Over 500 proceedings against Uber drivers

There were 559 police procedures against the ride sharing service Uber in 2015 and 2016 in Zurich and Lausanne, the police have said.  Most of the procedures concern the cheaper service UberPop, which allows anyone to drive people around like a carpool, Swiss public television, SRF, reported on Thursday in its 10vor10 news programme. Most drivers were found not have the required licence to offer taxi rides. The law states that if a driver transports a paying client more than once in 16 days, he or she is required to have the proper authorisation. Police have also for the first time issued a warning to UberPop users: if you are found to be lying during a police check, - i.e. you say that you are a friend of the driver - you risk up to three years in prison. Zurich cantonal police have taken action against 139 Uber drivers, and the city of Zurich police 79, while Lausanne police have counted 287, for driving without the municipal taxi licence. Added to this are 25 ...