Uber driver fined 12.000 €

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The downside of dropping all regulations on taxi licenses is the they would have to drop obligations on providing service at the same time, conceivably leading to situations where instead of having trouble finding a taxi during peak hours it could become almost impossible to hire one during slower periods. Taxis drivers do have to work for something like 4€ an hour or even less at times, at that sort of pay, no one would bother unless mandated by law.

Why is it useful to have more supply during slow hours than markets dictate? If the government wants to increase supply during slow hours, they can make the drivers bid on subsidies for being on call rather than keeping prices inflated during peak hours.