Uber can again offer taxi rides in Brussels

The Brussels Parliament on Friday approved a transitional arrangement that will allow Uber drivers to again offer taxi rides in the capital from this weekend.

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Uber had shut down its platform in Brussels at the end of November, in response to an appeals court ruling. That had ruled that the more than 2,000 Uber drivers in the capital violated the existing Brussels taxi legislation. The judge imposed fines on Uber.

Now Uber drivers are allowed to get behind the wheel again, at least if they meet a series of conditions. For example, only drivers who applied for a permit at the latest at the beginning of this year are allowed to return to work. They may only carry out journeys that have been pre-ordered via the platform. Picking up customers on the way, parking on public roads or at a taxi place is prohibited. The drivers must also be able to prove that they work an average of 20 hours a week as a driver, and that this is their main occupation.

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Until July 22

The temporary solution is valid until July 22. The hope is that by then the final taxi plan of the Brussels Region, which should create a permanent legal framework, will be in force. At the end of November, the Brussels government already gave the green light for this. Uber welcomed the transitional arrangement.

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