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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 8:20 pm
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Originally Posted by TominLazybrook
Uber doesn't operate in Florence. So the cab drivers are just proving the point that Uber is vital

People in town are saying that the strike is on Friday...and the taxis are just doing what they always do when there's lots of demand.....refusing to serve the public and going for boutique fares. I passed 8 taxicab ranks in Florence today. I saw a grand total of ZERO cabs available.
There is a general transport strike Friday: http://www.controradio.it/domani-sci...voratori-ataf/

The last Firenze anti uber taxi strike was earlier this year (Feb and March as far as I can tell). The article noted in this thread related to a strike in Jan 2016 that was a follow-on to the Parisian uber strike then. (Note that Uber is back in Paris and worked quite well when I was there last month)
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