Overview

• Munich’s Kreisverwaltungsreferat said 97% of inspected ride-hailing trips violated regulations and 59 of 60 companies audited since 2023 failed to comply.
• Heidelberg enacted a binding fare floor on August 1 that caps ride-hailing prices at no more than 7.5% below local taxi tariffs.
• Leipzig’s SPD faction has reintroduced a motion for a legally sound minimum-tariff ordinance but lacks a majority and awaits council approval.
• Hundreds of taxi drivers in Munich have demonstrated at Marienplatz and before city hall, demanding mandated price floors to protect their incomes.
• Uber Germany and Bolt defend dynamic pricing models and partnerships with local entrepreneurs as compliant solutions for urban mobility.