This Thursday, December 14, 2023, VTC drivers in the Paris region were called upon to gather to conduct an operation escargot on the ring road, a lightning strike to protest their ban on using the Olympic lane during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. While cabs will be able to drive on it during the competition, drivers of chauffeur-driven transport vehicles (VTC) will have to do without, on nearly 185 kilometers of roads in and around Paris.
The national VTC union (INV) explains that "public institutions justify these measures by the lack of regulation in our sector, exacerbated by the arrival of more than 60,000 new drivers, often part-time, and the proliferation of mafia networks fraudulently exploiting the chauffeur profession" . According to Brahim Ben Ali, General Secretary of the INV, the collective is calling for the introduction of a numerus clausus to regulate false profiles and enable a healthier profession.
Paris 2024: the Paris ring road and 185 kilometers of major roads restricted during the event
Traffic on the roads and on public transport is likely to be disrupted during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 185 kilometers of roads and three-quarters of the ring road will be restricted during the event. [Read more]
Paris 2024: the Paris ring road and 185 kilometers of major roads restricted during the event
