Taxibotsing

Overview

The arrival of the taxi app Uber is causing anger among existing taxi drivers. If the police do not intervene, they take matters into their own hands. In Taxibotsing, Frans Bromet follows the battle waged by the established taxi world against Uber, a small online program that aims to eventually dominate the Dutch transport market. The battle is being fought on various levels. While the courts must determine whether the UberPop service is illegal (because drivers lack a license or do not pay taxes), the newcomer is an unpleasant reality for established taxi drivers. Livelihood theft, as well as resentment over colleagues going to work for the despised enemy, is turning the atmosphere on the streets grim.

Cast

Frans Bromet

Self

Wouter van Noort

Self

Niek van Leeuwen

Self

Neelie Kroes

Self

Travis Kalanick

Self

Henk Kamp

Self

Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands

Self

Herman van der Zandt

Self (archive footage)