Traffic is expected to be difficult around Le Mans this Tuesday, November 26, 2024. The Union of Sarthe Taxi Craftsmen (UATS) is planning to demonstrate to protest against the provisions of the new agreement with Health Insurance. A snail operation must leave at 6:30 a.m. from Antares, then reach the station and the city center.
Taxis oppose article 30 of the 2025 Social Security finance law and the proposed reduction in agreed rates for medical transport from 1is January 2025. Their remuneration would increase from €2.12 per km to €1.06, or half. According to Pascal Gauché, president of UATS, more than 36,000 jobs are threatened within the profession. This is also very worrying for patients. Patients with serious pathologies will no longer be able to be transported if taxi companies go bankrupt, adds the president.
This Monday, November 25, the negotiations between the National Health Insurance Fund and the National Taxi Federation having not been successful, the UATS decided to maintain the movement. Similar snail operations are also expected in other cities such as Angers.
This Monday, snail-like operations with more than 300 taxis from Essonne and Seine-et-Marne on the A4 and A6 caused numerous traffic jams.
Real-time traffic
The mobilization of taxis could cause numerous traffic jams on the traffic routes around Le Mans. Thanks to this map, you will be able to visualize the points of difficulty and establish the best route for your journey.
Last February, taxis organized a similar snail operation in Le Mans.
