Traffic chaos in Portugal as taxi drivers stage Uber protest


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 03 May 2016

A taxi driver prepares to take part in a slow convoy in Lisbon on April 29, 2016 protesting against US cab giant Uber, which they accuse of illegally undercutting their business. In the capital Lisbon, between 3,000 and 4,000 cabbies were driving at a snail's pace through the city, according to the two main industry bodies organising the protest, Antral and the Portuguese Taxi Federation. / AFP PHOTO / RODRIGO CABRITA

LISBON: Thousands of taxi drivers disrupted traffic across Portugal on April 29 as they protested against US cab giant Uber, which they accuse of illegally undercutting their business. 

In the capital Lisbon, between 3,000 and 4,000 cabbies were driving at a snail’s pace through the city, according to the two main industry bodies organising the protest, Antral and the Portuguese Taxi Federation. 

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