AMMAN — One
of the more serious problems that the
yellow taxi sector suffers from is lack
of regulation on the work of unlicensed ridesharing applications, according to
Ahmed Abu Haidar, head of the Syndicate of Owners of Taxi Offices, Internal and
External Travel, and Driving Training Centers.
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Abu
Haidar told
Jordan News that 11,700 vehicles are yellow taxis in Amman,
and about 35,000 vehicles run on ridesharing applications.
“There
are seven licensed applications in Jordan that work with the yellow taxi, while
there are 30 unlicensed ridesharing applications,” he said.
Abu
Haidar added that the syndicate’s main demand is for the government not to
license any new applications operating in the transportation sector, but to
regulate the work of the existing ridesharing applications that are operating
in the sector, “especially that since these applications were licensed, our
work has been highly affected. We cannot bear further losses, especially that the
pandemic worsened our situation.”
Lawrence
Al-Rifai, spokesman for ridesharing companies drivers, told
Jordan News that “there are only six licensed applications, and four only are currently
working in Jordan”.
Rifai
said that about 13,000 drivers work for ridesharing applications, “and the
number is decreasing because more than 3,000 drivers are financially distressed
and their vehicles are impounded”.
Rifai
also said that there are claims that both ridesharing companies drivers and
yellow taxi drivers make.
“We
demand from the concerned entities to monitor and regulate the work of some
licensed companies that hire unlicensed drivers, and we strongly agree that the
government should not to license any new company in the future.”
Rifai
claimed that some licensed ridesharing companies fail to adhere to the official
price rate.
“We and
yellow taxi drivers are being harmed by some ridesharing companies that do not
adhere to the official pricing. Those companies are creating a state of unfair
competition. However, neither the commission nor the ministry has taken any
action.”
Land Transport
Regulatory Commission Director-General Tarek Habashneh told
Jordan News that LTRC is not going to license any new ridesharing application for the time
being.
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