Ola, Uber told to stop ride-share
BENGALURU, JUNE 29, 2019 00:00 IST
Transport Department says service violates law
The Transport Department has directed taxi aggregators Ola and Uber to stop the ride-sharing or car-pooling services they offer in Bengaluru on the grounds that they violate the terms and conditions of Karnataka On-demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules, 2016.
The decision has left many commuters who depend on this low-cost means of transport worried.
Transport Commissioner V.P. Ikkeri told The Hindu that if the two aggregators continue to violate the rules, action will be taken against them. The directions were given to Ola and Uber at a meeting held by the Transport Department with various taxi operators in the city on Friday.
“Conventional taxi operators in the city like KSTDC, Meru and others had raised objections against ride-share saying that the service eats into their business and is against rules. They claimed that Ola and Uber were offering ride-share not only within the city limits but even to the Kempegowda International Airport,” said Mr. Ikkeri.
He pointed out that while BMTC can only operate city buses under stage carriage permits in Bengaluru, apps running ride-share services have parallel operations picking and dropping passengers en route.
Incidentally, drivers on Ola and Uber have also been demanding that the authorities crack down on ride-share as it is not economically viable for them.
The Transport Department also cited safety issues for their decision. “Ola and Uber received licences from the department only to operate taxi services. By offering ride-share on their mobile app, they are nothing but violating the permit norms,” said Mr. Ikkeri.
Ola and Uber have, in the past, maintained that ride-share services help decongest the city and reduce fuel consumption as well as carbon emissions.
The aggregators did not offer any comment on this development when contacted by The Hindu .
Conventional taxi operators in the city had raised objections against ride-share saying that it eats into their business and is against the rules.
V.P. Ikkeri,
BENGALURU, JUNE 29, 2019 00:00 IST
Transport Department says service violates law
The Transport Department has directed taxi aggregators Ola and Uber to stop the ride-sharing or car-pooling services they offer in Bengaluru on the grounds that they violate the terms and conditions of Karnataka On-demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Rules, 2016.
The decision has left many commuters who depend on this low-cost means of transport worried.
Transport Commissioner V.P. Ikkeri told The Hindu that if the two aggregators continue to violate the rules, action will be taken against them. The directions were given to Ola and Uber at a meeting held by the Transport Department with various taxi operators in the city on Friday.
“Conventional taxi operators in the city like KSTDC, Meru and others had raised objections against ride-share saying that the service eats into their business and is against rules. They claimed that Ola and Uber were offering ride-share not only within the city limits but even to the Kempegowda International Airport,” said Mr. Ikkeri.
He pointed out that while BMTC can only operate city buses under stage carriage permits in Bengaluru, apps running ride-share services have parallel operations picking and dropping passengers en route.
Incidentally, drivers on Ola and Uber have also been demanding that the authorities crack down on ride-share as it is not economically viable for them.
The Transport Department also cited safety issues for their decision. “Ola and Uber received licences from the department only to operate taxi services. By offering ride-share on their mobile app, they are nothing but violating the permit norms,” said Mr. Ikkeri.
Ola and Uber have, in the past, maintained that ride-share services help decongest the city and reduce fuel consumption as well as carbon emissions.
The aggregators did not offer any comment on this development when contacted by The Hindu .
Conventional taxi operators in the city had raised objections against ride-share saying that it eats into their business and is against the rules.
V.P. Ikkeri,
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