Authorities in Hanoi have just announced that many prestigious taxi companies in the capital were also found with various violations.
Several prestigious taxi firms found cheating
These companies included Mai Linh, Au Lac and CP Hanoi, said the municipal Department of Transport.
According to the department, up to 85 taxi firms with 267 vehicles have been found cheating.
In several cases, drivers put a chip into the meter forcing costumers to pay higher fees.
Department inspectors have made a list of 14 violating firms and submitted it to the department so that it could review the possibility of revoking their operating licenses.
Hoang Van Manh, Deputy Chief Inspector at the department, said, “In order to prevent possible cheating, costumers should pay proper attention to the meter, the driver’s card, vehicle number and taxi brands. Anything that seems abnormal should be reported to one of the municipal traffic inspectorate’s two hotlines at 04.38217922 and 0913587191.”
He added that the inspectorate would increase punishments for violators. Inspection would be conducted at firms with repeated violations. If they make no improvements they would have their licenses revoked.
