According to the company, 2,000 private drivers will no
longer be able to welcome customers in Brussels, due to a decision of the Court
of Appeals, which extended the order to stop using the application by
professional drivers.
In a statement, Uber's head for Belgium said: "This
decision was made on the basis of outdated regulations that were written prior
the smartphones technology, which the government promised and failed to reform during
the last seven years."
The court ruling does not mean that Uber's application will
be closed completely, as Flemish-licensed drivers can still operate in
Brussels. Residents of Brussels are collecting signatures protesting the ban on
smartphones to Uber drivers, a decision that left the American travel company
unable to operate in the Belgian capital.
