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A meeting between politics and industry representatives brings the taxi trade's central demands back into focus and highlights common areas for action.

According to the association, the planned end of contribution-free mini-jobs and the mandatory pension insurance for new self-employed could hinder staff recruitment and business startups in the trades.

The discussion about the financing of the statutory health insurance remains tense. At the hearing on the planned Contribution Stabilization Act in the Bundestag, it became clear that many experts acknowledge the need for action, but view the present draft bill critically.

A municipal study is sparking new debates about Uber, rental cars, and competition in passenger transport. On Monday, the taxi industry intends to publicly press its demands.

120 representatives from licensing and traffic authorities discussed in Essen the minimum fare charges, market regulation and enforcement in the rental-car sector.

When the cheapest price becomes a problem - who takes children to school in the morning, drives people with disabilities to facilities, or organizes the transport of kindergarten children, often works far from public attention. But behind these trips lies a market that is under pressure in many places.

In the planned reduction of bureaucracy in traffic law, the industry sees risks to quality and competition. The association is pressing for clear regulations and financial relief.

At the meeting with Federal Minister of Transport Schnieder, BVTM puts forward its key demands regarding robotaxis, PBefG evaluation, and the role of taxis in rural areas.

The association regards the ruling on the return obligation as clarifying the legal situation. Now compliance must be monitored, violations sanctioned, and general contractors held more accountable.

The Federal Court of Justice reinforces the existing regulation, but points to unresolved questions of European law. In view of the evaluation report in August 2026, a possible amendment to the Passenger Transport Act comes into focus.

Through the collaboration, therapeutic offerings, rehabilitation measures, and road safety projects for children are to be strengthened, and the engagement of the transport sector made more visible.

The Association of Private Commercial Road Passenger Transport in North Rhine-Westphalia handed Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder a position paper on the revision of the Passenger Transport Act last week. In it, the association, according to its own statements, outlines a concept for a functionally differentiated, digitally coordinated and EU-law-compliant regulation of on-demand transport. At the same time, it clearly distances itself from the newly founded Federal Association of Passenger Transport.

New association with clear demands

The Federal Association of Passenger Transport, currently being formed, presents itself publicly as the representative of a modern market order. According to the VSPV, however, it is not an established industry association, but the initiative of a single market participant. Its founder reportedly comes from parcel logistics, operates a rental car fleet brokered via the Bolt platform, and, according to his own statements, takes over taxi companies almost daily.

At the Ernst August Brewpub in Hanover, it smelled of currywurst, beer and transport policy. About 300 guests had come to the Parliamentary Currywurst Evening of the General Association of the Transport Industry in Lower Saxony (GVN).

The taxi should be strengthened as part of public service provision, and digital ride-hailing platforms should be clearly brought under regulatory responsibility.

At Mercedes-Benz Deutschland's Entrepreneurs' Day in the Berlin Airport Center, it wasn't just about vehicles and fleet solutions. The focus of many conversations was also the future of the taxi and rental-car trade in the capital region.

A recent TV report by Hessenschau on social fraud in app-mediated ride services once again highlights the substantial extent of abuses in the platform-based car rental sector. The BVTM calls for stricter regulation and minimum fares.

The Taxi and Rental Car Association Germany (TMV) has hardly opened its new capital city office, and work there is already being done on one of the industry’s most conflict-prone topics: the handling of platform-mediated rental cars and the growing tensions between taxi and rental-car traffic in the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region.

In Germany, the discussion about barrier-free mobility is often reduced to elevators, train platforms and low-floor buses – but that is only part of the problem. Taxi and rental-car traffic has so far mostly played only a secondary role in it. The VSPV and the SoVD are pressing to enshrine the Inclusion Taxi in the Social Code as binding.

The taxi trade is confronted with plummeting revenues, disputes over patient transport, rising fuel costs, platform pressure and digitization. The TMV aims to push back against this and therefore invites at the end of June to Bamberg for the "Think Tank 2026." In doing so, the association deliberately focuses on discussion rather than the usual panel routine.

