Taxi App drivers to strike over high petrol price

1,192 views · Published 18 June 2018 · 7:36 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: SABC News · 2018 · News & Politics

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Uber and Taxify drivers in Cape Town and Johannesburg say they are stopping driving today. 
They are up in arms over low profit margins due to record HIGH petrol prices and VAT. 
Unlike normal taxis who raise their prices whenever petrol goes up - for Uber it's a different story altogether.
The taxi hailing system is centrally controlled from San Franscico in the United States...
Prices and trips are determined via the app, depending on demand and distance ...
Joing us in studio to talk more on the Uber drivers' go slow, is Teresa Munchick, Co-founder of the Movement.

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