A representative of the Hanoi Department of Transport said that in the next week, this agency will meet with relevant forces to make a specific assessment of the proposal to remove the sea. Taxis are prohibited on the streets. In which will evaluate each route, see which streets continue to be banned, which routes will remove the ban in the spirit of minimizing the ban on taxis.
According to the proposal of the Hanoi Taxi Association to the Hanoi People’s Committee, the consideration of removing No taxi sign on the streets should be given priority for serving public passenger transport.
Currently, Hanoi is taxi bancontract vehicles with less than 9 seats operating on 11 streets including:
Giang Vo; Lang Ha; Le Van Luong; Kham Thien; Hang Bai (section Tran Hung Dao – Ly Thuong Kiet); Hai Ba Trung; Phu Doan (followingnoon Hang Bong – Trang Thi); Tran Hung Dao (prohibition from 6 to 19 pm, followingnoon Tran Khanh Du – Tran Thanh Tong); Nguyen Van Cu (from Hong Tien – Nguyen Van Cu intersection to Chuong Duong bridge and Chuong Duong bridge from 6am – 9pm from Long Bien – Hanoi); Truong Chinh (from Vuong Thua Vu – Ton That Tung); Cau Giay – Xuan Thuy; Lane 897 Giai Phong.
| A street where taxis are banned (Photo: Nguyen Duong). |
Mr. Nguyen Cong Hung – Chairman of the Hanoi Taxi Association said that in recent years, taxi transport businesses have faced many difficulties. While the number of visitors and revenue decreased seriously, fixed costs and interest on business loans still had to be paid as usual.
In particular, for two consecutive years, the Covid-19 epidemic has exhausted taxi businesses when the number of passengers decreased by over 60%.
Therefore, in addition to the proposal to remove the ban on 11 streets, the Hanoi Taxi Association has also proposed to the Hanoi People’s Committee to direct relevant units to have mechanisms and solutions to support the removal of the taxi industry. maintaining operations, overcoming the current difficult times, including debt freezing, debt rescheduling, and reducing loan interest rates for taxi businesses.
“Hanoi is recognized by the world as a civilized and peaceful city. Therefore, banning taxis on the streets will cause trouble for tourists coming to Hanoi to visit and travel. Taxi is a type of passenger transport. For public visitors, streets with signs prohibiting parking should be prioritized for taxis to stop and pick up and drop off passengers within 3 minutes; non-prohibited streets should stop for 5 minutes,” the association suggested. with Hanoi.
Previously, in September 2020, the Hanoi Taxi Association also sent an official dispatch to the Hanoi People’s Committee, the Hanoi Department of Transport and the Hanoi City Police regarding the proposal to remove the signs banning taxis on some Hanoi streets. .
