Ridesharing: A vehicle can now operate under multiple companies
If you want to use your vehicle under multiple ride-sharing service providing companies, then there is good news for you -- although it comes at a slightly higher price.
The government has brought necessary changes in the Ride Sharing Service Guideline-2017, so that a car owner can use their vehicle under one or more companies.
Currently, one can get enlisted with only one company legally.
Although app-based ride-hailing services were launched in Dhaka in May 2015, the cabinet in January 2018 approved "Ride-Sharing Service Guideline 2017" with effect from March 8 the same year.
As per section Ka (9) of the guideline, one motor vehicle owner will be able to get enlisted with only one service providing company.
But the companies demanded change in the section from the beginning. Besides, many vehicle owners currently provide service under more than one company, which is illegal, a BRTA official said yesterday.
"So we sent a proposal to the ministry last month to bring changes in the guideline," the official said, wishing not to be named.
The president gave approval to the proposal on September 3 and the road transport and bridges ministry wrote to the form and publication office to issue a gazette in this regard.
After the change, one vehicle owner will be allowed to provide service with only one vehicle. However, he or she would be allowed to get the vehicle enlisted with multiple companies by paying an extra charge for enlistment with each company. This yearly fee stands at Tk 1,000 for cars and Tk 500 for motorcycles.
According to a BRTA document, there are some 1.23 lakh cars and motorcycles associated with different ride-hailing companies. Of them, 1.04 lakh are motorcycles.
But BRTA has so far allowed some 10,000 enlisted cars and motorcycle to operate under ride-sharing service, which was resumed from June 21 partially.
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