Minimum fares, Uber competition, public-transport taxi: trade associations in dialogue with NRW politics

Representatives of the taxi and rental car industry discussed with state secretaries about central issues such as fixed prices, technology-neutral drivetrains, and service provision in rural areas.
President of 'Unternehmer NRW' Arndt G. Kirchhoff, TMV Bureau Chief Nico Höttges, VSPV Managing Director Sascha Waltemate, FPN Managing Director Dr. Michael Stehr, Vice President of the State Parliament Christof Rasche MdL, TMV Chief Executive Patrick Meinhardt, and Government Spokesperson and State Secretary for Europe and International Affairs Christian Wiermer. | Photo: TMV
President of 'Unternehmer NRW' Arndt G. Kirchhoff, TMV Bureau Chief Nico Höttges, VSPV Managing Director Sascha Waltemate, FPN Managing Director Dr. Michael Stehr, Vice President of the State Parliament Christof Rasche MdL, TMV Chief Executive Patrick Meinhardt, and Government Spokesperson and State Secretary for Europe and International Affairs Christian Wiermer. | Photo: TMV

At the Parliamentary Evening of “unternehmer nrw” at the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament, the North Rhine Passenger Transport Professional Association (FPN), the Association of Private Road Passenger Transport NRW (VSPV), and the Taxi and Rental Car Association Germany (TMV) exchanged views with political decision-makers.

Among the guests were, in addition to the Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Karl-Josef Laumann (Member of the State Parliament), six state secretaries from various ministries, the Vice President of the State Parliament Christof Rasche (Member of the State Parliament), the President of “unternehmer nrw” Arndt G. Kirchhoff, Managing Director Johannes Pöttering, as well as around 20 Members of Parliament from the CDU, SPD, Greens and FDP.

Discussion on minimum fares and framework conditions

At the heart of many discussions was the Essen City Parliament's latest decision on minimum fares in taxi traffic. The associations advocated for a uniform guideline that should initially apply statewide in NRW and, with a view to nationwide applicability, serve as the basis for fair framework conditions. The aim is to support municipalities and regions in implementing reliable fare systems.

Discussion with State Secretaries

A focus of the event was the discussion with state secretaries of various ministries. Topics included:

  • unfair competition by platform providers such as Uber
  • questions about social dumping and tax fraud
  • the future of ÖPNV taxis and inclusion taxis
  • the provision of rural areas, especially in the evenings and at weekends
  • fixed prices and minimum tariffs in taxi transport
  • technology-neutral drivetrains

Participants included Viktor Haase (Environment, Nature Conservation, Transport), Dr. Urban Mauer (Education, Schools), Lorenz Bahr (Children, Family, Youth), Paul Höller (Economy, Industry, Climate Protection, Energy), Josef Hovenjürgen (Homeland, Municipal Affairs, Construction, Digitalization) as well as Christian Wiermer (Europe, International Affairs, Government Spokesperson). (Source: TMV)

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