Investigators are searching for evidence that Uber has broken Danish taxi laws.
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The Dutch Public Prosecution Service said on Tuesday that cops raided Uber’s Amsterdam office as part of an ongoing crackdown against the California upstart for operating unlicensed taxis.
Uber continues to offer UberPop in four Dutch cities, despite already being fined 450,000 euros ($505,000) for the service, the public prosecutor said on its website Tuesday.
The investigation into Uber was announced by prosecutors this past April after the UberPOP app was banned from accepting appointments in Amsterdam. “Naturally we dispute the allegations as the legal status of uberPOP continues to be debated in court and the underlying law is under legislative review”, an Uber spokesperson told The Register.
Uber uses mobile phone apps to put customers in touch with drivers who then take them where they want to go at prices lower than those of traditional taxis.
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It is the second time this year the company has been raided as part of an investigation into Uberpop, the controversial service which allows unlicenced drivers to offer taxi services. Two senior Uber executives are set to stand trial on Tuesday in Paris on charges of “misleading commercial practices” and “complicity in the illegal exercise of the taxi profession”.
