Video has emerged online of cabbies kidnapping an Uber driver “to make an example of him” as vested interests turn on disruptive challengers around the world.

During a protest against Uber in Marseilles, unionised cabbies used the app to summon a cheaper driver.

When he turned up they let the air out of tyres, commandeered his vehicle and forced it to join their protest.

When is the world going to wake up and realise that Uber is a solution and not a problem?