Russian taxi companies are facing problems that could potentially lead to a reduction in numbers and the return of unlicensed private taxi drivers called “bombs”. RBC.
Businesses are concerned about factors such as increased payments under lease agreements; scarcity and increase in the prices of cars and spare parts. Also, taxi drivers are worried about the growing OSAGO; no increase in travel prices, reduced demand for taxi services, and staff turnover.
According to Andrey Skladchikov, owner of the GDel taxi fleet, the industry “has become unprofitable.”
He pointed out that companies rely on the support of collectors and the state.
Skladchikov predicted that otherwise “bombs” would appear.
Earlier, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation developed a new version of the bill on taxis according to which taxi collectors are taxi drivers. will need To provide the FSB with “automatic remote access” to its systems and data.