323 result(s) for budapest taxi
Uber Offers To Co-Operate
- 17 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The mobile phone application based taxi service company Uber has offered its co-operation to the government in a full page advertisement today.
Budapest Taxi Firm First To Accept Bitcoin
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Taxi is the first taxi company in Hungary to accept the digital currency Bitcoin as payment, it was announced yesterday. The service is based on technology provided by Hungarian start-up CoinPay, which operates ATMs and provides online exchange for the digital currency.
Uber Requires Drivers To Get Hungarian Tax Number
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
All Uber taxi drivers must provide their tax number and personal data in order to stay in the ride-sharing company’s system as of February 1, the company announced yesterday. Also from February 1, Uber will issue invoices on all fares, in the name of the driver, in line with Hungarian regulations.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Ended Their Demonstration Against Uber
- 22 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Taxi drivers ended their demonstration against ride-hailing company Uber in downtown Budapest after talks with the development ministry on Thursday afternoon. Zsolt Gelencsér, one of the demonstration’s organisers, told a press conference after the meeting that an agreement was reached with government representatives on starting talks next week concerning the law on taxi services and how the ...
Budapest Taxi Demo Against Uber Could Backfire
- 21 Jan 2016 10:58 AM
- current affairs
Although everyone has the right to demonstrate, to show their opposition to issues that affect them, the case of the Hungarian taxi drivers, who have been demonstrating against U.S.-based ride-sharing application Uber for the third consecutive day, may backfire, Estonian MEP Kaja Kallas said yesterday.
Hungarian Government Official: “Taxi Drivers Are Right”
- 21 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Taxi drivers demonstrating in Budapest should be supported in their call for fair conditions on the passenger transport market, state secretary Bence Tuzson said, citing the government’s position after a cabinet meeting. The Hungarian government sees strict regulation justified in this case, which would apply to all players, he said.
Budapest Taxi Drivers End Demo
- 21 Jan 2016 3:10 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers ended their demonstration against ride-hailing company Uber in downtown Budapest after talks with government representatives. The drivers will make their way along Andrássy Avenue to Heroes’ Square, doing a lap to top off their nearly four-day demonstration. Earlier in the day, two state secretaries from the development ministry, Gábor Czepek and László Tasó, met representatives of ...
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Cab Drivers Demand Ban On Uber
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Cabbies partially blocked a major downtown intersection on Monday in the Hungarian capital to protest against Uber – but ran into opposition from angry drivers and commentators.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Protest Continues
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers continued to block traffic at the intersection of Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út and Andrássy út all through Monday night and throughout Tuesday in protest against the Uber ride-sharing service. Their numbers shrank from over 100 on Monday to around 30 overnight and 60 yesterday afternoon.
Uber Offers To Co-Operate
- 17 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The mobile phone application based taxi service company Uber has offered its co-operation to the government in a full page advertisement today.
Budapest Taxi Firm First To Accept Bitcoin
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Taxi is the first taxi company in Hungary to accept the digital currency Bitcoin as payment, it was announced yesterday. The service is based on technology provided by Hungarian start-up CoinPay, which operates ATMs and provides online exchange for the digital currency.
Uber Requires Drivers To Get Hungarian Tax Number
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
All Uber taxi drivers must provide their tax number and personal data in order to stay in the ride-sharing company’s system as of February 1, the company announced yesterday. Also from February 1, Uber will issue invoices on all fares, in the name of the driver, in line with Hungarian regulations.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Ended Their Demonstration Against Uber
- 22 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Taxi drivers ended their demonstration against ride-hailing company Uber in downtown Budapest after talks with the development ministry on Thursday afternoon. Zsolt Gelencsér, one of the demonstration’s organisers, told a press conference after the meeting that an agreement was reached with government representatives on starting talks next week concerning the law on taxi services and how the ...
Budapest Taxi Demo Against Uber Could Backfire
- 21 Jan 2016 10:58 AM
- current affairs
Although everyone has the right to demonstrate, to show their opposition to issues that affect them, the case of the Hungarian taxi drivers, who have been demonstrating against U.S.-based ride-sharing application Uber for the third consecutive day, may backfire, Estonian MEP Kaja Kallas said yesterday.
Hungarian Government Official: “Taxi Drivers Are Right”
- 21 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Taxi drivers demonstrating in Budapest should be supported in their call for fair conditions on the passenger transport market, state secretary Bence Tuzson said, citing the government’s position after a cabinet meeting. The Hungarian government sees strict regulation justified in this case, which would apply to all players, he said.
Budapest Taxi Drivers End Demo
- 21 Jan 2016 3:10 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers ended their demonstration against ride-hailing company Uber in downtown Budapest after talks with government representatives. The drivers will make their way along Andrássy Avenue to Heroes’ Square, doing a lap to top off their nearly four-day demonstration. Earlier in the day, two state secretaries from the development ministry, Gábor Czepek and László Tasó, met representatives of ...
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Cab Drivers Demand Ban On Uber
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Cabbies partially blocked a major downtown intersection on Monday in the Hungarian capital to protest against Uber – but ran into opposition from angry drivers and commentators.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Protest Continues
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers continued to block traffic at the intersection of Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út and Andrássy út all through Monday night and throughout Tuesday in protest against the Uber ride-sharing service. Their numbers shrank from over 100 on Monday to around 30 overnight and 60 yesterday afternoon.














