New push against undeclared work in the car rental industry.
The Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Association of Private Commercial Road Passenger Transport in North Rhine-Westphalia have intensified their cooperation in the fight against tax evasion, social fraud, and illegal work in the rental-car sector. As the association stated, the two sides agreed in a videoconference to jointly address existing taxation and record-keeping gaps, particularly in platform-mediated rental-car traffic. The Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce intends to bring these concerns into the federal political debate through the German Association of Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK).
Control instruments should be further developed
According to the association, the cash-register obligation envisaged in the coalition agreement from January 1, 2027 opens up the possibility to close long-standing tax and control gaps in the rental car sector. At the same time, this could affect exemptions regarding the mandatory installation of mileage meters.
Modern mileage meters or taximeters with a Technical Security Device could, according to the association, take on additional control functions beyond fiscalization. This would enable driving data to be captured and documented in an audit-proof manner.
The Netherlands serve as a model
As an example, the association points to the Netherlands. There, the taxi on-board computer was initially made mandatory. In the future, this will be replaced by the Central Taxi Transport Database. According to the association, the system automatically and in real time transmits driving data as well as the working and rest times of the drivers to the responsible state supervisory authorities.
The VSPV sees this as a possible model for Germany to provide authorities with more effective control instruments and to be able to better pursue violations of tax and social-security regulations.
DIHK to address topics nationwide
The managing director of the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce has tasked Mobility Officer Dr. Lutz Kaden with bringing the topics to the relevant working groups. According to the association, this will also involve the German Confederation of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) in order to push forward a nationwide solution. (Source: VSPV)
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