“It is the fault of government that Uberpop war escalates’ – AD.nl

By: editors
17-3-15 – 15:00 Taxi drivers protest against UberPOP on Malieveld © ANP.

Uberpop, taxi service where individuals can bring to B for half the regular price of A, is illegal. However the service remains active, something the drivers of regular taxi to his fierce. They are increasingly taking matters into their own hands. There is now five times registered against aggressive drivers. Is this the beginning of a very violent Uberpop war? Four questions to our taxi expert Ilah Rubio. ,, The government has the situation to escalate. “

What is UberPOP

Uber is originally an American company that provides passenger over the internet in more than 270 cities in the world?. One of the services UberPOP where individuals with their cars others carry a fee. Customers can call taxis via an app on your smartphone.

The transport through UberPOP against a lower rate offered than with professional taxis. The company is a thorn in the side of the official drivers in many countries. They say that they have to meet more requirements such as permits and a taximeter.

What exactly is going on?
,, Regular taxi drivers protesting for months against the illegal Uberpop. Through the application of the US company Uber you can simply order a private driver, who brings little money for you then to your destination.

This “taxi service” has been declared illegal by the Dutch courts. The transport of persons in the Netherlands is indeed bound by all kinds of rules. But Uber here appealed this decision and just goes by offering Uberpop.

Taxi drivers, who are angry about this unfair competition, complaining that the authorities hardly to occur. There are so far but held little mustache managers and punished. The number of complaining drivers by the day. Some taxi drivers therefore take matters into their own hands. “

The Uberpop drivers are what become more cautious.

Ilah Rubio

Are Uberpop drivers scared?
,, The Uberpop drivers I spoke were in Rotterdam last week, despite the actions of the taxi drivers, not really scared. But they have become more cautious .

In Amsterdam, where last week cars mustache managers have been destroyed, they were until recently not really anxious. In the capital the number UberPOP drivers is relatively high compared to other cities. Some drivers Uberpop not warn incidentally also the confrontation. ”

The actions against mustache managers, who were initially peaceful, are getting louder.

Ilah Rubio

Where this conflict is ultimately lead?
,, You see that the regular taxi drivers are getting desperate. The police – especially in Amsterdam – hardly occurs against UberPOP. The Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT), which the mustache managers must fining is not very active.

The taxi entrepreneurs find that incomprehensible. Especially since they see the police and ILT or regularly perform control actions under regular taxi drivers, who do respect all the necessary paperwork and pay taxes. There is apparently enough manpower, they complain.

The actions against mustache managers, who were initially peaceful, therefore harder. It was announced today that violence was used against directors of Uberpop. Last week there are multiple drivers attacked including a pair of brass knuckles and hammers. The longer continues this situation, the greater the risk of violence against the mustache managers grow. “

This tolerance situation is not to explain to the regular taxi drivers.

Ilah Rubio

What is the solution?
,, The solution is that the government quickly gives clarity about Uberpop. Mansfield State Secretary for Infrastructure and Environment is said, namely that Uberpop illegal, but actually seems to be very little to do against the company and the drivers who work for it.

This tolerance situation is not to explain to the regular taxi drivers, who have invested heavily in their business and also to all kinds of rules must meet. Or everyone should comply with these rules, or no one.

In fact, the government has let this situation escalate itself. Mansfield soon present an evaluation of the Taxi Act. It is hoped that there will be more clarity for enforcement agencies on how to deal with Uberpop “

Fight continues
stop Uber wants nothing to do after the threats of the taxi drivers. ,, We continue offering UberPOP to the innovation we launched have put, not to beaches. ”

The company, in which hundreds of millions of investors have stopped, showed previously prepared ,, a long-running legal battle ” to cover. ,, We comply opposed the taxi industry to the Passenger Transport Act 2000, which aims to thwart cheap and high quality. ”