'You'd probably have to work 80 hours to make what I do in a week now': The taxi drivers taking on Uber

"A go-slow protest took place in Dublin this week after the company launched a 'fixed price' feature, which allows you to see the maximum fare your trip will cost. John Meagher talks to drivers who say their livelihoods are under threat It is Wednesday afternoon in Dublin and a long line of taxis idle in the bus lane at Conyngham Road, on the perimeter of the Phoenix Park."

"At 4.30pm, the cabs start to move, hazard lights flashing, horns blaring, several of them with the taxi plate turned on its side. The procession makes its slow way down Parkgate Street and on to the quays, avoiding the bus lane. Their destination is Government Buildings."

A go-slow protest occurred in Dublin after a company introduced a 'fixed price' feature that displays the maximum fare for a trip. Drivers say the change threatens their livelihoods. On Wednesday afternoon a long line of taxis idled in the bus lane at Conyngham Road on the perimeter of Phoenix Park. At 4.30pm the cabs moved with hazard lights flashing and horns blaring, several showing taxi plates turned on their side. The procession traveled down Parkgate Street to the quays, avoiding bus lanes, and proceeded to Government Buildings.

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