• This Monday, hundreds of taxis multiplied the blockages in the Bouches-du-Rhône to denounce the rise in fuel prices.

  • In particular, they are calling for a reduction in VAT.

  • Implicitly, these taxis also express their concern about their future.

In just a few minutes, traffic is completely blocked.

On the outskirts of the Fossette roundabout, in Fos-sur-Mer, on this Monday afternoon, kilometers of traffic jams, trucks and cars immobilized by hundreds of taxis.

All day, the latter have multiplied the blockages in the Bouches-du-Rhône, in order to protest against the rise in fuel prices.

After leaving the commercial areas of Plan-de-Campagne and Valentine, near Marseille, the taxis converged on the logistics area of ​​Clésud, in Miramas, before meeting at the end of the day at this strategic roundabout. , route favored by many trucks.

“It's good, it's efficient, welcomes one of them, perched on a roundabout, a smoke bomb in hand, his eyes riveted on the traffic jams which are accumulating at lightning speed.

We will be heard.

Because it's fed up!

It becomes unlivable.

"I've been in a taxi for three years," says Anthony, a young retired soldier, as he nibbles on a salad behind the wheel.

And frankly, I've been through it all.

I lived the "Yellow Vests".

I experienced Covid-19.

And now I live the war in Ukraine and the increase in diesel prices.

Frankly, I'm worried.

I bought my license very expensive.

And the fuel today, it costs me a lot of money.

It will become complicated to be a taxi.

Our future is not happy…”

“Government aid is not a big deal”

“We no longer have the professional activity, abounds Yazid.

We have more tourist activity.

And now, petrol for two euros?

“I fill up every two days, and it comes back to me at 120 euros, details Hamid, a taxi in Marseille for two years.

Before, I paid 80…” “Today, a taxi has between 300 and 400 euros in diesel costs each month, says Sébastien Betza, taxi from Martigues and union representative within the SNT 13. This corresponds to 8 to 10% of sales.

And the aid announced by the government, which applies to everyone, is 130 euros per vehicle, which is not much…”

"In the end, it's our margins that drop," Yazid is alarmed.

“Our rates are set by the prefecture, recalls Sébastien Quessada, president of the Marignane taxi association.

But we are not asking for an increase in prices to compensate for the increase in fuel prices, because we do not want the user to pay.

What we are asking for is a reduction in VAT from the State to 5.5% instead of 10 currently.

“New blockages, in particular of Clésud, are planned for this Tuesday in the morning.

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