Hanoi attempts to manage app-car services like taxis
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Hanoi will manage the operation of app-based taxi service, including Uber and Grab, in a way similar to traditional taxis to guarantee a fair business environment.
The move followed Hanoi, HCM City and Danang taxi associations petitioning the Ministry of Transport to call for a more equal business environment for taxi services.
Hanoi People’s Committee have completed a plan on restricting the number of private vehicles for the 2017-2020 period and a vision until 2030 which is expected to be discussed and passed by the municipal people’s council at the meeting of early next month.
According to the plan, the city will apply more strict management regulations on cars of below nine seats which operate under app-based taxi service in terms of vehicle number, quality and operational scope.
App-based taxis will be managed in a way similar to traditional firms to ensure equal competition.
The city’s transport department will check the specific number of Uber and Grab and if the figure exceeds the regulated level, the firms will have to stop operations.
Uber and Grab taxis are also required to have logo, badge or their own paint colour. Signposts banning Uber, Grab maybe be put up on Hanoi streets.
The associations called authorities to set the same rules for Uber and Grab.
According to Do Quoc Binh, Chairman of Hanoi Taxi Association, over the past month, almost of 90 taxi firms in the city urged the association to seek the municipal trade union federation’s approval for their drivers to march through local streets in opposition to Uber and Grab.
Questions & Answers
Q.Which specific aspects of app-based taxi services will be more strictly managed under Hanoi's new plan?
Which specific aspects of app-based taxi services will be more strictly managed under Hanoi's new plan?
The city will apply stricter management regulations on app-based taxis regarding their vehicle number, quality, and operational scope. These measures apply to cars with fewer than nine seats operating through such services.
Q.What is the primary motivation behind Hanoi's decision to manage app-based services similarly to traditional taxis?
What is the primary motivation behind Hanoi's decision to manage app-based services similarly to traditional taxis?
Hanoi aims to guarantee a fair business environment for all taxi services. This move follows petitions from taxi associations in Hanoi, HCM City, and Danang calling for a more equal competitive landscape.
Q.What actions are Uber and Grab specifically required to take regarding their vehicles?
What actions are Uber and Grab specifically required to take regarding their vehicles?
Uber and Grab taxis are required to have a logo, a badge, or their own specific paint colour. The city's transport department will also check their numbers and may put up banning signposts.
Q.What actions have traditional taxi firms in Hanoi taken in response to app-based services?
What actions have traditional taxi firms in Hanoi taken in response to app-based services?
Almost all 90 taxi firms in Hanoi urged their association to seek approval for their drivers to march through local streets. This was in opposition to the operations of Uber and Grab.
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