Taxi groups mad as ACCC plans to block app

THE taxi industry is in uproar over the ACCC's plans to block the introduction of a booking app that challenge ride sharing service Uber.

The ACCC is poised to reject a new smartphone taxi booking app for fear it will damage competition.

THE competition watchdog is being accused of protecting ride sharing service Uber after it flagged it may stop the taxi industry introducing a rival booking app.

TAXI representatives are furious that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission plans to block the release of ihail, an app that acts as a one-stop booking service for major taxi networks nationally.