Kolkata: There are only 53 official bicycle taxis with yellow number plates in the city.
Not a two-wheeled vehicle has been registered as a commercial vehicle since 2018.
More than 99% of the bicycle taxis carrying passengers who are considered illegal by the police.
It has placed the Department of Transportation and enforced agency in place.
Bicycle taxis have become sources of income for thousands of idle and more important young people, thousands of commuters have depend on bicycle taxis to achieve their goals.
Taxi bikes are easy in your pocket and they are effective in providing last miles connectivity and above all, they are easily booked in the application.
They can defeat the traffic snarls and take alleys to reach commuters to their destination in time.
But bicycle taxis are often captured to carry passengers illegally because they do not have a yellow number plate.
Under the motor vehicle law, 1988, countries can publish permits for taxis under Section 72 and 73.
Therefore, it is legal for countries to issue taxi permits to all types of vehicles, including transportation vehicles, ” said an official of the transportation department.
However, section 53 (1) (b) the law states that private vehicles or which with white board plates can take off the registration if used for “rent or gifts without valid permission to be used like that,” he added.
However, prominent Bike-Cab application operators said this service could not be considered illegal because there was no specific legal ban in motor vehicle law against private bicycle owners with customers.
“We always fight for road rules but there are shortcomings of clarity.
While the law talks about the use of yellow boards for commercial purposes, bicycles have not become part of the motor vehicle law.
We hope Shift will occur (in regulations), making it easier (for bicycle-taxi startups) to do business, “said a senior official from an application aggregator that was very popular with Pan-Indian operations.” Regular consumer vehicles cannot be played as a service Transportation, “said a public vehicle department official.
They need a yellow number plate and permission.” We have simplified the process.
Every body can propose to him.
But there are almost no takers.
Maybe, motorcyclists find too much hassle in it, “said other transportation department officials.
One reason why Bikers refused to be troublesome because it was always very difficult to see a bicycle taxi.” Most bicycle taxis and commuters have an understanding to face the police.
Biker said that the pillion was a friend, commuting just nodded his head together.
However, it’s not too difficult to find one day.
Thousands of young men who provide food that should have a commercial registration plate, “said a police officer.