Rome, October 13, 2025 – The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has fined Radiotaxi 3570, Rome’s largest taxi cooperative, €29,587.20 (approximately $34,580) for late compliance with a 2018 decision ordering it to eliminate restrictive clauses that hindered drivers from working with rival ride-hailing platforms such as FreeNow and Uber.
Background and Repeated Non-Compliance
In 2018, AGCM found that Radiotaxi 3570 and two other cooperatives — Pronto Taxi 6645 and Samarcanda — had included non-competition clauses preventing members from offering taxi services through competing digital platforms. The measure was upheld by Italy’s Council of State in 2020.
Despite that ruling, Radiotaxi 3570 failed to fully modify its statutes, prompting multiple enforcement actions. The cooperative had already been fined €21,000 ($24,332) in 2022 and €140,043.95 ($162,200) in 2024, and was also subject to a daily penalty of €214.40 ($248.3) for continued non-compliance.
In the latest decision, AGCM determined that Radiotaxi 3570 finally adopted adequate statutory changes in March 2025, converting its absolute exclusivity clause into a relative one. Drivers may now allocate part of their working time to other ride-hailing platforms during periods of inactivity, while remaining cooperative members.
The authority nonetheless imposed a €29,587.20 penalty for 138 days of delay between November 2024 and March 2025. AGCM concluded that the cooperative’s revised rules now comply with the 2018 order and restore competitive access to the Rome taxi intermediation market.
The decision followed extensive submissions from Mytaxi Italia (FreeNow), which argued that the cooperative’s earlier measures continued to discourage drivers from using competing apps. AGCM ultimately accepted Radiotaxi 3570’s final amendments but rejected calls for a court-appointed monitoring trustee, citing the sufficiency of existing whistleblowing safeguards.
Source: https://www.agcm.it/dotcmsdoc/bollettini/2025/40-25.pdf