The German Taxi and Car Rental Association demands stricter rules for rental cars and sees an urgent need for action in enforcement and market oversight.

Platform-mediated rental cars relocate their headquarters to the Brandenburg surrounding area, but remain active in Berlin. The association and the SPD parliamentary group are pressing for joint supervision by Berlin and Brandenburg.

Is the market in your municipality still functioning under fair rules – or has it long since become nothing but price dumping? Are you having trouble with Uber & Co.? This question is posed by the Federal Association of Taxi and Rental Cars (BVTM) in a letter to cities and municipalities - and provides the solution right away: MBE!

The Taxi and Rental Car Association Germany (TMV) is seeking closer cooperation with federal politics. At a policy briefing in the Berlin Paul-Löbe-Haus, the association advocated changes to central regulatory frameworks of the trade – and apparently found receptive ears.

With a NeTEx-compliant data standard, the Taxi and Rental Car Association integrates taxi and rental-car data into existing information platforms and relies on cooperation with transport associations and system providers.

The Taxi and Rental Car Association Germany (TMV) has changed its Berlin address. From now on the association will operate from Ebersstraße 60 in Berlin-Schöneberg – and thus in the premises of the Berlin taxi trade guild.

Analyses show smaller price discounts than had been announced. The taxi and rental car association warns of existential consequences and calls for immediate political intervention.

Attractive terms from Hamburg's "Future Taxi" initiative are now valid nationwide. The range of benefits also expands significantly for car washing and refueling.

The debate on tamper-resistance in the ride-service industry gets a clear timestamp. From January 2027: distance meters, provided they can output digital data, must be equipped with a Technical Security Device (TSE). A small legal amendment to the Cash Register Security Regulation – with tangible consequences for taxi and rental-car businesses.

At the LTV's annual meeting, in addition to numerous industry representatives and well-known exhibitors, high-ranking politicians also attended. Thuringia's Minister of Transport Steffen Schütz, the Parliamentary State Secretary Christian Hirte, and BVTM President Gregor Beiner also delivered opening remarks.

While public debates often stay at the level of fundamental questions, behind the scenes it is about concrete interfaces – between regulation, digitization and market organization. An example of this is provided by a meeting of the Association of Private Commercial Road Passenger Transport in North Rhine-Westphalia (VSPV) with Johannes Wieczorek.

The Taxi and Rental Car Association Germany (TMV) expressly welcomes the Munich City Council's current decision to introduce minimum transportation charges (MBE) for rental cars as well as the adjustment of taxi tariffs.

The Federal Association of Taxi and Rental Cars welcomes today’s vote by the Munich City Council on the introduction of minimum fare charges for rental cars as a landmark decision for fair competition in the passenger transport market.

The Federal Association of Taxi and Rental Cars e.V. (BVTM) welcomes the published general directive of the City of Cologne regarding the introduction of minimum fares in the rental-car sector with great pleasure. Cologne would send a 'powerful signal'.

The recent relief measures by the federal government and the states are met with skepticism in the transport sector. The Mobility and Logistics Association Rhineland-Palatinate (MOLO) sees in the package above all short-term effects – and structural gaps.

At the annual meeting of Motor Vehicle Insurance (VdK), SIGNAL IDUNA's risk carrier for the commercial sector, Gregor Beiner described the situation as a double challenge: technological upheaval on the one hand, intensified competition on the other.

At its 36th annual general meeting in Weimar-Legefeld, the Thuringia state association of the transport industry (LTV) e.V. unanimously adopted a resolution that takes a harsher tone than in previous years. The industry describes its situation as tense — economically as well as politically — and puts forward clear demands to the federal government and the states.

In Berlin, the Alliance of Associations is repositioning itself—and is also banking on the topic of mobility. In the capital, quick access is often valued more than staying power. Accordingly, the outcome of the Alliance of Associations' general assembly is: personnel decisions and strategic emphases dovetail, and the network aims to secure and expand its influence.

