Minister of transport, Scheuer would like to facilitate driving service providers on the business with a corresponding law. According to the süddeutsche Zeitung the SPD, however, is. There is the concern that driving providers like Uber are threatening the taxi industry and public transport, and thus for more cars in the cities. the By Markus Balser, Berlin Markus Balser
Markus Balser came in 2001 to the süddeutsche Zeitung. He is a graduate of the Cologne school of journalism and a diploma in Economics and was first in the economy editorial office in Munich. In 2013, he went to Berlin and reported from there on energy and environmental issues. At the beginning of 2016, he joined the parliamentary team and takes care of to transport and agricultural policies, as well as to the Deutsche Bahn. In 2007, Balser was Nannen, together with Klaus Ott and Hans Leyendecker for the research to the Siemens bribe scandal with the Henri award. In 2008, he was a scholarship holder of the Arthur F. Burns fellowship, a guest editor of the Wall Street Journal in New York.
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In the Federal government, the consequences of resistance against the new Taxi-law of the Minister of transport, Andreas Scheuer (CSU), which would facilitate the travel service provider concerning the business is formed. According to the süddeutsche Zeitung is the coalition partner of the SPD rejects the planned liberalisation out of concern for the future of the taxis and local transport in Germany. The taxi industry, a disadvantage would arise, “it could not survive,” – said in a statement, the leading traffic experts of the party. Uber is this Thursday in the United States to the stock market and wants to collect a total of ten billion dollars. In Germany, Uber has been in trouble for years, because its supply is in breach of existing laws.
finally, after protesting taxi drivers in several German cities against the opening of the market and the traffic ground to a standstill. The reason for this is the plans of the Minister of transport Scheuer. This is to remove with an amendment to the passenger transport act essential requirements for digital platforms like Uber. For example, the so-called obligation to Return a rental car is to be eliminated. This prevents the drivers from Uber yet, as Taxler record after a ride immediately the next passenger. Instead, the Uber must return driver again in your Garage.
Behind the refusal of the SPD to the concern that Uber and co. are threatening not only taxes, but also parts of the public transport network and car traffic in cities could provide. “New digital service providers are a good complement to our mobility, but they must operate according to clear rules of the game”, says group Deputy chief Sören Bartol. There should not be “more congestion, wage dumping and the cannibalization of public transport”. In the USA the rapid growth of Uber had not displaced in cities such as Chicago and New York, only a majority of the established taxes, but in some cases traffic of the metros on the road shifts. However, the SPD traffic experts see a need for reform in the case of conventional Taxis. The Enjoyed for more flexible prices. Taxi journeys where other passengers get on in the future should only cost as much as a Ticket for the local transport in the respective city. This creates incentives for the eco-friendly Bundling of trips, the so-called Pooling. Providers such as My Taxi, a subsidiary of Daimler, the planning of appropriate services. Also, the local test, in the case of the taxi driver, a knowledge of the street names in a city must demonstrate, could be replaced by other evidence. Finally, most of the drivers use a navigation device and find the target. The Federal Ministry of transport is already looking at this Friday for a solution in the dispute. Then Minister of transport, scouring state and Federal politicians from the coalition and from the Greens and the FDP has loaded in his Ministry.
