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“We are not against Uber, we are not against the V.T.C.,” he said referring to non-taxi companies that offer rides on demand using drivers who are licensed as professional chauffeurs.

Last year, the government passed legislation known as the Thévenoud Law, which requires all chauffeurs to have a professional license and prevents V.T.C. services from using geolocation software to show the whereabouts of their cars.

He said he started driving six years ago after paying 100,000 euros for his taxi medallion with a bank loan, around the time France passed the V.T.C. law.

Taxi drivers were never happy about the V.T.C. law, but they grew enraged when Uber arrived.

Asked as to the nature of his disability, an appellant informed one of the London Tribunals that he was a member of the V.T.C.