72 result(s) for taxi drivers in Getting around
Taxi Drivers Come Under Scrutiny Of Budapest Transport Centre
- 24 Aug 2015 4:00 AM
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Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) officials have taken action in 118 of 289 audits of taxis since a government decree requiring all drivers to be licensed came into force on August 7, business daily Világgazdaság reported.
More BKK Public Transport Serving Sziget 2015
- 10 Aug 2015 2:35 AM
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As you know, the Sziget Festival is held on Óbuda Island, this year for the 23rd time from Monday 10 August to Monday 17 August 2015. BKK provides higher frequencies on suburban railway line H5, which runs again on the full length of the route from 9 August and also on tram line 6, operates vehicles with bigger passenger capacity on night lines 901 and 918 and is launching special dedicated ...
Uber To Remain On Road In Budapest
- 7 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
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Taxi-hailing service Uber will continue to operate in Budapest, even after a new decree requiring its drivers to be licenced comes into force on Thursday, managing director Zoltán Fekete said in a statement. Fekete complained that the 30-day period the decree allows drivers to become licenced was too short.
Uber Sees Market For 2,000 Drivers In Hungary
- 25 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
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Car dispatcher Uber has several hundred drivers in Hungary but if regulations are planned properly as many as 2,000 drivers could be providing services by the end of next year, the daily Népszabadság said. Uber creates jobs rather than taking them away, Zoltán Fekete, Uber’s boss in Hungary told the paper. Around 40,000 people in Hungary - largely 21-40 year-olds - use Uber’s services, Fekete ...
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.
Hungarian Taxi Drivers Protest Against Illegal Transport Services
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
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Taxi drivers held a demonstration in Budapest to demand government action against illegal transport service companies. The protesters, who arrived in an estimated 300 cars, blocked a street section near Parliament and called on the government to pass legislation to “complete the legal background” to taxi services.
Taxi Drivers Prepare For Budapest Demo
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
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Taxi-driver unions are preparing to hold a protest in Budapest on June 16, demanding that parliament approves a decree regulating paid-for rides. Taxi drivers want to make sure that over the long term Uber and similar services can also operate, but within the proper legal framework.
Hungarian Tax Office Finds & Fines Uber Drivers
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
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All drivers of the community taxi service company Uber that were checked by tax officials in a recent survey had violated the rules, the Economy Ministry announced on Friday. Tax officials fined every one of the drivers they checked at the behest of the ministry.
Hungarian Taxi Drivers Happy Uber Getting Tax Probe
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
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The taxi drivers’ union welcomed that the tax office had launched an investigation into the ridesharing company Uber for providing taxi services without a licence. Zoltán Metál, the head of the National Association of Taxi Drivers (OTSZ), told public news channel M1 on Saturday that Uber is “not helping” the taxi driver profession, passenger services or Hungary’s reputation.
Taxi Drivers Come Under Scrutiny Of Budapest Transport Centre
- 24 Aug 2015 4:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) officials have taken action in 118 of 289 audits of taxis since a government decree requiring all drivers to be licensed came into force on August 7, business daily Világgazdaság reported.
More BKK Public Transport Serving Sziget 2015
- 10 Aug 2015 2:35 AM
- getting around
As you know, the Sziget Festival is held on Óbuda Island, this year for the 23rd time from Monday 10 August to Monday 17 August 2015. BKK provides higher frequencies on suburban railway line H5, which runs again on the full length of the route from 9 August and also on tram line 6, operates vehicles with bigger passenger capacity on night lines 901 and 918 and is launching special dedicated ...
Uber To Remain On Road In Budapest
- 7 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi-hailing service Uber will continue to operate in Budapest, even after a new decree requiring its drivers to be licenced comes into force on Thursday, managing director Zoltán Fekete said in a statement. Fekete complained that the 30-day period the decree allows drivers to become licenced was too short.
Uber Sees Market For 2,000 Drivers In Hungary
- 25 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
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Car dispatcher Uber has several hundred drivers in Hungary but if regulations are planned properly as many as 2,000 drivers could be providing services by the end of next year, the daily Népszabadság said. Uber creates jobs rather than taking them away, Zoltán Fekete, Uber’s boss in Hungary told the paper. Around 40,000 people in Hungary - largely 21-40 year-olds - use Uber’s services, Fekete ...
Uber In HUngary Offers Compromise Proposals
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
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.
Hungarian Taxi Drivers Protest Against Illegal Transport Services
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
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Taxi drivers held a demonstration in Budapest to demand government action against illegal transport service companies. The protesters, who arrived in an estimated 300 cars, blocked a street section near Parliament and called on the government to pass legislation to “complete the legal background” to taxi services.
Taxi Drivers Prepare For Budapest Demo
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi-driver unions are preparing to hold a protest in Budapest on June 16, demanding that parliament approves a decree regulating paid-for rides. Taxi drivers want to make sure that over the long term Uber and similar services can also operate, but within the proper legal framework.
Hungarian Tax Office Finds & Fines Uber Drivers
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
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All drivers of the community taxi service company Uber that were checked by tax officials in a recent survey had violated the rules, the Economy Ministry announced on Friday. Tax officials fined every one of the drivers they checked at the behest of the ministry.
Hungarian Taxi Drivers Happy Uber Getting Tax Probe
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
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The taxi drivers’ union welcomed that the tax office had launched an investigation into the ridesharing company Uber for providing taxi services without a licence. Zoltán Metál, the head of the National Association of Taxi Drivers (OTSZ), told public news channel M1 on Saturday that Uber is “not helping” the taxi driver profession, passenger services or Hungary’s reputation.