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Why the taxi industry is pushing for a fundamental reform of the passenger transport law.
The list of topics is long: the Passenger Transport Act (PBefG), new models such as the Inclusion Taxi, a possible public transport pact, the Deutschlandticket and the question of whether nationwide minimum fares are necessary. But behind the keywords lies a common diagnosis: the existing system appears unfinished in many places. Especially the upcoming evaluation of the PBefG is not sufficient for the association. VSPV managing director Sascha Waltemate states it clearly:
"For dealing with the PBefG this year, the legally mandated evaluation may be only a trigger, not a basis! The last reform has left behind several problem areas that are not captured within the scope of the evaluation."
How can ad-hoc transport be redefined?
What Waltemate means by this will quickly become concrete. The role of the “responsible intermediary” has so far existed mostly on paper. In the future it must be underpinned with clear responsibilities – also in regulatory terms. There is also a lack of a transport-operator registry, as is long established in other transport sectors. And finally, a fundamental question remains: How can ad-hoc transport be redefined if models like bundled demand-responsive transport have not yet delivered the hoped-for effect?
Donth also sees a need for clarification.
„Here we will work very closely with the associations as the Union faction to become very concrete. The position paper developed by the VSPV will certainly be incorporated.“
At its core, it's about more than just paragraphs
The CDU politician signals openness to this, but also that political fine-tuning is still to come. Waltemate and the VSPV's representative in the capital, Patrick Meinhardt, advocate for a systemic rethink.
„Right now, when substantial sums of money are actually available for infrastructure, and due to the fuel prices it becomes very clear how important for Germany a functioning local transport system is, we need a broader thinking in the collaboration among the federal government, states, municipalities and associations,“ Waltemate and Meinhardt emphasize. “2026 must become the year of local transport, and the year in which the taxi is finally actively integrated into public transport to close the many mobility gaps in rural areas and in the outer areas of cities. Let us start this year with the nationwide ÖPNV taxi. That would be the right complement to the Deutschland-Ticket.”
That the urgency to act is high is not disputed by politics either. Donth points to the strained situation in the taxi and rental-car sector. For Meinhardt, it is existential:
„The taxi and rental-car industry is up against the wall. Many entrepreneurs are on their last legs.“
The consequence reads like a catalogue of demands: a local transport pact, more regionalization funding for rural areas, legal adjustments for the inclusion taxi, and guidelines for minimum fares to curb unfair competition. It remains to be seen which of these proposals have political majority support. But one thing is clear: the upcoming PBefG debate (Passenger Transport Act) must go beyond a mere stock-taking — for the industry this is not an option but a necessity.
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