Violating Uber drivers could be stripped of licence

Budapest, February 10 (MTI) – Under a proposal now before the government, ridesharing Uber service providers could lose their licence plates if they were caught breaking rules, János Fónagy, a state secretary at the development ministry, said on Wednesday.

Fónagy spoke following talks between the government, taxi drivers’ unions and related authorities, and pledged that the government would step up against Uber drivers that “neglect Hungarian rules, break laws, or fail to pay taxes”.

The state secretary also complained that Uber’s Netherlands-based central office has not provided any help to the Hungarian authorities’ investigations.

Responding to requests from taxi drivers, the ministry will also consider banning Uber’s mobile phone application, said Fonagy.

The talks are scheduled to continue in the near future, however, taxi drivers’ union MTSZ said that Wednesday’s conference had yielded no results.

MTSZ, representing about 300 drivers, will decide whether to continue their participation in the negotiations.

Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters