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Home » Thousands of Taxi Drivers Clog the Streets of Santiago to Protest Uber in Chile

Thousands of Taxi Drivers Clog the Streets of Santiago to Protest Uber in Chile

Adriana Peralta by Adriana Peralta
July 11, 2017
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Thousands of Taxi Drivers Clog the Streets of Santiago
About 3,000 taxi drivers demonstrated in the main avenues of Chile’s capital of Santiago. (Wikipedia)

EspañolTaxi drivers in Chile gathered in the streets this Monday, July 10 to protest the “unfair competition” that Uber and other ride sharing services present in Santiago.

The 3,000 drivers, who drove through the heart of the capital blocking traffic and disrupting public transportation routes, claim that there should be a law regulating ride-sharing service activities in the country.

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Taxi drivers have accused officials of inaction when it comes to the Uber-Taxi controversy, which has arisen across most of the Americas with various intensity. In Chile, taxi drivers claim there is “ridiculous, non-existent” oversight of the applications.

“The applications wipe out taxis at night and during the day,” said Nicolás Sayes, one of the leaders of the National Confederation of Taxis. “The issue has been drawn out and now it’s an extreme situation. Many people are losing their vehicles.”

Sayes called for curtailing ride-sharing applications through a law that protects taxi drivers until regulations is put in place.

“We want to put an end to it,” Sayes said. “We can’t keep waiting.”

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The taxi drivers claim they must pay high taxes as well as licensing fees that Uber and Cabify do not. Additionally, taxi drivers are subject to technical reviews of their cars.

Uber and Cabify have extended their presence to other Chilean cities over the last year, including Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Concepción and Temuco.

Sources: La Prensa Gráfica, El Comercio,

Tags: uber
Adriana Peralta

Adriana Peralta

Adriana Peralta is a freedom advocate from El Salvador and a @CREO_org board member. She is a PanAm Post reporter and blogger, a 2005 Ruta Quetzal scholar, a trained engineer, and an SMC University masters student in political economy. She is also a Pink Floyd fan. Follow @AdriPeraltaM.

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