After weeks of drama, transportation network company UBER has brought some good news. UBER drivers will be required to have metered taxi licenses. In a report by HTXT it is stated: ‘Gauteng’s MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi has advised drivers using the taxi-hailing service to apply for metered taxi licenses as soon as possible and condemned the measures some metered taxi drivers have been reportedly using against them.’
The report further states: ‘Vadi said that the Roads and Transport Department would advise the Provincial Regulatory Entity responsible for the issuing of public transport licenses “to accept, process and, where applicable, approve Uber partner-drivers under the metered taxi services operating license category.”
“Uber partner-drivers should apply for metered taxi licences and they should do so as soon as possible,” he said.’
Let’s hear from you; do you think this will resolve the conflict between UBER and metered taxi?
Source: htxt.co.za
