https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Taxi drivers in Denmark will be required by law to speak Danish under an amendment to the country’s legislation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210316/taxi-drivers-in-denmark-to-face-language-requirement-under-new-law Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:45:09 +0100 taxi-drivers-in-denmark-to-face-language-requirement-under-new-law An inebriated man took a taxi in Copenhagen in 2017 and arrived in Oslo in 2018, but did not seem keen to pay the fare. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180102/man-takes-taxi-from-copenhagen-to-oslo-runs-from-fare Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:13:07 +0100 man-takes-taxi-from-copenhagen-to-oslo-runs-from-fare A man in Copenhagen could face a custodial sentence after making a huge mistake while carrying a large quantity of cannabis. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171222/danish-man-carrying-1000-joints-gets-into-police-car-mistaking-it-for-a-taxi Fri, 22 Dec 2017 14:21:23 +0100 danish-man-carrying-1000-joints-gets-into-police-car-mistaking-it-for-a-taxi Danish politicians both lamented and revelled in the demise of ride-sharing app Uber after it announced Tuesday that it was withdrawing its operations in the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170329/uber-downfall-splits-danish-politicians Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:49:57 +0200 uber-downfall-splits-danish-politicians Ride-sharing group Uber on Tuesday said it would temporarily withdraw its business in Denmark, where a new taxi law restricts cab services. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170328/uber-halts-services-in-denmark-after-new-taxi-law Tue, 28 Mar 2017 19:28:24 +0200 uber-halts-services-in-denmark-after-new-taxi-law Copenhagen Police have confirmed that the taxi industry's complaint against Uber has resulted in preliminary charges against the American company. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150508/uber-charged-with-violating-danish-law Fri, 08 May 2015 10:26:55 +0200 uber-charged-with-violating-danish-law Taxi transfers from downtown Copenhagen to the airport are the second most expensive in Europe, according to research released on Friday from a UK-based travel money specialist. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150327/copenhagen-airport-cab-fares-second-priciest-in-europe Fri, 27 Mar 2015 10:51:09 +0100 copenhagen-airport-cab-fares-second-priciest-in-europe In the midst of a PR crisis in the United States, the alternative taxi concept Uber takes to the streets of Copenhagen – and is immediately greeted with a police complaint. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141119/ubers-danish-launch-greeted-by-police-complaint Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:09:00 +0100 ubers-danish-launch-greeted-by-police-complaint Two Copenhagen taxi drivers were violently attacked in a span of two nights, leaving a 65-year-old man dead. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141101/copenhagen-taxi-driver-beaten-to-death Sat, 01 Nov 2014 11:42:23 +0100 copenhagen-taxi-driver-beaten-to-death A taxi customer didn't let a three-day, 1,803km journey or a 29,226 kroner bill stand in the way of his dream of seeing Rome. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140818/danish-man Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:11:00 +0200 danish-man A Copenhagen cab company tried to bring its app-based success into Denmark's second largest city but drivers there harassed and threatened the newcomers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140808/aarhus-taxi-war-sends-company-fleeing Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:37:00 +0200 aarhus-taxi-war-sends-company-fleeing