https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The city of Paris is loosening its famously tight control on taxi licences and offering more licences for vehicles that can carry wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility - part of a scheme to improve accessibility in time for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230914/paris-police-open-up-new-taxi-licences-for-2024-games Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:13:12 +0200 paris-police-open-up-new-taxi-licences-for-2024-games Paris aims to give visitors to the 2024 Paris Olympics a flying start by offering airborne taxis to tournament sites straight from the airport. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190623/paris-aims-to-beat-olympic-traffic-with-flying-taxis Sun, 23 Jun 2019 11:11:08 +0200 paris-aims-to-beat-olympic-traffic-with-flying-taxis Taxi drivers caused traffic chaos around Paris on Monday morning as they blocked the peripherique ring road around the French capital as part of a joint protest with driving instructors and ambulance workers. But what's all the fuss about? https://www.thelocal.fr/20190520/what-is-the-protest-by-french-taxi-drivers-driving-instructors-and-ambulance-workers-all-about Mon, 20 May 2019 12:57:14 +0200 what-is-the-protest-by-french-taxi-drivers-driving-instructors-and-ambulance-workers-all-about A list of this year's official taxi prices has been published in France, revealing how much you should be coughing up for a cab journey wherever you are in the country in 2019. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190109/the-french-taxi-rates-you-can-expect-to-pay-in-2019 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 09:46:30 +0100 the-french-taxi-rates-you-can-expect-to-pay-in-2019 Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris has introduced a new scheme to protect tourists from rogue taxi drivers after one couple were hit with a €247 bill by an illegal cabbie. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181221/paris-airport-rolls-out-new-taxi-system-after-fake-drivers-hits-tourists-for-247-ride Fri, 21 Dec 2018 11:00:28 +0100 paris-airport-rolls-out-new-taxi-system-after-fake-drivers-hits-tourists-for-247-ride Two frightened tourists arriving in Paris had a nasty shock recently when they were asked to pay a whopping €247 taxi bill from Charles de Gaulle airport into the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181112/video-tourists-in-paris-forced-to-pay-247-taxi-bill-from-charles-de-gaulle-airport Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:13:25 +0100 video-tourists-in-paris-forced-to-pay-247-taxi-bill-from-charles-de-gaulle-airport French taxi drivers, who have long battled against Uber, have now declared war on Estonian start-up Taxify, blocking its recruitment offices in protest at its "aggressive" arrival in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171010/french-taxi-drivers-declare-war-on-new-ride-hailing-app-taxify Tue, 10 Oct 2017 10:37:28 +0200 french-taxi-drivers-declare-war-on-new-ride-hailing-app-taxify The typical Paris taxi driver works a whopping 66 hours a week and earns just €5.50 an hour, a new study has found. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161202/this-might-make-you-have-more-sympathy-for-paris-taxi-drivers Fri, 02 Dec 2016 18:15:58 +0100 this-might-make-you-have-more-sympathy-for-paris-taxi-drivers Ride-hailing app Uber is upping its prices in France, the company announced on Thursday, in a move aimed at improving pay and conditions for its drivers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161201/uber-announces-price-rise-in-france Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:58:39 +0100 uber-announces-price-rise-in-france US private taxi service Uber has expanded into several French beach resorts for the summer season, to the anger of traditional cab drivers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160707/uber-launches-in-french-beach-resorts-for-summer Thu, 07 Jul 2016 13:29:40 +0200 uber-launches-in-french-beach-resorts-for-summer Roads in and around the city of Toulouse were blocked on Monday morning as over 1,000 taxis protested against “unfair competition” from private minicab firms. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160404/taxi-driver-protest-to-halt-transport-in-toulouse Mon, 04 Apr 2016 10:13:39 +0200 taxi-driver-protest-to-halt-transport-in-toulouse A flood of changes come with March, including a flat rate for airport taxi rides in Paris. Here's everything you need to know. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160229/what-changes-in-france-from-march-2016 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 11:02:45 +0100 what-changes-in-france-from-march-2016 From Tuesday March 1st, taxis taking passengers to and from Paris airports will have to charge a flat rate fee. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160229/flat-rate-for-paris-airport-taxis-comes-into-force Mon, 29 Feb 2016 10:21:38 +0100 flat-rate-for-paris-airport-taxis-comes-into-force Ride-sharing service Uber is going offline for four hours on Tuesday to show its support for private minicab drivers in their ongoing war against traditional taxi drivers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160209/uber-goes-offline-in-france-to-support-minicab-strike Tue, 09 Feb 2016 11:58:03 +0100 uber-goes-offline-in-france-to-support-minicab-strike UPDATED: The dispute between taxis and private mini-cab firms like Uber looked like boiling over with further protests on Friday at Charles de Gaulle airport and in the centre of the city. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160205/minicab-protest-blocks-access-to-paris-airport Fri, 05 Feb 2016 08:34:34 +0100 minicab-protest-blocks-access-to-paris-airport French taxi drivers continued to hold protests in cities across France on Wednesday as they aimed to put pressure on the government to bow to their demands. In the west farmers also blocked roads. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160127/french-taxi-drivers-continue-protests-on-wednesday Wed, 27 Jan 2016 08:40:19 +0100 french-taxi-drivers-continue-protests-on-wednesday Taxi drivers blockaded airports in Paris on Tuesday and flights had to be cancelled as air traffic controllers also staged industrial action. Here's all the latest. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160126/france-strike-latest-taxi-protest-hits-paris-airports Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:36:48 +0100 france-strike-latest-taxi-protest-hits-paris-airports Thousands of French taxi drivers staged protests on Tuesday claiming their livelihoods are being threatened. Many told The Local that all they want are laws to be enforced and that the public should back their fight. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160126/french-taxi-drivers-all-we-want-is-galit Tue, 26 Jan 2016 12:28:42 +0100 french-taxi-drivers-all-we-want-is-galit UberPop, the controversial taxi service, will remain banned in France after the country's highest court dismissed an appeal by the US based company. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150923/uberpop-top-french-court-confirms-ban-on Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:37:09 +0200 uberpop-top-french-court-confirms-ban-on Uber France and two of its bosses will go on trial in September over the company's allegedly "illegal" ride-booking practices, prosecutors said on Tuesday, after violent protests by taxi drivers against the app. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150630/uber-executives-face-trial-in-france Tue, 30 Jun 2015 19:17:44 +0200 uber-executives-face-trial-in-france