Chennai to follow Bengaluru soon in banning cab-sharing services

The drivers of Ola and Uber were disappointed after cab-sharing service was launched in Chennai as their profits were getting affected. According to the Tamil Nadu Moto Vehicle Act, 1989, contract carriages are only allowed to drop a passenger from point A to point B. They are not allowed to pick up or drop other passengers during their already assigned trip.

Ola and Uber are fighting hard to keep their cab-sharing services alive in Bengaluru. They have even started online campaign with hashtags #BLRDoYourShare and #SwitchtoPool respectively. The transport department of Karnataka has even threatened the cab aggregators in Bengaluru to fall in line or else they will face consequences.

Meanwhile, Uber and Ola cab-sharing services have started facing problems from the Tamil Nadu government. It seems Chennai is about to follow the footsteps of Bengaluru in banning the cab-sharing services as well.

A 15-member committee was formed by the transport department, which has decided to regulate cab-aggreagators’ services after conducting meeting with the respective companies.

Apparently, the drivers of Ola and Uber were disappointed after cab-sharing service was launched in Chennai as their profits were getting affected. Post that, the drivers union had submitted a petition to the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The officials of the department asked the states to find out whether the cab-sharing service was legal.

A senior official from the transport department has even confirmed that according to the Tamil Nadu Moto Vehicle Act, 1989, contract carriages are only allowed to drop a passenger from point A to point B. They are not allowed to pick up or drop other passengers during their already assigned trip. The officials also stated that several passengers have raised security concerns as well.

It is to be seen whether Chennai too bites the dust when it comes to cab-sharing services in near future.