Taxi drivers protest in the center of Warsaw

Taxi drivers demonstrated in the streets of Warsaw. They wanted to pay attention once again to the problem of unauthorized carriers who, as they say, "take away customers from them".

Taxi drivers met at two o'clock at noon, then left for the center.

Those gathered Wednesday in front of the National Stadium and in the car park of the Torwar Hall started after 12 towards the center. From Torwar, they take the streets Łazienkowska, Myśliwiecka, Górnośląska, Piękna and Ujazdowskie avenues to go to Trzech Krzyży Square.

From the national stadium, Aleje Jerozolimskie's ride led to the Dmowskiego roundabout, where the demonstrators met taxi drivers from Torwar. Then they traveled together to the central station.

There were difficulties

The biggest obstacles on the roads around At 12.30, they were on Trzech Krzyży Square, where taxi drivers were walking around the square as part of the protest. Difficulties also occur in Aleje Ujazdowskie, Chopin in Plac Trzech Krzyży and Aleje Jerozolimskie. The police lead the movement m.in. in the vicinity of pl. Three crosses, not allowing him to turn in circles.

– The police are constantly trying to react according to the circumstances. No situation threatened health or life, "said Jarosław Florczak of the press section of the Warsaw Metropolitan Police Department.

After 14 hours, he announced the end of the demonstration.

"We will not be able to warn"

The information on the planned demonstration did not reach the officials or the police on the official route.

– The organizers of the event have not informed the town hall, so we do not know the exact route of the course. This means that we will not be able to warn the Warsawians sooner of the difficulties, explained Tomasz Demiańczuk of the press service of Warsaw City Hall on Monday.

– The police have not been informed of the planned event. I can assure you that the police will examine the situation closely and react according to the circumstances – announced Jarosław Florczak of the Warsaw Metropolitan Police Department earlier this week.

The previous demonstration of taxi drivers from Warsaw organized on October 18th. Now they have decided to remember the leaders and pay attention to the problem of illegal carriers – in their opinion.

"Last warning"

"The previous demonstration was supposed to be a warning, it did not work, it will be the last warning, this time there will be traffic problems in the center of Warsaw, but in the middle of the day." The next demonstration will block the center -ville at rush hour, "read on Facebook.

– We call for an intensification of work on the amendment of the law on road transport – explains Artur Wnorowski. – We want the rules to be applied equally to all carriers. Meanwhile, unlicensed carriers operate without a license, they are not required to perform psychotechnical tests or have cash registers. And most importantly – we mean carriers with equal responsibility for what happens to the passenger – he explains.

See our material on the previous event:

PAP / healing / cr / y