Nice cabbies in protest against Uber

Taxi drivers in Nice took to the streets yesterday to protest against a partnership signed between the local town council and Uber.

The partnership with the Ligne d’Azur bus network will see annual pass holders able to get an Uber to, or from some tram stations as well as on bus routes which have finished operating.

The scheme will be running at a flat cost of €6 (£5.50) after 8pm.

Furious taxi drivers in the area are calling for the town council to have a rethink of the scheme, claiming that it constitutes unfair competition