8 result(s) for taxi blockade
Taxi Drivers Preparing To Increase Prices
- 2 Mar 2018 9:40 AM
- http://dailynewshungary.com
- getting around
Five years ago, prices approved by public authorities were introduced for taxi drivers. This measurement was meant to eliminate fraud among the drivers.
Unfortunately, it backfired: there is still a considerable number of cheats, while customers have to pay more than the market price. Taxi drivers want the latter one to be increased, according to NLCafé.
NGOs Hold Discussion On Civil Disobedience As They Refuse To Comply With New Law
- 6 Jul 2017 9:32 AM
- current affairs
In a crowded hall in Buda Tuesday night, a man stood reading out loud an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. But this was not a Fourth of July celebration.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Relaunch Protest Against Uber
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
A group of taxi drivers relaunched protests against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest by partly blocking traffic at Deák Square. Taxi drivers blocked a parking lane, a bus lane and a bicycle lane at the square with 18 cars to demand stricter enforcement of the passenger transport sector rules that were changed earlier this year to create fairer market conditions for taxi drivers.
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.
Taxi Drivers Continue To Obstruct Traffic In Central Budapest
- 20 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- getting around
A continued demonstration of taxi drivers has considerably slowed traffic in the Deák Square area in central Budapest. Similarly to Monday and Tuesday, the protesters blocked the junction of Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road, Andrássy Avenue and József Attila Street, leaving only one lane in each direction for traffic to pass.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Stage Demonstration Against Uber
- 19 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- getting around
About 100-120 taxi drivers began an unannounced demonstration in protest against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest on Monday morning. Taxi drivers lined up their cars at the junction of Bajcsy-Zsilinszky and Jozsef Attila streets and Andrassy Avenue, all major thoroughfares, Budapest police said on its website.
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.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Taxi Drivers Preparing To Increase Prices
- 2 Mar 2018 9:40 AM
- http://dailynewshungary.com
- getting around
Five years ago, prices approved by public authorities were introduced for taxi drivers. This measurement was meant to eliminate fraud among the drivers.
Unfortunately, it backfired: there is still a considerable number of cheats, while customers have to pay more than the market price. Taxi drivers want the latter one to be increased, according to NLCafé.
NGOs Hold Discussion On Civil Disobedience As They Refuse To Comply With New Law
- 6 Jul 2017 9:32 AM
- current affairs
In a crowded hall in Buda Tuesday night, a man stood reading out loud an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. But this was not a Fourth of July celebration.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Relaunch Protest Against Uber
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
A group of taxi drivers relaunched protests against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest by partly blocking traffic at Deák Square. Taxi drivers blocked a parking lane, a bus lane and a bicycle lane at the square with 18 cars to demand stricter enforcement of the passenger transport sector rules that were changed earlier this year to create fairer market conditions for taxi drivers.
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.
Taxi Drivers Continue To Obstruct Traffic In Central Budapest
- 20 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- getting around
A continued demonstration of taxi drivers has considerably slowed traffic in the Deák Square area in central Budapest. Similarly to Monday and Tuesday, the protesters blocked the junction of Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road, Andrássy Avenue and József Attila Street, leaving only one lane in each direction for traffic to pass.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Stage Demonstration Against Uber
- 19 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- getting around
About 100-120 taxi drivers began an unannounced demonstration in protest against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest on Monday morning. Taxi drivers lined up their cars at the junction of Bajcsy-Zsilinszky and Jozsef Attila streets and Andrassy Avenue, all major thoroughfares, Budapest police said on its website.
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.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.