Mumbai: The transport department has started cracking down on drivers and cars running on cab aggregator platforms like Uber and Ola. During a week-long drive in October at Terminal 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, 335 drivers were found without a badge and 35 without a licence.
A driving badge is issued by the regional transport office to commercial drivers after doing background checks and police verification. “It is a very serious issue especially because a driver needs to have his badge with them all the time. It is through the badge that the traffic police or we get to know whether they have had a criminal record or have been charged with any crime,” a transport department official said.
During the exercise, officials checked cars having an all India tourist permit, also known as T-Permit, who were primarily engaged with Uber and Ola. The department caught 990 errant drivers who were found flouting different rules and collected fines of ₹21.77 lakh. The officials said they plan to suspend the licences of the errant drivers.
Transport Commissioner Shekhar Channe said they had conducted the drive from October 15 for around a week. “We found several drivers plying their vehicles without a badge; some of them didn’t even have a licence. We plan to conduct similar drives at different parts of the State and at many airports,” he said.
26/12/19 Ajeet Mahale/The Hindu
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A driving badge is issued by the regional transport office to commercial drivers after doing background checks and police verification. “It is a very serious issue especially because a driver needs to have his badge with them all the time. It is through the badge that the traffic police or we get to know whether they have had a criminal record or have been charged with any crime,” a transport department official said.
During the exercise, officials checked cars having an all India tourist permit, also known as T-Permit, who were primarily engaged with Uber and Ola. The department caught 990 errant drivers who were found flouting different rules and collected fines of ₹21.77 lakh. The officials said they plan to suspend the licences of the errant drivers.
Transport Commissioner Shekhar Channe said they had conducted the drive from October 15 for around a week. “We found several drivers plying their vehicles without a badge; some of them didn’t even have a licence. We plan to conduct similar drives at different parts of the State and at many airports,” he said.
26/12/19 Ajeet Mahale/The Hindu
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