Why taxis will soon rise sharply in price and become dangerous
- October 4, 2022
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The taxi industry in Russia has been waiting for legal modernization for years: there were too many things on the agenda before the SVO, and even more in
The taxi industry in Russia has been waiting for legal modernization for years: there were too many things on the agenda before the SVO, and even more in the current circumstances. If previous major taxi aggregators viewed the prospects of state regulation as painful but unavoidable parental controls, they are now introducing themselves on the list of controlled areas. Why the players in the transport market no longer fear bureaucratic participation, the AvtoVzglyad portal discovered.
Despite the fact that representatives of the domestic transport market eagerly awaited the adoption of a new law on taxis in the spring of 2022, economic conditions and fatigue from spare parts shortages have drastically affected their rhetoric. So in mid-September, the Public Council for the Development of Industry suddenly turned to the President of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, with a request to speed up the process of adopting the relevant legislative framework.
By the way, the history of the not yet adopted law, but only the project “On the organization of the transport of passengers and luggage by passenger taxis” began in May. It did not reach its first reading until August. Fortunately, it was successfully accepted. The lengthy nature of the legislation is apparently due to carrier resistance, which (not now, but then, in the spring) startled the House of Representatives with a sharp hike in civil transfer prices if the document were passed.
In fairness, it must be said that these were still “those” carriers – with the same views on the problems of the taxi industry. They also talked about the loss of profitability in the market as a result of CBO; and the risks of aggregators going bankrupt if they begin to take responsibility for hired cars and certifying drivers, as well as the complete destruction of “private transportation”.
But when it suddenly became clear that there would be no return to Kia, Skoda, Volkswagen and it would not be possible to revive the broken logistics of car components in a short time (without replacing them with “Chinese”), carriers remembered that state aid can go hand in hand with state regulation. Especially in such an important economic niche as civil transfers.
In a letter to the State Duma, the Public Council spoke about the stagnation of the bulb, the expansion of the illegal market, the general uncertainty and the increase in the cost of insurance and auto parts. However, the first theses are “an essay for the teacher”, and the latter are the most important. In exchange for the support that the operating system asks for between the lines, carriers agree to “tax whitening” and “fair sharing of responsibility”. And when previous industry experts talked about the endless “drawbacks” of regulating taxi aggregators, the September information field, among other things, turned out to be true fanatics of state surveillance.
Recall that, according to the draft law on passenger transport, control over the activities of collection sites is introduced. Carriers are referred to as “passenger taxi delivery services”. Certified drivers are registered in the state or “out of state”, open the opportunity for self-employment. Non-certified employees are fired.
And in general, anything that has been moved without a permit before the passing of the law will lose the ability to make any transfers. Fleets will be equipped with taximeters, devices that monitor driver fatigue and concentration, passenger insurance, as well as access to information systems and databases of passenger taxi orders for the FSB.
In response to the call of the participants in the taxi market, the Federation Council suddenly began to talk about the legal consolidation of the use of Russian cars in taxis. However, the importance of the carriers themselves is not limited to the domestic auto industry, if only because in the most hungry times AVTOVAZ sinned by producing cars without ABS and seat belts. Even if in the current circumstances taxi drivers are not willing to give up such cars. It is enough to reduce the rates for transport. Still, operators are most often attracted to analogues of running Kia, Skoda, Volkswagen and Toyota. We are talking about Chinese Chery, Omoda and others.
Experts confirm that, unlike our “passenger cars”, cars from the Middle Kingdom have no shortage of the most important parts.
“If the Chinese auto industry can guarantee the reliability and safety of its models, AvtoVAZ, which has fallen under the constraints on the supply of necessary components, still produces simplified versions of most of its models,” explains Denis Migal, CEO of the Fresh, out. Network of car dealers.
