Bhatkal: Taxi driver's union demands action against private vehicles plying passengers to Mangaluru and Goa
02:00PM Wed 28 Feb, 2018
Bhatkallys News Bureau
Bhatkal 28 Feb 2018: A number of taxi drivers on Wednesday staged protest and submitted a memorandum to the ARTO against the private vehicles that are reportedly being used as taxi effecting their business.
They were demanding that the RTO must ban usage of private vehicles to be used as taxi to ply passengers especially to Mangaluru and Goa citing what they see as illegal operations in Bhatkal for the last two years.
During their interaction with the ARTO LP Naik, the ARTO who was attending the vehicle passing camp said, “We have concluded that transportation via private vehicle for passengers is against the current regulations in the India and we need to strictly implement the regulation.”
ARTO further added, "Strict actions against those not complying the rules will be initiated and they may also have to pay heavy fines according to the law".
Taxi Driver's union president Faisal urged people to make sure they travel in the Yellow Board taxis while travelling outside Bhatkal to avoid inconvenience during the travel. He further claimed the private vehicles need to pay lesser fees comparatively at the toll gates which in return encourages them to use private vehicles for taxis.
He also warned private vehicle drivers and said "We will now start stopping vehicles which we know are being used as taxis, we know people often travel to airport and hospitals but if we find them travelling in private vehicles as taxis we will stop them and hand over the drivers to police, we will not be responsible for inconveniences caused to the passengers then".
The memorandum also named a few of the drivers along with the registration numbers of their cars who are using private vehicles as taxis. ARTO accepted the memorandum and assured them of initiating strict actions against those not abiding the laws.
During their interaction with the ARTO LP Naik, the ARTO who was attending the vehicle passing camp said, “We have concluded that transportation via private vehicle for passengers is against the current regulations in the India and we need to strictly implement the regulation.”
ARTO further added, "Strict actions against those not complying the rules will be initiated and they may also have to pay heavy fines according to the law".
Taxi Driver's union president Faisal urged people to make sure they travel in the Yellow Board taxis while travelling outside Bhatkal to avoid inconvenience during the travel. He further claimed the private vehicles need to pay lesser fees comparatively at the toll gates which in return encourages them to use private vehicles for taxis.
He also warned private vehicle drivers and said "We will now start stopping vehicles which we know are being used as taxis, we know people often travel to airport and hospitals but if we find them travelling in private vehicles as taxis we will stop them and hand over the drivers to police, we will not be responsible for inconveniences caused to the passengers then".
The memorandum also named a few of the drivers along with the registration numbers of their cars who are using private vehicles as taxis. ARTO accepted the memorandum and assured them of initiating strict actions against those not abiding the laws.
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