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Abu Dhabi set to test smart signs for taxis
Abu Dhabi Taxis in the capital will soon sport ‘smart’ electronic signs on their roofs which will help commuters easily determine whether they are available for hire. TransAD (The Centre for Regulation of Transport by Hire Cars in Abu Dhabi), the authority regulating taxis in the emirate, will test 30 roof signs on taxis soon, according to a press release.
Dubai taxi driver’s spotless record wins accolades
Dubai Over the past 15 years that Subhan Abdul Rahman has been behind the wheels of the Dubai Taxi Corporation’s cabs, he has caused no accident, received no traffic fine and has had zero customer complaints. He’s also generated fairly high revenues.
Dubai hikes taxi charges
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has hiked the minimum charges of prebooking a taxi during peak hours by more than 65 per cent. Taxi drivers welcome the move and said it will help reduce the misuse of the pre-booking facility. Starting April 15, 2012 the minimum fare of all pre-booked cab service in Dubai will go up from Dh6 to Dh10.
DTC, Al Dobowi sign deal for supply of Korean tyres
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), represented by the Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC), has recently signed a contract with Al Dobowi for the supply of South Korean’s Hankook Tyres for taxicabs. The contract runs for two years subject to renewal, and the approximate contracted value for the first year is AED 10,558,195.
The Crazy, Broke Taxicabs of Dubai
“Drivers work 12 hours, seven days a week because we consider them partners, not employees,” says Metro Taxi’s Murraih Ibrahim. This is how the firm justifies raking in cash for anything from tire repairs to license plate registration. He adds that technically the drivers have a salary, but they don’t actually get paid.
Dubai Taxi revenues cross Dh1bn
Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), revealed that the total revenues of the Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) in 2011 clocked Dh1.058 billion of which Dh979 million were operational revenues, Dh79 million were non-operational revenues; which shows a 22 per cent hike when compared with 2010 results where revenues amounted to Dh864.341 million.
Taxi drivers’ honesty tested
“When the ‘Vehicles with No Lost Items’ campaign was first organised in July last year, 21 valuable items were left behind in cabs by officials posing as passengers and three drivers chose not to return them,” Mohammad Yousuf Salih, acting director of fleet operations at Dubai Taxi Corporation, told Gulf News.
Dubai Taxi, Sharjah Transport sign MoU to integrate efforts
The Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) at the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate efforts to uplift the calibre of taxi services and bring them at par with world-class standards.
