A group of French cleaning ladies who organised a car-sharing scheme to get to work are being taken to court (again) by Transports Schiocchet Excursions, which runs a service along the route to their work in the EU offices in Luxembourg and accuses them of "an act of unfair and parasitical competition". The coach company wants the women to be fined and their cars confiscated.

Although two years ago a business tribunal threw out TSE's case it is now pursuing the women in a higher court, claiming that their action has cost it €2m (£1.4m).

TSE is also suing the women's employer and accused them of inciting the car-sharing scheme when they have nothing to do with the method of transport used by their staff.

Are the French going mad? (possibly due to too much lead in their diets)

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(Edited by Chambler 14/07/2005 09:53)