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| - | By Byron Kaye<br> SYDNEY, Dec 7 (Reuters) - An Australian court fined Uber Technologies Inc A$21 million ($14 million) on Wednesday for threatening cancellation fees it never charged and overstating fare estimates on some rides.<br> The penalty was less than a regulator wanted.<br> The Australian arm of the U.S.<br><br>ride-sharing app broke consumer law by misleading customers with warnings they would be charged for cancelling some rides from 2017 to 2021 and by using an inaccurate software algorithm to estimate fares for a taxi service it offered until August 2020, the Federal Court ruled.<br> Uber said in a post on its website that it apologised to Australians "for the mistakes we made, and we have since proactively made changes to our platform based on the concerns raised with us".<br> Judge Michael Hugh O'Bryan said in a written ruling that by supplying inaccurate information on its smartphone app, Uber "would be expected to lead a proportion of consumers to alter their decision and not proceed with the cancellation and perhaps deter future cancellations", while distorting demand for its service.<br> The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which brought the case against Uber, and the tech firm had already agreed on a fine of A$26 million, but O'Bryan told the court the evidence provided by both sides was "grossly inadequate", leaving him to speculate on the harm to consumers.<br> The evidence supplied suggested less than 0.5% of Uber customers had gone ahead with a trip due to concern about cancellation fees.<br><br>The UberTaxi algorithm overshot the fare estimate 89% of the time, but less than 1% of total Uber rides used that service, the judge said.<br> ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said in a statement that the fine "clearly signals to businesses that misleading consumers about the cost of a product or service is a serious matter which can attract substantial penalties".<br> The judge had made clear that the lower penalty "should not be understood as any reduction in the court's resolve to impose penalties appropriate to ... deterring contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law", Cass-Gottlieb added.<br><br>($1 = 1.4945 Australian dollars) (Reporting by Byron Kaye; Editing by Bradley Perrett, Robert Birsel)<br><br><br><br>Here's more info on [https://en.volos-minivan.eu/ATHENS-0000000075-athens-greece-taxi-prices.html athens greece taxi prices] take a look at the web site. | + | deterring contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law", Cass-Gottlieb added. 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Caleb Ewan outsmarts Sam Bennett to win Tour de France stage... BBC hit first live cricket broadcast in 21 years for six as... Inter Milan 'ready to sell Christian Eriksen after less than...<br><br>'We tried to do the right things as human beings to help a club that has been supporting us, in my case for many years, and in others cases here as well, whether you were injured, sick, performing or not performing. We believe it was the right thing to do and then the club has to be free to try to fight for the future in the most positive and stable way.'<br><br>'The club had a very thorough plan of how they needed to restructure in order to be more stable for the future,' said the manager. 'They were very convincing with every argument they gave to all of us that it was the right thing to do. |
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deterring contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law", Cass-Gottlieb added. The judge had made clear that the lower penalty "should not be understood as any reduction in the court's resolve to impose penalties appropriate to ...
Earlier on Thursday, another Emirates flight to Dubai was not allowed to take off from Eleftherios Venizelos and all passengers were thoroughly checked also for private taxi Pelion greece security concerns but nothing suspicious was found, police sources added.
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'You have a right to know everything, where the money is going. And when you see what has happened now with the jobs (55 redundancies), maybe I was right.' It was far too quick for taxi Pelion airport to piraeus price something so important and there was a lot of pressure. This was not fair, especially for the young guys, and I refused. But we didn't get enough details, we just had to give a decision.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which brought the case against Uber, taxi service Pelion greece and the tech firm had already agreed on a fine of A$26 million, but O'Bryan told the court the evidence provided by both sides was "grossly inadequate", leaving him to speculate on the harm to consumers.
SYDNEY, Dec 7 (Reuters) - An Australian court fined Uber Technologies Inc A$21 million ($14 million) on Wednesday for threatening cancellation fees it never charged and overstating fare estimates on some rides.
ATHENS, minibus taxi Pelion Greece (AP) - A raid on a sprawling university campus complex in Athens led to the arrests of 32 people who are suspected of belonging to gangs that carried out armed robberies, drug trafficking and other offenses, police in Greece said Wednesday.
Inter Milan 'ready to sell Christian Eriksen after less than... Donny van de Beek delays arrival to Holland national team... BBC hit first live cricket broadcast in 21 years for Pelion guided tours six as... Caleb Ewan outsmarts Sam Bennett to win Tour de France stage...
ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said in a statement that the fine "clearly signals to businesses that misleading consumers about the cost of taxi in Pelion greece of a product or service is a serious matter which can attract substantial penalties".
But we were rushed into it without proper consultation. Everyone was fine with a deferral while there was so much uncertainty... and taxi Meteora to airport price then a cut if required, once the financial outlook was clearer. Ozil said: taxi online Katigiorgis greece 'We needed more information and many questions were unanswered.
After being taken through the wording of the police oath to serve with 'fairness, integrity, diligence and impartiality,' Hoile claimed he had not produced his warrant card willingly and was not performing his duty when speaking with the woman.
ride-sharing app broke consumer law by misleading customers with warnings they would be charged for cancelling some rides from 2017 to 2021 and by using an inaccurate software algorithm to estimate fares for a taxi service it offered until August 2020, the Federal Court ruled.
Judge Michael Hugh O'Bryan said in a written ruling that by supplying inaccurate information on its smartphone app, Uber "would be expected to lead a proportion of consumers to alter their decision and not proceed with the cancellation and perhaps deter future cancellations", while distorting demand for its service.
Donny van de Beek delays arrival to Holland national team... Caleb Ewan outsmarts Sam Bennett to win Tour de France stage... BBC hit first live cricket broadcast in 21 years for six as... Inter Milan 'ready to sell Christian Eriksen after less than...
'We tried to do the right things as human beings to help a club that has been supporting us, in my case for many years, and in others cases here as well, whether you were injured, sick, performing or not performing. We believe it was the right thing to do and then the club has to be free to try to fight for the future in the most positive and stable way.'
'The club had a very thorough plan of how they needed to restructure in order to be more stable for the future,' said the manager. 'They were very convincing with every argument they gave to all of us that it was the right thing to do.
