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Minimum prices for rental cars in Munich: Uber fights against new regulations
The Federal Association of Taxi and Rental Cars (BVTM) speaks of a "social progress" that the platforms are trying to slow down with all their might – this is the diagnosis of Michael Oppermann, the association's managing director: Uber is defending "a business model that is based on exploitation and social dumping" – and he reminds us of how deeply rooted such struggles are in history:
“We are experiencing ... a confrontation similar to the end of Manchester capitalism in the mid-19th century.”
Drivers, Associations, and Transparency
The dispute is unfolding in an unusual manner: While Uber itself is mobilizing for the demo against minimum prices – through the association "wirfahren," which is entirely controlled by Thomas Mohnke, Uber's general contractor in Germany – resistance is simultaneously forming within the driver community. In Frankfurt, Uber drivers recently spoke out in favor of minimum prices.
Since the authorities have been looking more closely, reports of unfair practices in Uber services have been piling up. Investigations by customs, police, and authorities have uncovered cases of illegal employment, tax evasion, and organized crime. For Oppermann, it is clear:
“A business model based on exploitation and social fraud should have no place in our cities—not in 2025 and not in the future. The city of Munich is wise to protect its interests and defend the taxi and other forms of public transportation against unfair dumping offers.”
Decision with a Role Model Character
The BVTM managing director expressly praises the efforts of the city of Munich to protect its interests and to preserve the regular taxi and mobility offerings from being undermined by dumping. And he leaves no doubt:
“We are aware of the long arm of lobby influence... I will only believe there are minimum prices when the city council has raised their hands.”
The debate links mobility with social justice and regulation – and the decision lies with politics. Whether Munich sets the impulse for minimum prices is uncertain. Most recently, the decision in the city council was postponed following an interview with Munich's mayor Dieter Reiter. In the interview, Reiter cast doubt on the minimum prices for rental cars. Munich is already so expensive that they couldn't raise the prices for mobility further.
Content automatically translated."Now every city councilwoman and councilman needs the courage and backbone to make this decision (i.e., for minimum prices for Uber & Co. – editor's note) in this way," Oppermann emphasized in conclusion.
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