Booking.com under fire with tax issues and competition concerns
The accumulation of setbacks for Booking.com illustrates the complex legal and financial environment in which international online travel organizations operate. Booking.com, the well-known online travel organization with headquarters in the Netherlands, is once again…
Smartphone use behind the wheel now results in a driving ban
According to the new rule, anyone caught handling a mobile phone or any other mobile device with a screen while driving a motor vehicle will be…
Trial in Bunnik leads to national rollout of speed cameras at…
Just drive past the falling railway barriers, while the lights of the level crossing are already flashing: It was already not allowed, but now you can also be flashed and fined...
Breda is adapting transport for special education students
The municipality of Breda is adapting transport for special education students, but the elderly are seeing their regional taxi limited as a result, while transporter Connexxion is facing a fine. The municipality…
ACM warns travel providers to immediately provide clear prices…
The ACM has sent a letter to all 12 travel providers with their results, what may need to be adjusted, and again the most important rules for correct and clear prices on a…
Not only NS but also ProRail on the…
According to the State Secretary, there is no valid reason for failure to comply with the performance agreement again. Despite the good performance and compliance with agreements by the railway manager, the State Secretary…
Fine if you do not use the correct European parking disc
The European parking disc has been mandatory since March 2003. In a blue zone you must place your parking disc in a visible place on the windshield of your car. On that disk…
Another major traffic control in The Hague
IHAs are held several times a year where quality of life and safety are under pressure. Recently, considerable checks, tickets and seizures were carried out in The Hague during the…
Heavy fine for not scratching car windows
The police are very keen on this and often warn about it in the winter. We are not used to it anymore, but it is quite cold in our little country this week,…
No money to pay a fine, “an expensive ticket”
The transport company could have listened better to the story about Soumaya. Soumaya has to go to the hospital for an appointment with her doctor. For this she takes the train. She has no…
No fine for Maasstad Regie Centrale
The municipality of Amstelveen requested an improvement plan, which the carrier started working on. Although there are still complaints, the municipality of Amstelveen believes that things are much better now...
Didi fined for analyzing passenger data
The amount of the fine represents more than 4% of the company's annual turnover in 2021. Didi, the “Chinese Uber”, has been fined 1,2 billion euros for operating without their…