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French taxi drivers are holding a week of action - including demos and rolling roadblocks - in their long-running dispute over changes to the fare structure for medical transport.
The head of the national taxi federation on Wednesday announced that strike action would continue until Sunday at midnight, meanwhile the prime minister François Bayrou has announced that he will meet drivers' representatives on Saturday.
There have been confrontations between police and drivers in several towns, while rolling roadblocks have created up to 450km of traffic jams in the Paris region.
Towns including Marseille, Toulon, Bordeaux, Pau and Amiens also seeing demonstrations.
Paris - taxi drivers say they will be mobilising daily on the Boulevard Raspail in the city centre. Monday saw around 1,000 taxis block the road. Turnout on Tuesday had fallen to a couple of hundred taxis, but organisers hope to keep up the pressure for the rest of the week.
On Wednesday several rolling roadblocks have targeted the greater Paris region, including on the A1 autouroute leading to Charles de Gaulle airport. The A1 was totally blocked on Wednesday morning, according to local reporters.
Other roads in the Paris region also saw roadblocks - A6B, the A106 to Orly airport, the A13 and the A12.
The roadblocks created traffic jams of 450km across the region on Thursday, with drivers hoping to keep up the pressure on Friday.
Pau - the small south-west town of Pau has also seen confrontations between police and taxi drivers. Drivers' unions continued with go-slow protests (known as an opération escargot) in the town centre and say more actions are planned. Pau is seeing especially determined protests because its mayor François Bayrou is also the prime minister and is an especial target for the drivers' anger.
Marseille and Toulon - the southern towns of Marseille and Toulon have go-slow protests on Tuesday with drivers blocking the A50 and the Toulon tunnel. Local organisers say similar actions are planned for the rest of the week.
Blockades were erected in Marseille town centre and at the airport on Tuesday, with one person slightly injured during a confrontation between taxi drivers and an Uber driver.
Bordeaux - taxi drivers on Monday refused fares for medical transport on Monday, with the exception of dialysis patients. It is not clear whether further protests of this type are planned.
It is likely that protests will continue over the weekend, but at the time of writing no details had been announced - rolling roadblocks on motorways and blockades of airports are likely.
Transport tips for strike week
This protest is mainly affecting travel by road - public transport is unaffected and trains continue to run as normal. In Paris the Metro, trams and RER are running as normal, while other city public transport is running as normal.
If you are driving you may be affected by roadblocks or blockades - check local news before setting off.
The protests affect only official taxis, not VTC services like Uber - in fact taxi drivers are also protesting against what they see as laxer rules and regulation for VTC services. Uber is present in most French cities, along with Bolt and the French start-up Heetch, offering app-based ride hailing services. Be aware, however, that these operators use dynamic pricing so fares may be more expensive if the local taxi services are disrupted.
Most French cities also offer bike-hire services (eg Vélib in Paris). It's also worth checking on the map exactly how far your journey is, most French cities are very walkable and even Paris is surprisingly compact, making travel by foot a real option.
Apps such as CityMapper and GoogleMaps can give you routes based on public transport, walking or cycling.
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