Paris officials announced a ban on UberPop after about 2,800 taxi drivers staged a strike across France today in protest of the ride-hailing app.
The taxi drivers briefly blocking access to airports and forced passengers to finish the journey by foot.
Prices are generally 30 to 50 percent cheaper than cab fares and drivers pay far less taxes. The service was already deemed illegal by the French government that accuses it of unfair competition.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/french-taxi-drivers-block-roads-airports-battle-uber/story?id=32017565
Check out the video coverage from the Irish Times http://bcove.me/mth1y69w
Or the newscast video on http://www.france24.com/en/20150625-france-uber-protest-cabbies-taxis-barricade-paris-peripherique-airports
But DON'T get the idea this is a one time protest today, they were doing this last week too, and will probably do this again
and 6 months ago
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