Cab drivers in Jinan city put brakes on service

Hundreds of taxi drivers in the Chinese city of Jinan suspended service on Monday in protest of transportation apps and high franchise fees.

One cab driver complained that he had to pay his taxi company a franchise fee of 4,000 yuan a month.

Sources at a Jinan taxi company said about half of its 800 taxis were out of service.

One local resident, Ye Peiyan, said she failed to hail a cab after the hour-long wait, and normally it would only take about 10 minutes to hail a taxi.

Long queues of commuters were seen at the local train station, as taxis even avoided this usually busy area.