Zhejiang Leqing Baiyu Taxi drivers complain about high operating costs

Leqing Baiyu Taxi driver complained about the high cost of operation government departments to quickly dispose of, some reasonable request to be paid attention to "please drive the black cars out of the Leqing, maintenance of the normal operating order in the city", "Oil prices rose again, why we start price or 2 km 5 yuan" ...　　Yesterday 8:20 A.M. Xu, Wenzhou Leqing Government administrative Center next to the three Ring road, Dawn Road, and other places, there have been taxi accumulation phenomenon, drivers said, the outage is helpless, because they have full words to say. By 9 o'clock in the morning yesterday, the taxi had increased to 100 vehicles. A few drivers were standing at the junction, stopping other taxis from normal operation and forcing the drivers to stop. Leqing government departments quickly rushed to the scene to carry out interpretation and stability work, and said the driver's reasonable demands to listen carefully and timely solution.　　　　By noon yesterday, Leqing taxi operation basically returned to normal. It's a great inconvenience for the citizens to travel. Yesterday morning, Baiyu taxis were parked near the Leqing government's new office building. Some taxis are still parked on the main road, and the drivers are all together, a dark group. Some drivers also focus on Leqing Xuyang and the third ring Road to intercept other running taxis.　　Basically, a passing car was stopped, and even a taxi carrying a guest was forcibly stopped and asked to put down the guest to participate in the shutdown. "I went out to work this morning, but I couldn't get a car, which was inconvenient," he said. "A woman surnamed Ji told reporters that she wanted to take a taxi to Dong Yuan Road in the morning and found that there was basically no taxi." Occasionally a few also took the opportunity to mention the fare from $5 to $10.　　In desperation, the ladies chose a high price by car. The reporter learned from some citizens, before in Leqing, because of low starting price, rampant black cars and other reasons, taxi drivers to the local transport departments have grievances. Usually, taxi drivers often raise their own prices.　　and Leqing City Lecheng range is small, the general distance is within 2 kilometers, once more than this distance, the driver will often agree with the passenger price, rather than playing meter billing.　　　　Reporter learned that, in addition to Lecheng, Leqing Hongqiao, Liushi and other taxis are rarely played. The drivers complained that the operating cost was too high "the starting price has been 2 km 5 yuan, too low, this is the January 2006 adjusted price, has been continued to the present." Oil prices are also rising and rising, operating costs are getting higher, we can not make money, and the Bentou.　　"In the interview, the reporter found that the taxi drivers stopped, the most complained that the Leqing taxi is now the starting price is too low." A taxi driver surnamed Chen told reporters that over the past few years, they have been on these issues to the local management and other government departments have made comments, but did not see any effect.　　He also said that now Leqing more and more black cars, to a large extent affect the regular taxi business. In the interview, the reporter learned that this participation in the taxi drivers to complain about the problem, but also include Leqing Road turn inconvenient, parking more difficult, taxi agingIt's harder to insure on the back.　　Most of the taxi drivers who took part in the outage said they were doing it because the operating costs were too high to make money. Oil price subsidy, black car renovation and other reasonable requirements received attention after the incident, Leqing municipal Government attaches great importance to this matter, immediately convened a coordination meeting, the Organization of traffic, public security, petition and other departments to the scene to carry out interpretation and stability work, listen to the reasonable demands of drivers.　　By 12 o'clock noon yesterday, taxi operation order basically returned to normal.　　At the same time, to obstruct the normal operation of taxis, disturb the traffic order and other illegal acts, the relevant departments have been resolutely disposed of in accordance with the law, and summoned a number of criminal suspects. On the taxi drivers proposed to increase the crackdown on "black rental" strength, as soon as possible to implement the second half of the 2009 year oil price subsidy, adjust taxi fares, stop injury insurance, increase urban taxi up and down, and other demands, Leqing municipal government immediately organized public security, traffic, petition, stability office, Labor and Social Security departments convened a coordination meeting,　　Ask relevant departments to do the interpretation work on site.　　At the same time, Leqing municipal government made it clear that the reasonable demands of the drivers should be listened to and resolved in time, and the relevant departments should be convened to investigate the problems which are difficult to decide, and the legal and lawful treatment should be made as soon as possible to protect the legitimate rights and interests of taxi drivers. Leqing Transport Management Office Yan surname staff told reporters, Leqing now has a taxi about 963, the tube is usually also in the fight against "black car", the effect is also some, but with the taxi driver's request or there is a distance, because "hit the dark" still has certain difficulty. (Source: Qianjiang Evening News)