The so-called “Uber, Grab Gia Lai”
According to the feedback of many people, recently in Pleiku City, a unit appeared enterprise< /a> transportation activities are no different from other taxi companies. Especially, many people are confused when calling the switchboard of Mai Linh Hung Nhan taxi company through the phone number of this specific “disguised taxi company”. When passengers call the number 0269.3 7979xx or the phone number 0269.3.7171xx (similar to the switchboard number of Mai Linh Hung Nhan taxi company) of BC79 Transport Co., Ltd., the end of the line will receive points and dispatch the vehicle. .
However, when they arrived, the customer was “fazed” because the vehicle sent did not belong to any taxi company and the meter was carefully hidden. Many passengers had to “suddenly” get on the bus because they had… missed the call.
From the above reflection, they called the phone number 0269.3.7171xx and was greeted by a female voice and told to wait a few minutes. Just a few minutes later, the 4-seat vehicle BKS 81A–12.xxx arrived and a young man opened the door and asked: “Can I call a taxi?. After nodding, we got into the car.
When we knew the passenger was traveling in the city, the driver opened the towel that covered the meter in the trunk in front of the car. However, the above watches also do not have lead seals or inspection stamps…as required by law. When we asked why the taxi had no badge or cap, the explanation was that the new type of taxi in Gia Lai operates like Uber, also known as Uber Grab Gia Lai.
According to the response According to the driver who took us there, this transport unit currently has over 30 vehicles operating in this way. At the same time, the driver revealed that he had bought the same number as Mai Linh taxi to facilitate business. The driver just needs to bring the car in to run and pay the walkie-talkie fee, the APP fee (customer notification software) and % of the money that the customer returns to the Company to be able to operate like other taxi companies.
Not only The driver also revealed that the Company conducted business registration and registered transportation in the form of contracts at the Department of Transport of Gia Lai province to “avoid” inspection. However, according to the driver, running a long-distance contract is not worth much compared to the income of running this type of taxi. Every day, if there are many customers, this type of Uber can earn millions of dong.
Odometer hidden in the trunk
Next Continuing another call to the two phone numbers above, we were dispatched to a vehicle by the switchboard car BKS 81A – 13xxx. Similar to the previous car, there was no taxi badge or taxi cap other than the “contract car” paper stuck on the front window. The customer got into the car and looked around, not seeing the meter. The driver named T. opened the trunk on the left side of the driver’s seat.
According to the observation inside, the clock was loosely attached. The electric wire does not have an inspection stamp… Driver T. explained: “Put the watch in there to avoid losing the aesthetics of the car. In addition to driving taxis, the car also transports guests to weddings tourism too… Actually, this is to deal with inspection by authorities. Besides, even though it says it’s a contract vehicle, when calculating the fare, the driver collects money directly from the customer without any invoice contract.
“circumvention of the law” activities ” “
Through the information we found out that the above 2 phone numbers are owned by BC 79 Transport Company Limited and there are 23 vehicles registered for passenger transport business in the form of Contract form for vehicles with less than 9 seats. However, this “disguised” taxi operation has been going on for a long time.
It is known that at the end of August 2017, the Department of Transport of Gia Lai province fined this unit 12,2 million VND for its actions. Business conduct inconsistent with the licensed profession. Specifically, on August 17, Inspectors of the Gia Lai Department of Transport discovered that the driver of IC 81A – 128.64 belonging to BC 79 Transport Company Limited violated regulations on passenger transport business under contract.
Specifically, the companies committed the following violations: Operating vehicles to transport passengers under direct payment collection contracts and confirming reservations through the Company’s switchboard for passengers; Operating a vehicle to transport passengers under a contract without a prescribed transportation contract. What is more dangerous is the violation “The driver has not been trained in passenger transportation safety in traffic according to regulations.
Not only that, according to the driver’s confirmation at Minutes of the above vehicle owner’s cooperation with BC 79 Transport Company Limited operating in the same form as a taxi (hiding in the shadow of a contract vehicle to operate a taxi). At the same time, the driver also admitted to contacting and receiving pick-up points through the Company’s phone number 0269.3.7979xx and the driver collected money directly from passengers. In addition to sanctioning, the Department of Transport of Gia Lai province has issued a corrective document reminding this Company to conduct business in accordance with its licensed profession.
Even though it has been punished, it seems that the Company BC 79 Transport LLC still defies legal regulations to do business. Not only that, even on the advertising website with the Company’s representative image, up to now, there are still “flattering” words about its business activities even though the grammar of the place names is incorrect. For example: “The low-cost luxury taxi model that is making waves in Saigon – Hanoi is now available in Gia Lai with the name: 79 CAR” and comes with the switchboard phone number 0269.3.7979xx.< /p>
It can be seen that with this type of business, the fares on the meter are not controlled by anyone, there is a lack of transparency and it is natural for customers to be pickpocketed. With spontaneous operations like this, who can guarantee that this company does not evade taxes and earns a large sum of money every month? Not to mention this “disguised” taxi business is dangerous in that there is no traffic safety monitoring department, regardless of the life safety of passengers.
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