After the many days of strike throughout Italy and the episodes of violence that took place yesterday in Rome, comes the agreement between taxi drivers and the government. The agreement, signed by all 21 acronyms of the category, which interrupted the protest, was reached at the end of a long negotiation with the Ministry of Transport.
Minister Graziano Delrio has found the point of mediation by proposing two decrees, one for the reorganization of the sector and the other for the fight against unauthorized use. The solution actually goes beyond the content of the amendment to the Milleproproghe signed by Linda Lanzillotta, which had sparked the protest.
The decrees must include all the topics already agreed with the categories: improvement of the planning and organization system on a territorial basis, regulation and protection of the public service, need to improve services for citizens technological evolution of the sector, fight against illegal practices, better meeting between supply and demand. "The commitment is to start work tomorrow (today, ed) and finish it to present the texts within a month", explains the ministry.
Meanwhile, yesterday in the center of Rome the taxi drivers created riots with smoke bombs and paper bombs, determined to oppose the Lanzillotta amendment which postpones the tightening on rentals with driver such as those of the Uber Black app to the end of the year. “At the Ministry of Transport – tweeted today the vice president of the Senate (Pd) – excellent solution. Rules are speeding up for everyone, taxis, NCC and Uber. That was the goal of milleproroghe. Enough postponements now”.
But in the meantime this situation is benefiting Uber, which in recent days, from over 200th, has become the 12th most downloaded app from the Italian iTunes Store.
And with the increase in demand, as expected, prices rise: 48 euros for the 10 kilometers from Milan Central Station to via Tortona, the heart of the "Fashion Week". Or 20 euros to get to Piazza della Scala, three kilometers away. Even 205 euros to get from the city center to Malpensa (55 km). Since the day the taxi strike began, Uber's price list has risen by up to 50 percent.
On the other hand, from the app it is possible to know when there is a peak in demand (and therefore in prices), also because Uber does not provide fixed fares.
