After the farmers, the taxis.
As announced, several snail operations are underway this Monday morning, at the initiative of taxi drivers.
These professionals are demanding a renegotiation of the conditions of remuneration for patient transport, while the National Health Insurance Fund (Cnam) has put on the table an agreement deemed unfavorable by the unions, who demanded a status quo.
Taxis fear that the new conditions will force them to take additional discounts on their rates for medical transportation, while forcing them to carpool patients.
Paris
“A demonstration is underway on the A13 towards Paris,” says the Île-de-France roads department (Dirif) on X (formerly Twitter).
According to the latter, “a first procession left the Morainvilliers service area on the A13 and headed towards the town of Rocquencourt” (Yvelines).
They plan to block the A13.
Currently, a demonstration (snail operation) is underway on the A13 towards Paris.
A first procession left the Morainvilliers service area on the A13 and headed towards the town of Rocquencourt.
— Sytadin (@sytadin) January 29, 2024
According to our journalist present on site, around 80 drivers left at 7:30 a.m. from Louveciennes (Yvelines).
There are also around fifty in Morainvilliers (Yvelines).
These two gatherings must come together before being included in the regional procession.
Around 80 drivers have been meeting in Louveciennes (Yvelines) since 6 a.m. this Monday.
LP/Véronique Beaugrand.
Taxis in Île-de-France plan to converge on the Ministry of Health.
These traffic difficulties come in addition to those caused by farmers, who announced the blockade of the capital from 2 p.m.
Toulouse
Taxis gathered at 6 a.m. this Monday morning in front of Toulouse-Blagnac airport (Haute-Garonne), reports France Bleu Occitanie.
“We are also planning very strong filter dam operations on secondary roads,” Stéphane Abeilhou, spokesperson for UNT 31 (National Taxi Union), also told La Dépêche.
This Monday morning they are carrying out a screening operation at Toulouse-Blagnac airport at the call of the National Union of #taxis pic.twitter.com/VNFBjrMdnA
— La Dépêche 31 (@ladepeche31) January 29, 2024
According to the Occitanie prefecture, a snail operation is “planned from 7:30 a.m.” towards the city center of Toulouse.
There is a “high risk of traffic disruption planned on the ring road and in the city center,” adds the prefecture.
Bordeaux
In Bordeaux, taxis are also mobilizing.
They met in the parking lot of the Matmut Atlantique stadium (Gironde) at 6:30 a.m., according to Sud Ouest.
Several hundred other vehicles are also arriving from Charente-Maritime, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Still according to Sud Ouest, the first traffic jams formed around the stadium around 7:15 a.m., while taxis were heading towards the Bordeaux ring road.
Angry taxis in turn lead a snail operation on the Bordeaux ring road pic.twitter.com/yIovPIes8Q
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) January 29, 2024
At the end of their snail operation, these taxis plan to gather in front of the Gironde prefecture, in the center of Bordeaux.
The prefect advised users of the ring road to “favor teleworking and limit travel” this Monday.
Nîmes-Montpellier
The gathering was scheduled for 6:30 a.m. at the Costières stadium in Nîmes, as noted by France Bleu Lozère.
Taxis from Gard and Hérault are heading towards Montpellier (Hérault) at the call of four inter-union unions including the FNTI (National Federation of Taxi Artisans).
🔴 #Direct: at 6:40 a.m., start of #taxis from #Nîmes towards #Montpellier.
The convoy will take the RN113.
#Gard #Hérault pic.twitter.com/iTWFIMI6JM
— InfOccitanie (@infoccitanie) January 29, 2024
According to images circulating on social networks, there are already several dozen taxis.
Sounds of horns are heard.
Lille
The Nord prefecture warned this Sunday evening of a “slowdown in traffic from 6 a.m. on all motorways in the Nord department to and approaching Lille”.
Mobilization of taxi drivers: access to Lille affected pic.twitter.com/drWtbryASn
— BFM Grand Littoral (@BFMLittoral) January 29, 2024
According to the president of the National Union of Taxis of Pas-de-Calais Omar Asebbane interviewed by BFMTV, these vehicles were to take the road “around 7:30 a.m.” towards Lille-Lesquin airport.
Toulon
In the Var, the regroupings also began early this Monday morning.
Toulon taxis have started to gather on the A50 and the A57, according to a message published on X (formerly Twitter) by the Var prefecture.
According to the latter, the departure of the processions was planned around 6:30 a.m., heading to “the Primary Health Insurance Fund” of Toulon “where they were to arrive around 9 a.m.”.
These taxis should then “meet on the Place de la Liberté in Toulon in the middle of the afternoon”.
#Protest |
⚠️ This Monday, January 29, an update on the snail operations of taxis around and in Toulon:
🔴 Start of the gatherings at 6 a.m. at the Cannet des Maures, at the Sanary-sur-Mer area on the A50 and at the area of la Chaberte on the A57 in La Garde.
🔴 Departure of the processions at… pic.twitter.com/D3qqANYLXy
— Prefect of Var (@Prefet83) January 29, 2024
Marseille
In Bouches-du-Rhône, taxis have been blocking the A50 towards Marseille since 7:30 a.m., reports La Provence.
According to France Bleu Provence, taxis began to gather in the parking lots of two hypermarkets at 7 a.m. this morning.
There are two different processions.
#Mondaynight on the roads of Provence.
Taxi snail operation.
the A50 is blocked towards Marseille.
Video 500 meters after Valentine's Day.
Listen to @bleuprovence for your traffic conditions.
🚗🚗 pic.twitter.com/eUyQIOKThw
— France Bleu Provence (@bleuprovence) January 29, 2024
According to France Bleu Provence, one of the two processions must head towards the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture.