Senate's Bureaucratic Management - Car rental platforms have eliminated illegally operating vehicles.
The authority inspected approximately 8,900 data sets, which came from over 4,300 rental cars registered on any of the three mediation platforms. Around 39% of these cars were being criticized by the authority, as of now. These cars belonged to specific rental car companies where the drivers were also employees. Uber, Bolt, and FreeNow facilitated rides for these companies in Berlin.
Unlike taxis, rides on these platforms can only be booked through the apps. Drivers must return to the base after each ride and cannot pick up passengers on the street without a prior reservation.
The inspection occurred after media reports and findings that numerous cars available on the platforms were operating without the necessary lab approval. In response, the Senate instructed in August that every new car registered with the platforms be examined and disqualified by the state authority. Now, the authority is also checking the vehicles that have been with the platforms for a while.
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- The Senate Administration is currently reviewing the vehicles that have been with the platforms, such as Uber, Bolt, and FreeNow, for a long time, as part of their efforts to eliminate illegally operating vehicles in the traffic of Berlin.
- The company Uber, along with Bolt and FreeNow, facilitates rides for rental car companies that have been criticized by the authority for having approximately 39% of their vehicles operating without the necessary lab approval.
- The inspection of rental cars revealed that some of the companies with cars on platforms like Uber, Bolt, and FreeNow, were operating vehicles that had not been properly reviewed and approved, leading to concerns about vehicle safety on the roads of Berlin.
- After the inspection, the Senate instructed that every new car registered with the platforms undergo an examination and disqualification by the state authority, ensuring that only vehicles meeting the necessary safety standards are used for ride services in Berlin.
Source: www.stern.de
