--- description: Arrests come just days after fierce anti-Uber protests. title: Two Uber Executives Arrested in France image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt140998da8f05c944/698858e50b72e345386e4b52/rtr4hgtl-11.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Uber](/tag/uber/) ## Uber Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Two Uber Executives Arrested in France ## Video: French Police Raid Uber Offices Over UberPop Taxi Service [Watch (HLS stream): French Police Raid Uber Offices Over UberPop Taxi Service](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/uOxt6yAk.m3u8) (1:06)  _Published 2015-03-18. A French court ruled Uber’s low-cost taxi service was illegal as of January 1st._ by [Claire Groden / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Claire Groden / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 29, 2015 4:40 PM CUT  The logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone over a reserved lane for taxis in a street is seen in this photo illustration taken in Madrid on December 10, 2014\. A Madrid judge has ordered U.S.-based online car booking company Uber to cease operations in Spain, the latest ban on the popular service. Taxi drivers around the world consider Uber unfairly bypasses local licensing and safety regulations by using the internet to put drivers in touch with passengers. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN - Tags: LAW TRANSPORT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TELECOMS LOGO) - RTR4HGTL The logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone over a reserved lane for taxis in a street is seen in this photo illustration taken in Madrid on December 10, 2014\. A Madrid judge has ordered U.S.-based online car booking company Uber to cease operations in Spain, the latest ban on the popular service. Taxi drivers around the world consider Uber unfairly bypasses local licensing and safety regulations by using the internet to put drivers in touch with passengers. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN - Tags: LAW TRANSPORT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TELECOMS LOGO) - RTR4HGTL© Sergio Perez / Reuters—REUTERS by [Claire Groden / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Claire Groden / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 29, 2015 4:40 PM CUT Uber has encountered roadblocks in cities not keen on unregulated taxi services, but it might finally have met its match in the streets of Paris. Two Uber executives were arrested in Paris Monday for running an illegal taxi company and concealing illegal documents, according to [TechCrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/29/uber-france-leaders-arrested-for-running-illegal-taxi-company/ "undefined"). The arrested executives — Uber France’s CEO Thibaud Simphal and Uber Europe GM Peirre-Dimitri Gore-Coty — have previously said that Uber would continue operations in the country until a court rules against their service, UberPOP. Although UberPOP has been illegal since late last year, the country has had trouble enforcing the ban since Uber reportedly [pays](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/magazine/ubers-french-resistance.html?%5Fr=0 "undefined") off drivers’ fines and encourages them to continue working. The arrests come just days after fierce protests plugged up major traffic intersections in Paris. At one point, police in riot gear [deployed](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/25/us-france-uber-idUSKBN0P50RX20150625 "undefined") tear gas on the taxi driver protestors, who say that Uber represents unfair competition. But even arresting Uber’s executives won’t do much to stop the irreverent service: Simphal and Gore-Coty will probably be released within days, the report said, and France will have to let the case wind through the country’s courts. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3940092/uber-executives-arrested/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3940092/uber-executives-arrested/"},"headline":"Two Uber Executives Arrested in France","datePublished":"2015-06-29T16:40:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:38:10.082Z","description":"Arrests come just days after fierce anti-Uber protests","url":"https://time.com/3940092/uber-executives-arrested/","keywords":["Uber","France","paris","Executives","pubdesk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt140998da8f05c944/698858e50b72e345386e4b52/rtr4hgtl-11.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Claire Groden / Fortune"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt140998da8f05c944/698858e50b72e345386e4b52/rtr4hgtl-11.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Photo illustration of logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone over a reserved lane for taxis in a street in Madrid","caption":"Photo illustration of logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone over a reserved lane for taxis in a street in Madrid","creditText":"© Sergio Perez / Reuters—REUTERS","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/uber/","name":"Uber"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3940092/uber-executives-arrested/","name":"Two Uber Executives Arrested in France"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"French Police Raid Uber Offices Over UberPop Taxi Service","description":"A French court ruled Uber’s low-cost taxi service was illegal as of January 1st.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/uOxt6yAk/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-03-18T16:38:25.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/uOxt6yAk.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3940092/uber-executives-arrested/","duration":"PT1M6S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3940092/uber-executives-arrested/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```