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New Hungarian Insurance Product Monitors Car Use
- 6 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Insurer Posta Biztosító, car owners association Magyar Autóklub and online insurance brokerage Netrisk have jointly launched a new product on Thursday, offering car surveillance to drivers via their mobile phones.
Buildings Damaged, Tens Of Thousands Without Electricity In Hungary In Gale-Force Winds
- 16 May 2014 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Over 100 residential buildings and 20 public buildings have been damaged and several tens of thousands of people are without electricity as a consequence of gale-force winds that continued throughout Hungary on Thursday, the disaster management authority said. Most damage was caused in roofs and chimneys and trees fell over air cables in many places.
The Great Race In Budapest, 1 May
- 30 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- sport
'Formula 1, DTM, WTCC and Stunt Flying is going downtown for a day.' Budapest is gearing up for the 1st of May’s ‘Nagy Futam’ (Great Race), organised again in the vicinity of the Chain Bridge, where leading pilots and drivers will put on a spectacular show in the air and on the ground.
Budapest Taxis Often Fail To Follow Rules
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Since new taxi regulations came into force in September 2013, some 3,782 taxis have been inspected and in 25% of the cases failed to meet technical requirements, the Budapest transport centre BKK found.
Introducing MOL's Bubi In Budapest
- 8 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
In 2014 new means of transport appears in Budapest: people may pick up bicycles at any of the 75 new bicycle terminals, may ride them and then drop them at any terminal. The system will operate with cards and terminals will be at average 320 metres from each other offering total 1100 bicycles.
Hungary To Promote Electric Cars
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s government will promote the uptake of electric cars with tax benefits and other preferences, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. Its related package named after Ányos Jedlik will also be financed from EU funds, he said.
Budapest Transport Company To Lay Off Over 900 Bus Drivers
- 25 Feb 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) plans to lay off one fourth, about 900 of its bus drivers this year, daily Népszabadság said on Tuesday. The paper said that 320 of the drivers would be taken over by the state-owned long-distance bus company Volánbusz.
Updated: Extreme Cold Weather Alert In Hungary
- 29 Jan 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Snow began falling before dawn on Wednesday in Budapest. Forecasters predicted up to 3-4cm of snow in the capital and elsewhere in the country, except the south-east corner. The freshly fallen snow is creating dangerous driving conditions as the clean-up operation is relatively slow. Drivers are advised to use caution on the roads. According to meteorologists, rain will replace snow on Thursday ...
Price Cut In Budapest Public Transport – BKK Passes Cost 10% Less
- 9 Jan 2014 10:45 AM
- getting around
The General Assembly of Budapest approved the motion for BKK’s public transport pass prices to be decreased by 10% from 1 January 2014. Costs of the most frequently purchased pass types required for daily commutes to work and school will be reduced.
New Hungarian Insurance Product Monitors Car Use
- 6 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Insurer Posta Biztosító, car owners association Magyar Autóklub and online insurance brokerage Netrisk have jointly launched a new product on Thursday, offering car surveillance to drivers via their mobile phones.
Buildings Damaged, Tens Of Thousands Without Electricity In Hungary In Gale-Force Winds
- 16 May 2014 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Over 100 residential buildings and 20 public buildings have been damaged and several tens of thousands of people are without electricity as a consequence of gale-force winds that continued throughout Hungary on Thursday, the disaster management authority said. Most damage was caused in roofs and chimneys and trees fell over air cables in many places.
The Great Race In Budapest, 1 May
- 30 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- sport
'Formula 1, DTM, WTCC and Stunt Flying is going downtown for a day.' Budapest is gearing up for the 1st of May’s ‘Nagy Futam’ (Great Race), organised again in the vicinity of the Chain Bridge, where leading pilots and drivers will put on a spectacular show in the air and on the ground.
Budapest Taxis Often Fail To Follow Rules
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Since new taxi regulations came into force in September 2013, some 3,782 taxis have been inspected and in 25% of the cases failed to meet technical requirements, the Budapest transport centre BKK found.
Introducing MOL's Bubi In Budapest
- 8 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
In 2014 new means of transport appears in Budapest: people may pick up bicycles at any of the 75 new bicycle terminals, may ride them and then drop them at any terminal. The system will operate with cards and terminals will be at average 320 metres from each other offering total 1100 bicycles.
Hungary To Promote Electric Cars
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s government will promote the uptake of electric cars with tax benefits and other preferences, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. Its related package named after Ányos Jedlik will also be financed from EU funds, he said.
Budapest Transport Company To Lay Off Over 900 Bus Drivers
- 25 Feb 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) plans to lay off one fourth, about 900 of its bus drivers this year, daily Népszabadság said on Tuesday. The paper said that 320 of the drivers would be taken over by the state-owned long-distance bus company Volánbusz.
Updated: Extreme Cold Weather Alert In Hungary
- 29 Jan 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Snow began falling before dawn on Wednesday in Budapest. Forecasters predicted up to 3-4cm of snow in the capital and elsewhere in the country, except the south-east corner. The freshly fallen snow is creating dangerous driving conditions as the clean-up operation is relatively slow. Drivers are advised to use caution on the roads. According to meteorologists, rain will replace snow on Thursday ...
Price Cut In Budapest Public Transport – BKK Passes Cost 10% Less
- 9 Jan 2014 10:45 AM
- getting around
The General Assembly of Budapest approved the motion for BKK’s public transport pass prices to be decreased by 10% from 1 January 2014. Costs of the most frequently purchased pass types required for daily commutes to work and school will be reduced.