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| A judge has ordered taxi booking service Uber to immediately stop operating in Spain, after a series of protests by taxi associations. | A judge has ordered taxi booking service Uber to immediately stop operating in Spain, after a series of protests by taxi associations. |
| In his ruling on the temporary ban, the judge said Uber drivers didn't have official authorisation to drive their cars and was "unfair competition". | |
| The move follows a complaint by the Madrid Taxi Association. | The move follows a complaint by the Madrid Taxi Association. |
| The Spanish ban comes just a day after Uber was blacklisted in the Indian capital Delhi. | The Spanish ban comes just a day after Uber was blacklisted in the Indian capital Delhi. |
| Drivers "lack the administrative authorisation to carry out the job, and the activity they carry out constitutes unfair competition," the Spanish court services said in a statement after the ruling. | |
| The company does not own cars or employ drivers, but connects customers and vehicles through its app, bringing what it says is much needed competition to the taxi industry. | |
| It is the latest blow for the San-Francisco based firm, which has faced strong opposition globally from some governments and established taxi firms, including London's "black cab" drivers. | |
| On Monday, Uber was banned by officials in Delhi after a driver allegedly raped a female passenger. | |
| On the same day, judges in The Netherlands banned its UberPop ride-sharing service, which was launched as a pilot project in Amsterdam between July and September and subsequently extended to The Hague and Rotterdam. | |
| "Drivers who transport people for payment without a licence are breaking the law," said the decision from the Hague-based Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal. | |
| In a statement on Monday, Uber said it would "continue to offer UberPop", despite the threat of a fine of up to €100,00 for itself, and one of up to €40,000 for drivers. | |
| Uber has expanded rapidly since its 2009 launch and now operates in more than 250 cities across 50 countries. | |
| Earlier this month Uber was valued at $40bn (£25.5bn), following its latest round of fund raising. |