"The deconfinement? We don't expect much. ” President of the FNDT (National Taxi Federation), Didier Hogrel is not disillusioned, simply realistic. He does not believe that business will go back on May 11 for the 55,000 taxi drivers who have been almost stopped for two months. “Leisure customers will not return as long as leisure places such as restaurants and cinemas are closed, tourists will always miss. As for professional customers, they will continue to telework. ”
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And the cost of shopping is too high to expect to get regular customers who would be afraid to take public transportation to work. Especially since the cars where customers parade all day do not inspire confidence in passengers. Same story with the VTC operators, which have 50,000 drivers. "There may be a little thrill in activity in mid-May but not much more," said Yves Weisselberger,
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