The German taxi drivers to demonstrate nationwide against Uber

On Wednesday, the German taxi drivers are planning a protest against Uber. They are saying that this will help in generating unfair competitions from taxi-sharing services.

BZP, The German Taxi and Rental Car Association have urged the taxi drivers in around 30 German cities to take up protest plans to liberalize the taxi market.

BZP said that a rally in Berlin was the largest action in Germany. In this 5,000 taxis are critisized to drive at walking speed from three starting points – Tegel Airport, Olympisches Dorf and Ostbahnhof – to the Brandenburg Gate, reported the Berliner Morgenpost.

Newspapers reported the words of a taxi driver as “I’ve done my job for 20 years and I would like to do it for another 20 years, but I’m skeptical about whether that will be possible with the current situation”.

BZP demands that every person who commercially transports people with their vehicle should be qualified verifiable to do so. Also they demands commercial passenger transport vehicles must have coloured vehicle registration plates, for identification. The electronic central register for goods and passenger transport companies by bus should also be included to taxi and rental car operators.

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