170 result(s) for transport authority
Parlt Allows Authorities To Block Illegal Taxi Service Websites
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers voted to tighten sanctions against companies operating illegal taxi services. The bill, approved with 119 votes in favour, 61 against and 3 abstentions, allows Hungary’s media authority to block the websites of companies that offer illegal taxi services for a period of up to 365 days.
Fidesz MP Outlines Bill Supporting Budapest’s 2024 Olympic Bid
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Fidesz lawmaker Gergely Gulyás outlined a bill supporting Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics in parliament on Tuesday, declaring that the capital is capable of hosting a “safe and successful” event. The draft legislation submitted on Monday aims to establish the basic rules for both the bidding phase and the actual hosting of the Games.
Uber Asks Govt To Rethink Efforts To Ban Its Services
- 10 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Ride-hailing company Uber has voiced concern over a bill that seeks to ban its services in Hungary. Zoltán Fekete, a senior executive at the company, said in front of the economy ministry that the ban which would include blocking Uber’s website goes against modern trends and innovation. Uber operates in 415 cities worldwide but its website is not blocked anywhere, Fekete said.
Tax Office Finds 20 Unregistered Uber Drivers, Levies HUF 3.6m In Fines
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Inspections of ride-hailing service Uber by the national tax office NAV since January 1 have uncovered 20 drivers with no tax numbers, the office said. NAV has so far conducted 250 inspections in the form of “test rides” and levied fines of 3.6 million forints (EUR 11,500) during the period, it said. Since April 25, the inspections have been carried out together with Budapest’s transport ...
Hungary Issues Over 100 Commercial Drone Licences
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Transport Authority (NKH) has so far issued more than 100 licences for the commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles, business daily Világgazdaság said. The licences cost 19,000 forints (EUR 61) apiece, while a one-time permit for the use of air space is 3,000 forints.
World’s Longest Tram Will Be Launched In Budapest In March
- 22 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Type authorisation of the long CAF trams has been issued by the National Transport Authority; furthermore, the first train has been granted approval for operation, as well. Thus the world’s longest tram can be launched in Budapest at the end of March.
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.
New regulations Require Uber To Match Hungarian Taxi cars
- 29 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
New regulations posted on the website of the Hungarian National Transport Authority today in connection with requirements related to personal transportation, essentially require Uber to remodel its services and cars to exactly match those of Hungarian taxis, online daily origo.hu reported today.
Operations Manager Hungary Uber ‘Not Taxi Service’
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Uber is not a taxi service but an IT company that operates an online marketplace for passenger transport and car sharing, the company’s operations manager in Hungary said. All payments are made electronically and transparently, Zoltán Fekete said.
Parlt Allows Authorities To Block Illegal Taxi Service Websites
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers voted to tighten sanctions against companies operating illegal taxi services. The bill, approved with 119 votes in favour, 61 against and 3 abstentions, allows Hungary’s media authority to block the websites of companies that offer illegal taxi services for a period of up to 365 days.
Fidesz MP Outlines Bill Supporting Budapest’s 2024 Olympic Bid
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Fidesz lawmaker Gergely Gulyás outlined a bill supporting Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics in parliament on Tuesday, declaring that the capital is capable of hosting a “safe and successful” event. The draft legislation submitted on Monday aims to establish the basic rules for both the bidding phase and the actual hosting of the Games.
Uber Asks Govt To Rethink Efforts To Ban Its Services
- 10 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Ride-hailing company Uber has voiced concern over a bill that seeks to ban its services in Hungary. Zoltán Fekete, a senior executive at the company, said in front of the economy ministry that the ban which would include blocking Uber’s website goes against modern trends and innovation. Uber operates in 415 cities worldwide but its website is not blocked anywhere, Fekete said.
Tax Office Finds 20 Unregistered Uber Drivers, Levies HUF 3.6m In Fines
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Inspections of ride-hailing service Uber by the national tax office NAV since January 1 have uncovered 20 drivers with no tax numbers, the office said. NAV has so far conducted 250 inspections in the form of “test rides” and levied fines of 3.6 million forints (EUR 11,500) during the period, it said. Since April 25, the inspections have been carried out together with Budapest’s transport ...
Hungary Issues Over 100 Commercial Drone Licences
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Transport Authority (NKH) has so far issued more than 100 licences for the commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles, business daily Világgazdaság said. The licences cost 19,000 forints (EUR 61) apiece, while a one-time permit for the use of air space is 3,000 forints.
World’s Longest Tram Will Be Launched In Budapest In March
- 22 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Type authorisation of the long CAF trams has been issued by the National Transport Authority; furthermore, the first train has been granted approval for operation, as well. Thus the world’s longest tram can be launched in Budapest at the end of March.
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.
New regulations Require Uber To Match Hungarian Taxi cars
- 29 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
New regulations posted on the website of the Hungarian National Transport Authority today in connection with requirements related to personal transportation, essentially require Uber to remodel its services and cars to exactly match those of Hungarian taxis, online daily origo.hu reported today.
Operations Manager Hungary Uber ‘Not Taxi Service’
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Uber is not a taxi service but an IT company that operates an online marketplace for passenger transport and car sharing, the company’s operations manager in Hungary said. All payments are made electronically and transparently, Zoltán Fekete said.