"Applications like Uber customers we steal." Such confidence the taxi industry in the province before the controversy with this platform for mobile devices is expressed. The platform-in is only available in Spain Barcelona-works simply: anyone without background can register your vehicle to serve others. These 'races' have different rates and can be paid with a credit card associated with a Paypal account. It earns the driver, who does not have to be full-time, 20% goes to the company that deals with civil liability.
The union argues that taxi drivers are professional intrusion and accuse them of not complying with the law, not having the necessary permissions, not be approved and pay no taxes. Therefore, the drivers require the withdrawal of Uber. The president of the Provincial Taxi Associatio the Association of Tarragona and Reus Taxistes, Joaquim Olive, "the application is a fraud, and that taxi drivers have our licenses and pay our taxes." He himself says that "we must override the system as soon as possible, because every day that passes the situation worsens taxi drivers."
The arguments of industry professionals beyond. From the same Provincial Association of Taxi, integrated into the Business Federation of Transport (FEAT), warns that "Uber is an application that violates the rules, it is not limited to contacting two individuals but their service charge intermediation. " The institution ensures that "it is incredible that the mere fact that a mobile phone and a computer application is used, discuss whether to allow it, as if stealing a mobile instead of a gun would be acceptable."
Protect users
In addition to ensuring their interests, the drivers of the province also defend users. Require authorities to the rules that regulate the activity of the public transport of passengers and who were willing to protect and guarantee users apply. "We have a great responsibility, and we transport people and need to feel safe. A guarantee that we can only offer professional, "says Joaquim Olive.
This same view is shared by the secretary of the Association Sersatrans, Juan Vicente, which groups 94 taxis Terra Alta, Baix Ebre and Montsiā. "We pay our taxes, we update taxi meters each year, we make appropriate revisions to the vehicles to provide customers with guarantees of circulating vehicles are able to do so," says Juan Vicente. He warns that users of applications like Uber "Undeliverable them a bill because an individual can not charge for a service that is not legalized."
For his part, the president of Taxi, Antonio Mendoza Servei Salou Logistics Co., notes that "not everyone is ready to transport people, and for this training which is what gives security to customers is necessary."
Comply with the rules
Joaquim Olive argues that "whoever wants to be part of this profession must do so in accordance with the dictates of the law and are outside the regulatory authorities have to act accordingly." "A pirate taxi driver is likewise using traditional business cards or an application generation, because what matters is that you do not have your license 'Agrupació recognize from the Provincial Taxi. Thus the province drivers are added to the complaint and protest that the taxi industry throughout Europe performing against Uber.
In this regard, the Ministry of Development issued on Monday a statement, which noted that the Law on Land Transport (LOTT) demands that individuals and companies engaged carriage of passengers for hire or reward in car, using financial reward, must have prior approval of the Administration. In addition, Development recalled that users may also be affected and those who hire unauthorized services could be fined between 401 and 600 euros.
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