He offered excuses to the InDriver driver, but said that “the legal cannot hide from the illegal”, while the vaki that was made in favor of the driver already exceeds 40 million pesos.
Colombia News.
The councilman of Manizalez, Juan Osorio, involved in a controversy after setting up an InDriver driver to have his vehicle immobilized, spoke and said that he apologized “to Don Carlos for having made it viral on social networks,” but insisted that the service he provided is illegal.
The gap that exists in the regulation of digital platforms and the lack of a clear standard for the transport service provided through it, has generated multiple problems in several cities in the country.
From taxi driver chases to app drivers, fights, accidents and more, and there has been no shortage of traps to immobilize vehicles.
According to the Manizales councilor, a former taxi driver, Don Carlos provided an illegal service.
«At no time was our intention for it to come out as it is. It has been very uncomfortable that people are so passionate and are even threatening us with death,” said Osorio.
«We cannot hide behind the fact that what is legal has to hide among what is illegal», he pointed.
The fine imposed on the InDriver driver was millions, his vehicle was immobilized although his license was not suspended.
However, if he is sanctioned again for the same infraction that is defined in the traffic law, he would lose it for several years.
In Manizales there is outrage and they point out a councilor for having allegedly set a trap for an ‘illegal transport’ service driver.https://t.co/R9rGnQgiw6
– TuBarco (@tubarconews) January 29, 2022
The councilman has been harshly questioned about the trap he set for the driver, because he requested the service to drive him to a traffic police checkpoint.
This case has once again opened a harsh debate on the regulation of the passenger transport service through platforms, which some point out are even used by taxis.
What is this? @Weekly magazine
It should be remembered that #InDriver is a digital platform that provides the service of transport vehicles with driver #VTC this is lies, they use #vehiculopirates VTCs are only used in Europe. #TaxienFight https://t.co/rcmYPKw9lQ– Edgar Taxi #BestTaxi (@taxiyellowblack) January 31, 2022
My question is why do taxi drivers work with the application? I used the indriver service and more than once taxis arrived.
— . (@lebasidj) January 31, 2022
Taxi unions, lobbies and the urgency of regulation in the digital age, which reveals the trap that Manizaleño councilman Julián Osorio made to a driver of the InDriver app in that city. The fact has generated divided opinions, but mainly… https://t.co/IaKBT85fmR
— ? Félix Riaño ? the one with the Podcast ? (@LocutorCo) January 31, 2022
The Manizales driver is the tip of an iceberg.
Evading the police who treat those who work with Uber/Didi/Indriver as criminals is the daily life of ~80,000 drivers in Colombia.
State pachydermy so that after 10 years of platforms there is no regulation
– Daniel A. Monroy C (@DaniAlejandroM) January 30, 2022
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