business to accept the legal tender which is Euro notes and coins.

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