The “white zone”, new weapon for mayors against the nuisance of home delivery

The war knows no truce between French metropolises and meal delivery platforms. Toulouse, Brest, Lyon… facing Uber Eats and Deliveroo. After their battles against dark kitchens and other dark stores, town halls are now specifically attacking gatherings of delivery men disturbing the calm of the streets. “Awkward two-wheeler parking», «noise», «pile of rubbish», «physical and verbal abuse», «bad odors due to publicly relieved sanitary needs»… Words fail the municipalities to describe the daily hell of the inhabitants residing near these meeting points. But the use of a double-edged sword is beginning to spread:white areas“. At the formal and repeated request of cities, Uber Eats has agreed to establish very localized geographical areas, where delivery people can no longer receive orders. Requested by Le Figarothe American company declares…