Strictly handle passenger transport contract cars operating in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Contract vehicles operate in a very sophisticated and complicated manner, registering license plates from other provinces, and operating as a disguised transport business in Nghe An. This is a new form of law evasion that is disrupting the passenger transport business market.
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| Vinh City Police handle illegal transport vehicles. Photo: Archive |
On the afternoon of December 27, the Department of Transport (DOT) held a meeting to summarize the transport work in 2019 and deploy tasks for 2019.
Strictly handle violations
In 2019, the Department of Transport continued to strengthen state management of transport business activities; seriously and fully perform tasks according to assigned authority, and proactively coordinate with sectors and localities to direct and request transport business units in the province to deploy plans and transport activities to ensure safety during holidays and Tet...
Promote administrative reform in the field of transport management, increase the application of level 3 and 4 public services; regularly dialogue and contact with businesses to answer and promptly resolve difficulties and problems.
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| Head of the Department of Transport's Transport Management Department Nguyen Viet Hung reports on the results of transport work in 2019. Photo: Thanh Le |
Regarding road transport, Nghe An Department of Transport has granted automobile transport business licenses to 319 transport units with 14,200 vehicles.
Nghe An province has 16 bus stations managed and operated by 4 units. There are 26 transport units with 700 vehicles operating on 233 fixed passenger transport routes, including 184 inter-provincial routes (an increase of 52 routes compared to 2018), 42 intra-provincial routes (an increase of 10 routes compared to 2018) and 07 Vietnam-Laos inter-transport routes.
In 2019, the Department inspected and issued decisions to handle 840 violations. Specifically, including: Revoking transport business licenses for 6 units; revoking fixed route operation approvals for 258 vehicles; revoking badges and not reissuing them within 6 months for 17 vehicles; revoking badges for a period of 1 month for 83 vehicles; warnings and disciplinary actions for 740 vehicles.
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| Illustrative photo: Thanh Le |
Tighten transport activities
Discussing at the conference, transport units requested the Department to coordinate with relevant agencies to strictly handle the situation of illegal vehicles and contract vehicles with license plates from other provinces operating in transport business in Nghe An to ensure equality among all types of transport business.
The Department needs to handle vehicles picking up and dropping off passengers at the wrong locations; buses speeding, not complying with legal regulations on transport business activities; requesting transport units to be responsible for health checks for drivers...
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| Director of the Department of Transport awarded Certificates of Merit to collectives with outstanding achievements in 2019. Photo: Thanh Le |
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Director of the Department of Transport Nguyen Duc An assessed that in 2019, transport units had made many changes to improve vehicle quality and change management methods.
The Department of Transport will continue to coordinate with relevant units to tighten transport activities in the area for better management. To do that well, the most important thing is that transport units must rectify their own units, from the attitude of each driver towards passengers; strictly comply with the provisions of the law on transport activities...
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| Awarding certificates of merit to individuals who have completed their tasks excellently in 2019. Photo: Thanh Le |
In 2020, the Department will continue to review and rectify transport activities, review administrative procedures, shortcomings and weaknesses, direct inspection forces to ensure the quality of transport activities, especially strictly handle the situation of illegal vehicles and disguised passenger transport contract vehicles, ensuring safety for people participating in traffic.
On the occasion of Lunar New Year, people's travel needs increase, the Department of Transport requests transport units to prepare well the conditions of vehicles and drivers, ensuring to serve the people's travel needs safely.
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| Deputy Director of the Department of Transport Nguyen Duc An said the Department will implement solutions to strengthen state management of transport activities. Photo: Thanh Le |
On this occasion, the Director of the Department of Transport awarded Certificates of Merit to 7 collectives and 11 individuals with outstanding achievements in transportation work in 2019./.