snoop1130 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Thailand to legalize ride-hailing services by early 2020: ministry A Grab logo is pictured at the Money 20/20 Asia Fintech Trade Show in Singapore March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Anshuman Daga BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has drafted guidelines to regulate ride-hailing companies and aims to legalize the services by March 2020, the transport ministry said on Friday. Ride-sharing services exist in a legal gray area in Thailand, with police routinely stopping and fining drivers because they are not properly registered. The guidelines require private vehicles to be registered and equipped with a GPS system, the transport ministry said in a statement. Drivers will need a public driver’s license. Ride-hailing firms must verify the identities of drivers and operate a 24-hour complaint center, the ministry said. “We have to look at what is possible within the law to give choice to the public - not increase competition with taxis in the system,” deputy permanent secretary Jirut Wisansitr told Reuters. Ride-booking services are popular in the nation of 67 million for being sometimes cheaper and less likely to refuse to take passengers to their destinations than regular taxis, but they have irked traditional taxi drivers. The proposed changes come after the Bhumjaithai Party campaigned in this year’s election on a promise to legalize ride-hailing services. The party won enough seats to join a coalition government and was given responsibility for the transport ministry. Some ride-hailing companies have been operating in Thailand’s unregulated market for a few years now. Singapore-based Grab offers rides in cars and on motorcycles, while its rival Get, a unit of Indonesia’s Go-Jek, only offers motorcycle rides. Thai companies have also invested in ride-sharing startups.. -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-09-06 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 In your dreams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Taxi Wars ahead....Take Cover ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 2 hours ago, snoop1130 said: The guidelines require private vehicles to be registered and equipped with a GPS system, the transport ministry said in a statement. Drivers will need a public driver’s license. Ride-hailing firms must verify the identities of drivers and operate a 24-hour complaint center, the ministry said. In other words, become a licensed taxi. 2 hours ago, snoop1130 said: “We have to look at what is possible within the law to give choice to the public - not increase competition with taxis in the system,” The real issue at hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anythingleft? Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 There will be tears and tantrums over this one 5555555......Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puchaiyank Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Fight for survival...there will be blood! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Just wonder how many DEATHS between now and then among the different 'Ride Hailing Tech Schools' dueling it out in rush hour ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: We have to look at what is possible within the law to give choice to the public - not increase competition with taxis in the system, Mwaning that it'll probably be only licenced taxis that can register as drivers, in other words no change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Demand will be satisfied by supply, whatever the law says, as enforcement will be almost non-existent. The police can’t even ensure drivers have a normal licence, let alone a PSV licence. And there are enough fake and scamming taxi drivers around to still give Grab an edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 It seems that the existing taxis do not comply with meter and customer service laws, at least in Pattaya and Bangkok. It will be interesting as to how this unfolds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Comprehensive and public liability insurance required? My day they were called taxis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 grab in other countries is cheaper than taxi, but not in thailand, go figure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I wish it will bring down Phuket's Tuk Tuk and Taxi cartel. One of the biggest problems on the island, where so far all officials backed off from touching them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 22 hours ago, Benmart said: It seems that the existing taxis do not comply with meter and customer service laws, at least in Pattaya and Bangkok. It will be interesting as to how this unfolds. It will unfold like a really wet folded kleenex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Watch the cost skyrocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onera1961 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 I like grab not because it is cheaper than taxis but because of it convenience. I can see where the car is, when it will come to my place and how much they will charge without a haggle and they charge my credit card which at the end month it shows nicely how much I have spent on taxi services. I always use grab in Bangkok and Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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