Taxi Protest in London leading to traffic chaos

london - In protest against the competition from taxi service Uber have several thousand taxi drivers in London Wednesday causing traffic chaos. More than 8,000 drivers from the traditional black London taxis honking blocked the streets in the government district of Whitehall.

,, We do not say 'away with Uber '' said a Cabbie.,, But they have to follow the same rules as we do. '' Another taxi driver said:,, The government does nothing. '' The issue taxi service, which customers can order via an app, is cheaper than the traditional, large, black cabs in London.

Earlier this week protested even though hundreds of taxi drivers in Prague at Uber.

In France, the company has temporarily suspended its services. A Paris court ruled that Uber must pay compensation to a French union of taxi drivers.