no, that means that taxi companies must pay plenty of fees to meet law requirements which in the end affect price for customer

Uber is ignoring laws and don't pay these fees and taxes and SOMETIMES is able to offer cheaper ride than taxi, while in rush hour it cost more than taxi

i can easily day from comments here who is American without clue about Europe and who is European pissed about some American corporation which is ignoring any laws and pretending they are bringing some progress, like we don't have taxi woods without them, F Uber