Tag: French taxis

French cabbies continue strike over “unfair competition” by Uber-like mobile apps

(Reuters) — French taxi drivers started a second day of strikes on Wednesday (January 27) over the competition from private car ride firms like Uber, saying the French government isn’t doing enough to protect their livelihoods. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls told taxi driver representatives in a meeting that more efforts would be made to ensure other car ride services respected rules limiting them to pre-booked trips and returning to base after each one. This […]