The Alternative Mobility Transport Association (AMT) has asked the industry to come together Place de la Nation 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m..
The prefect of police, Michel Cadot has, in parallel, warned that his services would ensure guarantee public order. “ For 15 days are significant disruptions experienced by Parisians due to these repetitive events that impede traffic during peak hours. It is not normal that lasts more ” Has -he indicates. “ Manifesting is a right, however, everyone should be able to go to work or return safely from home .”
Monday, most of the protesters – a little over a hundred in the late afternoon – were transport drivers to request exercising with a transit license (Loti), in which taxis reproach to make individual races in defiance of the law.
They intended to protest against government decisions, announced after a moment of anger taxi drivers in late January, which provide “ incessant controls ” to track down the drivers of VTC ( passenger cars with driver) “ cheats .”
“ Taxi VTC capability, digital platforms, we all agree on one thing: you have to put things flat Meanwhile, we want to continue working but at this moment. 1,500 euros you risk a fine and detention for exercising illegal taxi “, told AFP the Secretary of the AMT, Fred Gnaoré.
According to the AMT, 10,000 people are affected.
Monday, drivers blocked access to the Parisian airport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and conducted a go-slow on the A1 motorway to the capital.
According to the police headquarters (PP) of Paris, 10 procedures have been established for obstructing traffic – including 3 drivers arrested – and removed two vehicles.
About 115 VTC, according to the PP, then gathered on the Place Vauban, near Invalides. Talkers “ not touch my job ” were affixed to windshields, found an AFP journalist.
– Suspension Uber Tuesday –
The AMT has called for Tuesday “ static gatherings Snails operations and airports, these are individual initiatives that. we do not endorse but we understand because they are desperate people who will be unemployed “, explained to AFP, the President of the AMT, Joseph Francis.
Other drivers advocated stronger action.
“ What we want is a moratorium on the measures decided by (Prime Minister) Manuel Valls time that Mr. (Lawrence) Grandguillaume completes mission (which must last three months, Ed). If we are told + the + Loti is finished, though. But we want the time it will take, you can not put us on the guillotine (…) it is a tool social integration, social mix of businesses, an antidote to radicalization , “added Mr. Francis.
The AMT also asked VTC platforms like Uber or “ Private Driver ” of “ symbolically interrupt their activities ” Tuesday “ to show policymakers what would a France without drivers .”
Only Uber responded favorably to this request, via an email sent to its drivers and of which AFP obtained a copy, in which it says it will suspend “ access to the application for all partners in Paris Tuesday, February 9 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. . ”
At the event on February 3, the Private driver platform was also interrupted service for four hours.
Eddy driver “ Capabilities ” (Loti) for two years, participated in any blockages since last week: “ if, as is expected in the end of the month, we can not go on the platforms, I lose 70% of my sales. there’s more to close the box and go poke Pole Emploi . ”
“ Why the government does not react ‘Why is it like we did not exist’ This is crazy anyway. Taxis are mobilized for two days and they are received by Valls! We made it 5 days and nothing! It is at the end. I’m afraid we reach a revolt “worries Mourad, 31, in Loti past year.


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