Taxi companies in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are sounding the alarm. After talks with the Minister-President, the question remains as to how dumping contracts can be prevented.

In Berlin's political scene, attention is growing to the question of how gaps in public transit provision can be closed. At the meeting between the Green Party's transport policy spokeswoman Victoria Broßart and representatives of the Mobility Association VSPV, one concept was at the center, which has been discussed in the industry for some time: the so-called public transit taxi.

The Federal Association of Taxi and Rental Cars e.V. is expanding its continuing education offering with a new online format. Two dates in April and May 2026 will focus on market opportunities and procurement procedures in school transport.

The state capital plans to introduce minimum transport charges. Industry representatives expect that by 2026 at least ten cities could follow suit.

Representatives of the North Rhine-Westphalia Mobility Association VSPV travel to the Baltic Sea coast to back up their colleagues from the state association of the taxi and rental-car trade in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is about money, responsibilities—and the question of how binding the rules in the passenger transport law actually are.

The FDP parliamentary group criticizes the transport authority's plans to introduce a minimum transport charge for rental cars. From the Liberals' perspective, rising prices threaten customers. Thomas Kroker from TMV speaks plainly.

"2026 must become the year of public transport and taxis!" As representatives of the Association of Road Passenger Transport (VSPV) exchanged views with the transport policy politician Michael Donth, it was about nothing less than the future architecture of public transport – the role of the taxi in it.

Germany's Taxi and Rental Car Association welcomes the energy tax cut, but warns of insufficient impact and calls for additional steps in the event of persistently high prices.

After failed negotiations, as of April 1, numerous businesses have suspended patient transport services. An expert opinion by the VSPV assesses individual contracts with health insurers in the mandatory transport sector as inadmissible and calls for official scrutiny.

The General Authorized Signatory of the Mobility Association VSPV assumes a leadership role in the Association for the Promotion of a Competitive Economy. The Berlin network brings together 25 associations and more than 200 members from politics and the SME sector.

In light of historically high diesel prices, the industry association sees existential risks for taxi, bus and freight transport and calls for nationwide coordinated steps.

The Taxi and Rental-Car Day provided space for dialogue between associations, manufacturers and businesses. The focus was on current vehicle solutions as well as direct contact with taxi and rental-car companies.

The Bavarian taxi association proposes a rapid transitional solution in light of the energy price developments. A fixed surcharge per ride could apply until autumn 2026 – with a clearly defined exit mechanism.

The expectations were high; the results are modest. After the latest conference of transport ministers, criticism of the policy of the states and the federal government in public transport (ÖPNV) is growing.

The political discussion about the future of mini-jobs is becoming more heated – and is meeting growing resistance in practice. It is expressed most clearly by the Taxi- und Mietwagenverband Deutschland e. V. (TMV).

With minimum transport fares and a tariff corridor of minus 20 to plus 20 percent, the city is reacting to market distortions. An evaluation after one year is planned.

On March 22, it's that time again: International Taxi Driver Day puts a profession in the spotlight, a profession that often works behind the scenes but is indispensable for urban and rural mobility. In Germany, around 255,000 taxi drivers (women and men) work daily to ensure that people reach their destination safely, reliably, and at set fares.

Minimum fare, glut of rental cars in the Berlin suburbs – and the future Transport Senator Schopf? Hermann Waldner has invited the SPD top candidate for the Berlin state election 2026, Steffen Krach, and the SPD MP and tireless advocate for Berlin's taxi trade, Tino Schopf.

At the Mobility Move in Berlin, experts discuss the consequences of autonomous mobility services. The Federal Association of Taxi and Rental Cars advocates for municipal control, quantity limits and price regulation.

The Federal Association of Taxi and Rental Cars is expanding its benefits program. Members receive special terms for additional taxi models from Renault and, for the first time, also from Dacia.

In response to a letter from the Taxi and Rental Car Association dated March 6, the regulator responds and points to ongoing examinations in the fuel market as well as existing antitrust boundaries.