This year alone Hungarian taxi drivers have demonstrated more than half a dozen times, and today, as usual, taxis are planning to drive in a long convoy from Hősök tere, according to reports. The drivers also plan to slow traffic on Erzsébet híd (bridge).

Parliament is holding a debate today on the operations of ride-sharing services, such as Uber, and if related proposals are approved by Parliament, ride-sharing service providers can essentially be banned in Hungary.

Hungarian taxi drivers have been demonstrating against such services claiming they operate “unlawfully” in the country and as such can offer much lower fares than taxis which are mandated by law to provide a set fare.

MTI Photo: Attila Kovács

By Christian Keszthelyi

Source: BBJ.hu

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