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Together against illegal rental-car structures: TMV welcomes Brandenburg state parliament member Martina Maxi Schmidt
At a first political exchange, the association welcomed the Brandenburg SPD member of the state parliament Martina Maxi Schmidt. The transport policy politician, who in her faction chairs the Infrastructure and Regional Planning working group, discussed with industry representatives the increasing spread of illegal or at least controversial rental-car structures in the Berlin surrounding area.
Increase in taxi licenses in Brandenburg districts
Joining the discussion were, alongside TMV President Thomas Kroker and head of the Berlin office Nico Höttges, Leszek Nadolski as well as other board members of the Berlin Taxi Guild. The focus of the meeting was the question of how politics and industry should respond to the growing number of platform-mediated rental cars. Especially in Brandenburg's districts around Berlin, the number of new licenses has risen noticeably for some time. Many vehicles operate effectively in the Berlin market, but are registered outside the capital.
Public-transport taxi for reliable mobility
The transport economist by training contributed not only political perspectives but also technical expertise. The transport economist by training underlined, according to TMV, at the outset of the discussion the importance of the 'ÖPNV-Taxi' for reliable mobility. Especially in peripheral regions and rural areas, the importance of flexible mobility offerings is growing, which are simultaneously regulated and reliably organized.
The TMV's new position paper also played a role at the meeting. In it, the association calls for changes to the Passenger Transport Act (PBefG), to the BOKraft, and to the PBZugV. The goal, from the association's perspective, is stronger regulation of the hire-car market and a clearer delineation between taxi and platform traffic.
Municipal Boundaries
According to TMV, during the discussion individual points of the paper were explained in more detail. Above all, there was agreement that political pressure to act was rising. The situation in some districts is now "precarious," because the number of taxi licenses has skyrocketed. The association now formulates its expectations of policymakers more assertively than a few years ago.
"We will do everything conceivable to put an end to this conduct," said Thomas Kroker after the meeting. "For that, however, we need the resolute support of policymakers."
The discussion also marks another step in expanding TMV's political presence in Berlin. With the new Berlin office, the association wants to move closer to ministries, the Bundestag, and state politics. The exchange with Martina Maxi Schmidt should therefore not remain a one-off.
"This was the kick-off for a series of further meetings that we will promptly continue in our new office," Kroker announced.
For the taxi and rental-car industry, the political debate has now become existential. While platform providers expand their market shares and traffic is increasingly shifting regionally, the pressure on authorities to enforce existing rules more consistently is also growing. Especially in Berlin and Brandenburg, there is a problem that extends well beyond the capital: the passenger transport market no longer operates along municipal boundaries, but regulation remains (predominantly) local.
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