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Updated: Budapest Taxi Drivers Stage Demo Against Uber
- 19 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
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Taxi drivers demonstrating against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest closed a section of Andrássy Avenue and Bajcsy Zsilinszky Road, on Monday. The protesters completely blocked traffic in both directions of the two major routes but reopened one lane in each direction after the Budapest police warned them that a complete blockade was illegal.
Authorities Launch Probe Into New CAF Tram Accident In Budapest
- 11 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
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Hungary’s transport safety authority and police have launched an investigation into the circumstances of a recent accident involving an allnew tram set to run in Budapest from next spring, an official of the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) said. During a test run on Monday evening, a Spanish-made CAF tram, the world’s longest, ran into the back of another tram in western Budapest.
Some 40,000 Vehicles In Hungary Affected By VW Emissions Scandal
- 22 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
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Data from the National Transport Authority indicate that 40,095 vehicles in Hungary are affected by Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal, Development Minister Miklós Seszták said. In his response to independent lawmaker Tímea Szabó in parliament, Seszták said the transport authority automatically certifies new cars based on approval by an EU member state regulator.
Budapest Road Named After Spanish Diplomat Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
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A road in Aquincum, in the third district of Budapest, was named at a ceremony after Angel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Addressing the ceremony, Gergely Gulyás, deputy speaker of parliament, noted that the diplomat saved over 5,000 Hungarians. As such, he was the embodiment of the Spanish saying “Do good, regardless of whom you do it to,” Gulyás ...
Hungarian Motor Way M1 Tailbacks
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
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Tighter checks by Austrian authorities have caused 20km tailbacks on the M1 motorway in the direction of Austria, a spokesman for the Hungarian Public Roads agency said. Austrian authorities started stricter checks on Sunday morning, stopping every vehicle suspecting of hiding passengers inside. Tightened security comes after the death of 71 migrants, among them four children, left in a truck on ...
Hungary Lifts Weekend Lorry Ban Because Of Heat Wave
- 13 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
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Hungary will lift a ban on lorries from its roads this weekend due to the current heat wave that could pose a risk to truckers’ health, the national development ministry said. Under normal circumstances, vehicles over 7.5 tonnes would be banned from Hungary’s roads from 3pm on Saturday to 10pm on Sunday. Hungary’s chief medical officer has issued a third-degree heat alert in effect until midnight ...
Lorry Ban Lifted In Hungary This Weekend
- 17 Jul 2015 12:56 PM
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Hungary will lift a ban on lorries this weekend because of a heat wave that could pose a risk to truckers’ health, the National Development Ministry said. Under normal circumstances, vehicles over 7.5 tonnes would be banned from Hungary’s roads from 3pm on Saturday to 10pm on Sunday. Hungary’s chief doctor has issued a third-degree heat alert in effect from midnight Friday to 4pm on Monday.
Budapest Chooses Russian Bidder To Refurbish 222 Subway Cars
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
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Russian-owned Metrovagonmas has been awarded a HUF 69 billion (USD 250 million) contract to refurbish 222 of Budapest Transportation Authority’s (BKV Zrt.) subway cars, many of which are more than thirty years old. Hungarian news site Index.hu reports BKV rejected an offer from Estonia’s Skinest Rail that was 11 percent cheaper for “being too low”, even though it was only some 2.5 percent lower ...
Uber In HUngary Offers Compromise Proposals
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
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Network taxi company Uber has presented a five-point proposal to authorities to solve the current dispute with ordinary taxi companies. Uber suggests that its business model be legalised in order to make it possible to pay taxes. The company also recommends that the market be deregulated, arguing that this would create 2,000 jobs for drivers by the end of 2016.
Updated: Budapest Taxi Drivers Stage Demo Against Uber
- 19 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers demonstrating against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest closed a section of Andrássy Avenue and Bajcsy Zsilinszky Road, on Monday. The protesters completely blocked traffic in both directions of the two major routes but reopened one lane in each direction after the Budapest police warned them that a complete blockade was illegal.
Authorities Launch Probe Into New CAF Tram Accident In Budapest
- 11 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
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Hungary’s transport safety authority and police have launched an investigation into the circumstances of a recent accident involving an allnew tram set to run in Budapest from next spring, an official of the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) said. During a test run on Monday evening, a Spanish-made CAF tram, the world’s longest, ran into the back of another tram in western Budapest.
Some 40,000 Vehicles In Hungary Affected By VW Emissions Scandal
- 22 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
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Data from the National Transport Authority indicate that 40,095 vehicles in Hungary are affected by Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal, Development Minister Miklós Seszták said. In his response to independent lawmaker Tímea Szabó in parliament, Seszták said the transport authority automatically certifies new cars based on approval by an EU member state regulator.
Budapest Road Named After Spanish Diplomat Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
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A road in Aquincum, in the third district of Budapest, was named at a ceremony after Angel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Addressing the ceremony, Gergely Gulyás, deputy speaker of parliament, noted that the diplomat saved over 5,000 Hungarians. As such, he was the embodiment of the Spanish saying “Do good, regardless of whom you do it to,” Gulyás ...
Hungarian Motor Way M1 Tailbacks
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
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Tighter checks by Austrian authorities have caused 20km tailbacks on the M1 motorway in the direction of Austria, a spokesman for the Hungarian Public Roads agency said. Austrian authorities started stricter checks on Sunday morning, stopping every vehicle suspecting of hiding passengers inside. Tightened security comes after the death of 71 migrants, among them four children, left in a truck on ...
Hungary Lifts Weekend Lorry Ban Because Of Heat Wave
- 13 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
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Hungary will lift a ban on lorries from its roads this weekend due to the current heat wave that could pose a risk to truckers’ health, the national development ministry said. Under normal circumstances, vehicles over 7.5 tonnes would be banned from Hungary’s roads from 3pm on Saturday to 10pm on Sunday. Hungary’s chief medical officer has issued a third-degree heat alert in effect until midnight ...
Lorry Ban Lifted In Hungary This Weekend
- 17 Jul 2015 12:56 PM
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Hungary will lift a ban on lorries this weekend because of a heat wave that could pose a risk to truckers’ health, the National Development Ministry said. Under normal circumstances, vehicles over 7.5 tonnes would be banned from Hungary’s roads from 3pm on Saturday to 10pm on Sunday. Hungary’s chief doctor has issued a third-degree heat alert in effect from midnight Friday to 4pm on Monday.
Budapest Chooses Russian Bidder To Refurbish 222 Subway Cars
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
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Russian-owned Metrovagonmas has been awarded a HUF 69 billion (USD 250 million) contract to refurbish 222 of Budapest Transportation Authority’s (BKV Zrt.) subway cars, many of which are more than thirty years old. Hungarian news site Index.hu reports BKV rejected an offer from Estonia’s Skinest Rail that was 11 percent cheaper for “being too low”, even though it was only some 2.5 percent lower ...
Uber In HUngary Offers Compromise Proposals
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
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Network taxi company Uber has presented a five-point proposal to authorities to solve the current dispute with ordinary taxi companies. Uber suggests that its business model be legalised in order to make it possible to pay taxes. The company also recommends that the market be deregulated, arguing that this would create 2,000 jobs for drivers by the end of 2016.