{"id":27962,"date":"2014-10-07T10:13:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T08:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/nasty-uber-surprise-for-uber-drivers\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:05:39","slug":"nasty-uber-surprise-for-uber-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/nasty-uber-surprise-for-uber-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasty UBER surprise for UBER drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull v4-pattern-hero v4-pattern-hero--post is-style-background-blend is-style-arrow has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light v4-pattern-hero__cover\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);min-height:75vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e1c494\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e1c494;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-27958 size-large not-transparent\" alt=\"B\u00f6se UBERraschung f\u00fcr \u00dcBER-Fahrer, Taxi., UBER, Wettbewerbsrecht, Rechtsanwalt\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Boese-Ueberraschung-fuer-UBER-Fahrer-1024x585.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Boese-Ueberraschung-fuer-UBER-Fahrer-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Boese-Ueberraschung-fuer-UBER-Fahrer-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Boese-Ueberraschung-fuer-UBER-Fahrer-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Boese-Ueberraschung-fuer-UBER-Fahrer-1536x878.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Boese-Ueberraschung-fuer-UBER-Fahrer-2048x1170.jpg 2048w\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1d4b5d69 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<h1 id=\"multirow-headline-block_a8151c755308e59f25a3ecfe2c310115\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-gigantic-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">unpleasant surprise <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:15%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">for<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-gigantic-font-size wp-elements-df113b45370c11666b69e0bf8748c774\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\"><span class=\"v4-marker-highlight-background\">UBER drivers<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76c96157 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase\"><div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2014-10-07T10:13:18+02:00\">7. October 2014<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p>from<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Clemens Pfitzer<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c93ec0be wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>The ride-sharing service Uber is not exactly having an easy time in Germany at the moment, but this is due to its business model, which is incompatible or difficult to reconcile with current German law.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The ride-sharing service Uber is not exactly having an easy time in Germany at the moment, but this is due to its business model, which is incompatible or difficult to reconcile with current German law. While Uber can probably afford the legal disputes, it can hit the individual Uber driver hard. With this in mind, you should think carefully about your commitment to Uber in Germany. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gerichte-zu-uber-in-deutschland\">Courts on Uber in Germany<\/h2>\n\n<p>A ban on the operation of Uber in Hamburg and Berlin was confirmed by the <a title=\"OVG Hamburg - Decision of 26.09.2014 - Ref. 3 Bs 175\/14\" href=\"http:\/\/justiz.hamburg.de\/contentblob\/4380702\/data\/3bs175-14.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamburg Higher Administrative Court<\/a> and the <a title=\"VG Berlin - Decision of 26.09.2014 - Ref. 11 L 353.14)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.berlin.de\/sen\/justiz\/gerichte\/vg\/presse\/archiv\/20140926.1255.399438.htmlhttp:\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berlin Administrative Court<\/a> respectively. The <a title=\"UBER case against cab\" href=\"\/2014\/04\/22\/uber-fall-gegen-taxi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regional Court of Berlin <\/a>and the <a title=\"Cab vs. Uber: Another victory for Taxi\" href=\"\/2014\/09\/02\/taxi-vs-uber-erneuter-sieg-fuer-taxi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main consider Uber to be anti-competitive, <\/a>even though the <a title=\"Cab vs. Uber: Court lifts temporary injunction!\" href=\"\/2014\/09\/17\/taxi-vs-uber-gericht-hebt-einstweilige-verfuegung-auf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main subsequently overturned its decision due to a lack of urgency<\/a>. So far, the courts have had no doubts that Uber&#8217;s offer is illegal in its current form. Uber is now trying to lobby for an amendment to the law in order to save its business model in Germany and will not shy away from going through the courts.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aber-was-passiert-eigentlich-mit-den-uber-fahrern-die-uber-uber-ihre-dienste-anbieten\">But what actually happens to the Uber drivers who offer their services via Uber?<\/h2>\n\n<p>On the one hand, according to media reports, e.g. in the <a title=\"The risks for Uber drivers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zeit.de\/mobilitaet\/2014-09\/uber-nutzer-versicherungen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZEIT <\/a>and <a title=\"Uber drivers threatened with ruin\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hr-online.de\/website\/rubriken\/nachrichten\/indexhessen34938.jsp?rubrik=36082&amp;key=standard_document_52488277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HR <\/a>, Uber&#8217;s contractual conditions do not appear to be particularly favorable for Uber drivers. In particular, insurance issues relating to the transportation of passengers in private cars can lead to considerable risks for Uber drivers. <\/p>\n\n<p>On the other hand, Uber drivers are now also threatened with legal action under competition law by competitors, in particular cab drivers, for whom Uber is a thorn in their side. For example, the Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main issued rulings on September 8, 2014 ( <a title=\"Regional Court Frankfurt - Decision of 08.09.2014 - 2-06 O 318\/14\" href=\"https:\/\/openjur.de\/u\/726333.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ref. 2-06 O 318\/14 <\/a>) and 11.09.2014 (ref. <a title=\"Regional Court Frankfurt a. Main - Decision of 11.09.2014 - Ref. 2-03 O 342\/14\" href=\"http:\/\/docs.dpaq.de\/7936-lg_ffm_beschluss_2014-09-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2-03 O 342\/14<\/a>) and the Regional Court of Hamburg issued temporary injunctions against drivers who had transported passengers via UberPop in a ruling dated 30.09.2014. With a value in dispute of EUR 10,000, the respective Uber driver will incur not inconsiderable costs for cease and desist letters and court proceedings, which can quickly amount to several thousand euros. In most cases, this is likely to exceed the existing earnings potential with Uber.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fazit\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns v4-pattern-text-copy-half-col is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>People who transport passengers through Uber currently face a variety of legal consequences, including very costly ones. Against this background, users should think very carefully about whether they want to take this risk. In the event of a legal dispute, Uber drivers are likely to lose out due to the clear case law to date. For cab drivers, on the other hand, <a href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/rechtsgebiet\/wettbewerbsrecht\/\">competition law <\/a>offers the opportunity to hit Uber where it hurts, namely its users.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide v4-pattern-cta-box has-secondary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a7c0d175 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top v4-pattern-cta-box__columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ec2e7a44 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top v4-pattern-cta-box__columns-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-bce6ca70 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:0;flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5c12a1d1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<div id=\"multirow-headline-block_af0a804f96f9e9d50160150dea7c369d\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline alignwide\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">We are happy to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:8%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">advise you about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">Competition law!<\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5c3c14bb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\r\n\r\n<div 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