Well,the difference is ride-sharing is more or less tolerated,if it's not for profit. Very few people offering shared rides make money out of it.It's usually paid,because it's more about sharing expenditure.

UberPop,on the other hand,is a private taxi service.It's not about someone saying he goes to Nantes and has room for 4 people,for a 15€ fee.

Given the price of the train,the development of ride sharing and inter region bus travelling(which was still illegal a few years ago),is a good thing.

I cant believe how insanely expensive the train is today.The SNCF also stopped providing a lot of services (low cost train,stations,...)they deemed not profitable enough just to push for the high speed rail.in 2005,you could do Paris-Nantes for 15€. It took 4 hours,but who cares.

Today,it's 50 up to 100€ + if you dare book a trip on the same day you're travelling.

Ride-sharing is not tolerated, it's specifically authorized by law - with a legal framework to make it viable.

What's more or less tolerated (for now) is some ride-sharing drivers inflating prices above the legal limit to make a small buck.

> inter region bus travelling(which was still illegal a few years ago)

Wait, this was illegal? Wtf, why?

Blablacar will not be affected by the law, because it is carpooling. You're not paying for a service, you're sharing the cost of the ride.

Most of blablacar drivers do not respect the law regarding this. The rules for computing the cost of a ride are fairly rigid. For instance, the toll price cannot be taken into account. Here are the rules : http://droit-finances.commentcamarche.net/faq/4835-bareme-ki...

Since there is no traditional long distance car service threatened by it (the SNCF isn't worried for the moment), I'd say blablacar is safe.

ps: music band tribute username ?

True that they don't annoy any powerful union, or company.

(nope, Vampire the Masquerade tribute username ;) )

I would say that the SNCF actually is worried by Blablacar and other companies. See their extensive PR campaigns about their own (inferior) ride-sharing services.

Ha, I'm too disconnected, I never saw these services. 'idvroom' name doesn't ring much but time will tell. They fishing for low hanging fruits, they have other problems to deal with instead...