Thus, the massive transfer of taxi fleets to AVTOVAZ is most likely associated with the risks of an increase in accidents. But be that as it may, the problem of updating cars is getting more acute every month. Given the mileage of taxis, they require serious repairs after 2-3 years of use. That imposes serious obligations on the future “taxi delivery services”. But whether the largest market players, which need more than 50,000 cars annually, can quickly switch to Russian-Chinese ‘wheels’ remains a mystery.
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Despite the fact that representatives of the domestic transport market eagerly awaited the adoption of a new law on taxis in the spring of 2022, economic conditions and fatigue from spare parts shortages have drastically affected their rhetoric. So in mid-September, the Public Council for the Development of Industry suddenly turned to the President of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, with a request to speed up the process of adopting the relevant legislative framework.
By the way, the history of the not yet adopted law, but only the project “On the organization of the transport of passengers and luggage by passenger taxis” began in May. It did not reach its first reading until August. Fortunately, it was successfully accepted. The protracted nature of legislation is apparently due to carrier resistance, which (not now, but then, in the spring) startled the House of Representatives with a sharp hike in civil transfer prices if the document were passed.
In fairness, it must be said that these were still “those” carriers – with the same views on the problems of the taxi industry. They also talked about the loss of profitability in the market as a result of CBO; and the risks of aggregators going bankrupt if they begin to take responsibility for hired cars and certifying drivers, as well as the complete destruction of “private transportation”.
But when it suddenly became clear that there would be no return to Kia, Skoda, Volkswagen and it would not be possible to revive the broken logistics of car components in a short time (without replacing them with “Chinese”), carriers remembered that state aid can go hand in hand with state regulation. Especially in such an important economic niche as civil transfers.
In a letter to the State Duma, the Public Council spoke about the stagnation of the bulb, the expansion of the illegal market, the general uncertainty and the increase in the cost of insurance and auto parts. However, the first theses are “an essay for the teacher”, and the latter are the most important. In exchange for the support that the operating system asks for between the lines, carriers agree to “tax whitening” and “fair sharing of responsibility”. And when previous industry experts talked about the endless “drawbacks” of regulating taxi aggregators, the September information field, among other things, turned out to be true fanatics of state surveillance.
Recall that, according to the draft law on passenger transport, control over the activities of collection sites is introduced. Carriers are referred to as “passenger taxi delivery services”. Certified drivers are registered in the state or “out of state”, open the opportunity for self-employment. Non-certified employees are fired.
And in general, anything that has been moved without a permit before the passing of the law will lose the ability to make any transfers. Fleets will be equipped with taximeters, devices that monitor driver fatigue and concentration, passenger insurance, as well as access to information systems and databases of passenger taxi orders for the FSB.
In response to a call from participants in the taxi market, the Federation Council suddenly began to talk about the legal consolidation of the use of Russian cars in taxis. However, the importance of the carriers themselves is not limited only to the domestic car industry, if only because in the most hungry times AVTOVAZ sinned by producing cars without ABS and seat belts. Even if in the current circumstances taxi drivers are not willing to give up such cars. It is enough to reduce the rates for transport. Still, operators are most often attracted to analogues of running Kia, Skoda, Volkswagen and Toyota. We are talking about Chinese Chery, Omoda and others.
Experts confirm that, unlike our “cars”, cars from the Middle Kingdom have no shortage of the most important parts.
“If the Chinese auto industry can guarantee the reliability and safety of its models, AvtoVAZ, which has fallen under the constraints on the supply of necessary components, still produces simplified versions of most of its models,” explains Denis Migal, CEO of the Fresh, out. Network of car dealers.
Thus, the massive transfer of taxi fleets to AVTOVAZ is most likely associated with the risks of an increase in accidents. But be that as it may, the problem of updating cars is getting more acute every month. Given the mileage of taxis, they require serious repairs after 2-3 years of use. That imposes serious obligations on the future “taxi delivery services”. But whether the largest market players, which need more than 50,000 cars annually, can quickly switch to Russian-Chinese ‘wheels’ remains a mystery.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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