All taxi companies in Hanoi will be evaluated during a three-weekinspection from on April 10 and those found to have violated regulationswill have their operational licence revoked, said deputy director ofthe city's Transport Department Nguyen Hoang Linh on April 5.
Previous inspections had been small in scale, with only 10-12 of thecity's more than 110 taxi companies participating, he said. This time,all companies will be subject to an evaluation of their operational andmanagement mechanisms, vehicles and drivers.
Toboost the effectiveness of the inspection, the department planned toseek co-operation from residents by asking them to take photos of anyviolations they observed, such as illegal parking, running red lights,exceeding speed limits, or cheating passengers, he said.
The violators will be subject to the appropriate administrativepunishment, and serious cases could result in revocation of operationallicences, he said.
So far, only six taxi companies,including Mua Xuan, Le Gia, Phu Gia, Hong Hung, 14 and BG, have beensuspended from operations since last year for their lack of managementmechanisms.
Nguyen Hoang Giap, chief inspector ofthe department said the number of suspensions fails to reflect the realsituation. Punishment measures are not strict enough, so the violationscontinue, he said.
The most common violationsinclude illegal parking, illegal turns and cheating passengers, he said.Many taxi companies fail to list their prices or register the exactnumber of vehicles they have in operation.
TrinhViet Long, a driver for Van An Taxi Company, said passengers often askdrivers to stop in any place they want, regardless of legality. If thedrivers refuse to stop, they will be blamed for cheating passengers bytaking longer journeys than necessary.
Taxis can only fully obey the law when passengers change their expectations, he said.
Linh said the department is also encouraging taxi companies to boosteducation and management measures for their drivers so that they canvoluntarily obey the traffic law and respect their passengers.-VNA
Previous inspections had been small in scale, with only 10-12 of thecity's more than 110 taxi companies participating, he said. This time,all companies will be subject to an evaluation of their operational andmanagement mechanisms, vehicles and drivers.
Toboost the effectiveness of the inspection, the department planned toseek co-operation from residents by asking them to take photos of anyviolations they observed, such as illegal parking, running red lights,exceeding speed limits, or cheating passengers, he said.
The violators will be subject to the appropriate administrativepunishment, and serious cases could result in revocation of operationallicences, he said.
So far, only six taxi companies,including Mua Xuan, Le Gia, Phu Gia, Hong Hung, 14 and BG, have beensuspended from operations since last year for their lack of managementmechanisms.
Nguyen Hoang Giap, chief inspector ofthe department said the number of suspensions fails to reflect the realsituation. Punishment measures are not strict enough, so the violationscontinue, he said.
The most common violationsinclude illegal parking, illegal turns and cheating passengers, he said.Many taxi companies fail to list their prices or register the exactnumber of vehicles they have in operation.
TrinhViet Long, a driver for Van An Taxi Company, said passengers often askdrivers to stop in any place they want, regardless of legality. If thedrivers refuse to stop, they will be blamed for cheating passengers bytaking longer journeys than necessary.
Taxis can only fully obey the law when passengers change their expectations, he said.
Linh said the department is also encouraging taxi companies to boosteducation and management measures for their drivers so that they canvoluntarily obey the traffic law and respect their passengers.-VNA
