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Bulgaria: Regulators go after Uber drivers

By  |  March 1, 2015

Several Bulgarian state institutions, including transport and competition regulators, but also the country’s National Revenue Agency, are preparing checks into the operations of taxi and car-sharing services firm Uber in the country’s capital city Sofia, according to the Sofia Globe.

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    The company launched its UberX ride-sharing service in Sofia in December 2014. The service connects any driver with an acceptable car to prospective customers.

    Taxi companies have lodged complaints that Uber’s ride-sharing service was illegal because it did not acquire the necessary state transportation licences and did not subject its drivers to the same hiring requirements as taxi companies.

     

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