Cab licenses

Taxi companies can apply for the use of the public taxi stands at the train station until the end of October 2026. If there are more than 15 valid applications, a scoring system will decide.

The insolvency of the United Taxi Center Gütersloh and Verl affects not only around 70 employees and numerous passengers. With the end of operations, 17 taxi licenses also become available. For the remaining companies, this thus opens up a rare opportunity – while at the same time the licensing authority faces a difficult task.

(dpa) The taxi fleet has grown by around 400 vehicles since mid-February. From mid-August, the picture could change. At the same time, the handling of platform-mediated rental cars remains a point of contention.

It is a picture that has changed: taxis still stand in long lines in front of Hamburg Airport, but the certainty that a passenger will soon get in has become brittle. The report “Hello Taxi – Battle for Every Ride” from the series Die Nordreportage depicts an industry in a harsh displacement competition. (Link to the media library at the end of the article)

At Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, taxi operators complain about aggressive passenger poaching and competitive disadvantages due to rental-car fleets. Investigations and license revocations reveal structural problems in the market.

Berlin puts the brakes on. Starting today, the Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment no longer awards new taxi concessions. The stop lasts for one year, also covers expansion applications from existing operators, and is based on Section 13(4) of the Passenger Transport Act. Anyone who wants to enter the market will first end up on a waiting list.

The Stuttgart Taxi Association says local taxi companies are endangered by the rapidly growing number of rental cars and insufficient oversight in the Esslingen district. A protest action is intended to draw attention to structural problems and the necessary regulatory measures.

Since Uber started in Kiel, pressure on taxi companies has grown. The association talks about systematic rule violations and calls for stricter checks as well as a minimum fare for rental cars. The city is now examining possible measures.

The Labo (State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs) is checking the taxi fleets on mediation platforms and taking decisive action against the "black sheep." However, Uber & Co. have, of course, already found a loophole.