Two Pink Taxi drivers were brutally beaten three weeks apart, and the perpetrators, two men and two girls, were caught on camera. The president of the Association of Taxi Associations, Aleksandar Bjelic, tells "Vreme" that the police are seriously doing their part in relation to these attacks.
Although taxis in Belgrade are ten percent more expensive as of November 14, the service itself will not become better, according to the citizens' initiative "Belgrade can't wait". What are their suggestions for improving taxi transport in Belgrade?
The start will cost 320 dinars, and driving per kilometer will cost 105 dinars, while waiting for an hour will cost as much as 1.800 dinars. Then again, taxi drivers say their costs are rising faster than prices
How to survive Krkljan Belgrade traffic and still remain whole? One taxi driver tries philosophy and meditation
Taxi drivers whose vehicles are of other colors risk fines of 40.000 or 80.000 dinars, depending on whether it is an entrepreneur or a company.
Taxi drivers can no longer and will not experience everyday disappointments on the street, Sava Jovanović from the Association of Taxi Drivers Bunt-Sloga told Vreme. He explains that there is a "grey area" from which someone benefits greatly, and taxi drivers who follow all the rules experience defeat
The situation on the streets is alarming, given the growing number of illegal carriers who significantly impair the safety and quality of transportation, the Association of Independent Taxi Drivers of Belgrade says, with the announcement of potential protests.
The Decision on Amendments to the Decision on Taxi Transport prescribed three years ago that all taxi vehicles should be white in color. A source for "Vreme" says that they previously received an explanation that this was adopted in order to distinguish them from wild taxi drivers, but that it is unclear because they are already definitely distinguished from them by their "TX" plates.
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said he has ambitions to make Uber a ride-hailing platform as the company reported its first global operating profit.
The representatives of "Vansi" managed to get guarantees from the Government of Serbia, as well as from the police, that in the following period, starting from Friday, April 28, the issue of illegal taxi carriers will be regulated. In case the Government does not fulfill its obligations, Vansi is ready to establish its own taxi service
There are more illegal taxi drivers in front of the main terminal than ever, despite announcements that there will be no more
