Quote Originally Posted by Dreadnaught View Post
It is when the government bans it and, according to you (source?) 74% of the population wants to ban it because 'Murika Teknologic.
Given that we have lived through a time that gave us what was easily the most un-regulated taxi-market in the world I think that the main reason why Amsterdam citizens would be against yet another attempt to undercut our already low standards has nothing or close to nothing to do with the fact that Uber originates in the USA. There is no taxi-cartel in this city, hasn't been one in about 20 years.

FYI; drivers who offer rides through Uber without charging are free to do so, even as paid rides are forbidden.

@Flixy: I think you're showing your age when you say that Taxi's here are all in good shape; for me taxis are considerably shabbier than they used to be when I was younger. (I would make an exception for all the nice Tesla cars I see popping up in the taxi-market recently, but I guess that's got to do with the incredible subsidies/tax-breaks for non-emission cars in this country/ If you do it the right way a Tesla model S can set you back as little as €14k)