Limitations of Taxi Online Quota To Maintain Fair Business Competition

INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta- The government is asked to pay attention to the online taxi quota which is one of the components that are still being drafted in the preparation of new regulations related to special lease transport replaces Ministerial Regulation No. 26 of 2017 on the Implementation of People Transportation with General Motor Vehicles Not In Route.

Observer Transportation of the Catholic University of Soegijapranata Semarang Djoko Setidjowarno when contacted in Jakarta on Tuesday, said that quotas can be one source of problems if not thought of now.

The reason, he added, there are many people who become taxi drivers online in these areas.

"In the already many areas that have become entrepreneurs taxi 'online', but if the quota is less than the current can be a problem," he said.

According to Djoko, coupled with the discourse of quota restrictions in order to maintain fair business competition.

He appealed to people should not easily tempted to get an offer to become a taxi driver online without thinking of risks, such as the inability to pay off car loans.

"There have been several incidents, cars withdrawn 'dealers' or companies 'leasing' for not being able to pay installments," he said.

He added something else to the spotlight for the element of equality for the official taxi business to continue and app taxis also got business places.

Djoko explained that the tariff should be regulated, namely the upper limit of the tariff to protect the consumers, while the lower limit rate for business continuity, so that the driver who is also the business taxi businessman gets a reasonable profit.

"Low tariffs to the driver's disadvantage can not cover operational costs," he said.

Meanwhile, previously, Acting Director General of Land Transportation Ministry of Transportation Hindro Surahmat said on November 1, 2017 the rule has come into force.