ACCC shoots down new ihail taxi app

By Hannah Francis
Updated October 12 2015 - 6:23pm, first published 5:25pm
Taxi drivers protesting against Uber in Melbourne last month. Photo: Justin McManus
Taxi drivers protesting against Uber in Melbourne last month. Photo: Justin McManus
Ingogo chief executive Hamish Petrie, pictured with a screenshot of the taxi hailing and payments app he created. Photo: Ben Rushton
Ingogo chief executive Hamish Petrie, pictured with a screenshot of the taxi hailing and payments app he created. Photo: Ben Rushton
GoCatch chief executive Ned Moorfield. Photo: goCatch
GoCatch chief executive Ned Moorfield. Photo: goCatch

Australia's consumer watchdog says it will block a taxi-hailing smartphone app proposal from major taxi companies because it would reduce competition and "produce significant public detriments".

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