Italy's transport and industry
ministries on Wednesday unveiled to taxi drivers a decree aimed
at stopping "abuse" by private NCC cabbies and other chauffeur
services to the detriment of taxi drivers.
The five-article decree was drafted by the two ministries and
presented at the transport ministry to try to avert a strike
Thursday.
Under the decree, a national registry of apps will be set up,
and NCC cabs will have to stay in the pound unless they are
booked to go out.
Earlier Wednesday a Turin court rejected multinational Uber's
appeal against Italian taxi drivers over the UberPop
ride-hailing app, banning its use in Italy because it
constituted unfair competition.
A Milan court first banned the app in Italy two years ago.
Uber said, however, that its Italian business would not be
unduly affected because "the UberPop model has been amply
superseded for two years now...and we only use authorised
drivers".
Italian taxi drivers have been fighting against Uber and have
staged a series of strikes, one of which culminated in violent
protests outside parliament.
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