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After the closure of Gütersloh's taxi dispatch center: This is how the concessions will proceed.
When the Vereinte Taxizentrale Gütersloh und Verl ceased operations in early September, the focus was initially on jobs, patient transport, and how passenger transport could be secured. But behind the scenes, another question occupying the industry: What will happen to the insolvent company's taxi licenses?
The impact is substantial. According to the Gütersloh district, nine of the 29 taxi licenses are lost due to the shutdown in Gütersloh. In Verl, as many as eight of eleven licenses are affected. Thus, a substantial portion of the local taxi service disappears in one fell swoop. Passengers are already feeling the impact. Particularly affected are non-emergency medical transport trips, dialysis patients, and people who regularly depend on a taxi. Other companies are indeed trying to take on additional orders, but the lost capacity cannot be replaced on short notice.
Concessions are not ordinary assets
In the taxi and rental car trade, people often speak of 'concessions'. In fact, these are authorizations under the Passenger Transport Act (PBefG), which are bound to certain prerequisites. Anyone who wishes to obtain a taxi permit must prove their professional qualifications, personal reliability, and financial capacity. The local licensing authority in the Gütersloh district is responsible.
Unlike vehicles or operating equipment, concessions cannot simply be sold. They are bound to the permit holder. While businesses can be transferred within the framework of a corporate succession or business takeover, the legal prerequisites must be satisfied for that. It is also crucial that the permit still exists. If it has already expired or been revoked, it can no longer be transferred.
Who will receive the licenses that become available?
This very question is likely to concern the Gütersloh district. If no investor takes over the operation or parts of it, the concessions revert to the licensing authority. They can then be reissued.
In principle, existing taxi operators are just as eligible as new market entrants. However, the prerequisite remains to prove the legal requirements. In addition to professional qualifications, this includes in particular the applicant's financial capacity and personal reliability.
For the remaining companies in Gütersloh and Verl, this creates the opportunity to expand their fleets and gain market share. At the same time, the question remains whether there will be enough entrepreneurs willing to deploy additional vehicles in an economically challenging environment. The insolvency, after all, shows that even larger operators are under considerable pressure.
More than a local problem
The Gütersloh case stands as an example of the challenges faced by many taxi companies in Germany. Rising costs, driver shortages, increasing competition and changes in the mobility market are putting numerous operators under pressure. That one of the largest taxi companies in the Gütersloh district is now leaving the market underscores the high stakes of this development.
For the local industry, the re-awarding of the concessions will therefore be far more than an administrative procedure. It will decide how quickly the gaps that have arisen can be closed and whether the taxi supply in Gütersloh and Verl will again reach the level that passengers had grown accustomed to. The coming weeks will thus be shaped not only by insolvency proceedings and personnel questions. Equally, the industry will monitor closely which entrepreneurs will operate under the freed concessions in the future. Because with the end of the Vereinte Taxizentrale, a reorganization of a significant part of the local taxi market also begins.
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