Cases are piling up

“Four taxi drivers refused to take us home”

Friederike Huber and Hermine Kolar just wanted to go home. But taxi drivers at the main station thought the journey to the 3rd district was too short and refused.(Bild: Gerhard Bartel)

There are more and more cases of bad cab drivers refusing to take passengers home because they don't earn enough money. Yet in Vienna, transportation is compulsory. The guild seems to stand idly by and watch. "Krone readers are outraged and describe their experiences.  

Several people have had this experience recently, including two senior citizens from Vienna. After a trip to Styria, Hermine Kolar and Friederike Huber arrived tired and exhausted at the main station at 11 pm. They wanted to take a cab home from the south exit. A difficult undertaking.