I don't agree with a lot about Uber's business model and how it treats its drivers but I have very little or no sympathy for French taxi drivers. This comes from years of running events in France that attracted an international audience. Taxi drivers would regularly massively over charge arriving delegates. For a €70 metered fare they'd insist these unsuspecting foreigners pay fixed fares of between €100-200. That racket was rife for disruption and we were happy when taxi apps appeared and treated customers much more fairly.