The reporting requirements include ride-logging information such as date, time, zip code and fare paid. The San Francisco based firm competes with the taxi industry by contracting with drivers and connecting them with passengers through a smartphone app.
Uber has said that it would appeal. Last month, hundreds of French taxi drivers took to the streets in a massive protest against Uber which they accused of stealing their livelihoods following Uber suspended its UberPop service in France. It has also been banned in the Indian capital of New Delhi, Germany, Italy and in US cities of Portland and Oregon. (IANS)