Taxi drivers protest against Uber

27/02/2024

Taxi fares can rise again in Budapest while ‘banned’ Uber returns

The Orbán cabinet drove Uber away in 2016, but now they're making a comeback. Meanwhile, taxi drivers are pushing for another fare increase. #taxi #travel #tourism #money #taxifares
24/08/2023

Hungarian taxi drivers’ crusade against Bolt continues

Another battlefield has been opened up in the great taxi war in Budapest. #budapest #taxi #bolt #travel
19/12/2019

Budapest ranked among cities with best taxi services

What do you think about the #taxi services in #Budapest?
28/09/2016

Authority to crack down on tax-evading Uber drivers

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s tax authority NAV will identify drivers who have failed to pay their taxes on earlier revenues from ride-hailing service Uber, which no […]
11/08/2016

Uber files complaint with EC against Hungary

Budapest (MTI) – Ride-hailing service Uber filed a complaint on Wednesday with the European Commission against Hungary over legislation that the company said made it impossible […]
26/07/2016

Hungarian company aims to take Uber’s place on local market

Budapest, July 26 (MTI) – A Hungarian company wants to fill the gap left by ride-sharing company Uber when it pulled out of the country, daily […]
19/07/2016

Uber bows out with free drives for loyal passengers

Uber wants to gift its 10 thousand most loyal Hungarian passengers free rides. According to origo.hu, the bonus trips can be validated in the 21 European […]
13/07/2016

Uber to suspend service in Budapest – UPDATE

Budapest, July 13 (MTI) – Ride-hailing service Uber will suspend its operations in Budapest effective July 24 in response to government legislation that the company says […]
01/06/2016

Goverment has no intention of banning Uber

Budapest, May 31 (MTI) – The Hungarian government is not looking to ban ride-hailing service Uber but simply wants to ensure that it competes fairly with […]
20/05/2016

Forget Uber, Waze is going to be an even bigger shot – VIDEO

Uber has been popular for some time now, but taxi drivers in Hungary keep protesting and pressuring the government to ban the service (read about the […]
17/05/2016

Budapest taxi drivers end 6th anti-Uber demo

Budapest, May 17 (MTI) – Budapest taxi drivers on Tuesday afternoon ended the demonstration they began in the morning against ride-hailing service Uber. The drivers blocked […]
10/05/2016

Uber asks government to rethink efforts to ban its services

Budapest (MTI) – Ride-hailing company Uber has voiced concern over a bill that seeks to ban its services in Hungary. Zoltán Fekete, a senior executive at […]
26/04/2016

Demonstration held in Budapest by taxi drivers against Uber – Videos, Photos

Budapest, April 26 (MTI) – The cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday will consider the option of introducing further sanctions against illegal taxi services, and it […]
25/04/2016

Budapest’s traffic gets affected by taxi drivers’ demonstration

NOL.hu reports that taxi drivers are preparing for a demonstration on Tuesday, April 26. About 1000 drivers are said to participate in the event, which will […]
10/03/2016

Budapest taxi drivers relaunch protest against Uber-update

Budapest, March 10 (MTI) – Small groups of taxi drivers relaunched protests against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest on Thursday morning. An MTI correspondent spotted […]
19/02/2016

Uber – and 110 thousand Hungarians – sent a message to the government in a full-page ad

Uber published a full-page advertisement in the pro-government newspaper Magyar Idők. They would have an offer, hvg.hu said. Uber – which is sharply criticized by taxi […]
18/02/2016

Uber not taxi service, says manager

Budapest, February 18 (MTI) – Uber is not a taxi service but an IT company that operates an online marketplace for passenger transport and car sharing, […]
10/02/2016

Violating Uber drivers could be stripped of licence

Budapest, February 10 (MTI) – Under a proposal now before the government, ridesharing Uber service providers could lose their licence plates if they were caught breaking […]
07/02/2016

Hungary’s tax authority warns Uber drivers to pay taxes

Budapest, February 6 (MTI) – Hungary’s tax authority NAV has published an information pack for Uber drivers, warning them that their ride-hailing services are a taxable […]
03/02/2016

Audit finds most Uber drivers without tax numbers

Budapest, February 3 (MTI) – An audit by the tax authorities found that a vast majority of drivers at the ride-hailing service Uber have been operating […]