Taxi drivers' mass rally to protest Uber / 不滿Uber違法載客 兩千小黃凱道抗議　　　　　　　　　　

On July 11, 2,000 taxis surrounded the Legislative Yuan and Katagalan Boulevard protesting against Uber's continued operation in Taiwan. They made five demands, including imposing fines on private cars operating as taxis. Government departments and taxi associations held negotiations. After this the Ministry of Economic Affairs' Investment Commission said after the Ministry of Transport and Communications provides evidence of illegal activity, it would handle the issue on the principle of foreign investment and at the most severe could revoke UBER's investment license. This skit shows taxi drivers taking out their anger on a car with an UBER sticker. The Taiwan Taxi Association mobilized 2,000 taxis to surround the Legislative Yuan and Kategalan Boulevard to protest against UBER's illegality. They made five demands and want a response. ==TSENG LI-CHIA Director, Taipei City prof. drivers' union== We demand that the MOEA Investment Commission uses the 18 regulation on foreign investment to revoke UBER's license. It is registered as an info-tech company but is working as a transport company UBER has been operating in Taiwan for over 3 years and its business model has expanded. Traditional taxis have lost 20 to 30 percent of their business. Taxis drivers complain, but the public has a different opinions. ==MEMBER OF PUBLIC== Because UBER is illegal and doesn't pay tax and is not safe. ==MEMBER OF PUBLIC== Because then I don't have to worry. The Taiwan Taxi Association reckons that UBER is operating illegally and suggests that government amend the law in order to punish it to stop it operating. ==LIN HSU-KUO Dep. Dir-Gen MOTC Dept. of Stats.== After coming to a consensus on amending the law, as the MOTC we are duty-bound to fully support the measures ==HOU SHENG ZONG Prof. Feng Chia University Grad. Inst. Public Policy== What consumers want is a variety of services. Then, from the service industry's point of view, they want to allow more diverse services operate in this market. Ever since UBER took to the road it has been controversial and it choses to reply to the taxi industry's accusations with press releases which reiterate that the government should relax regulations in line with international law for a win-win situation. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 貼上UBER的自用客車，成了計程車司機洩憤工具，這場模擬行動，運將拿起棍子，就往車窗砸，發洩心中怒氣！全台計程車公會，動員2000輛計程車，塞爆立院與凱道周邊，抗議政府漠視，UBER違法載客行為，他們提出五大訴求，要相關部門給個交代。 ==北市汽車駕駛員職業工會理事長 鄭力嘉== 我們要求經濟部投審會 依照外國人投資條例第18條 撤銷它的牌照 它是登記資訊業 但是在做運輸業的工作 Uber來台發展3年多，經營版圖不斷擴大，小黃載客業績，少了2到3成，司機們叫苦連天，但對於Uber，民眾看法兩極。 ==民眾== 我一定選計程車啊 (為什麼) 因為UBER不合法 而且UBER不繳稅 而且UBER不安全 ==民眾== APP(叫UBER)吧 (為什麼) 因為感覺就比較安心 認為政府漠視Uber違法營業的全國計程車公會，建議政府應修法取締，才能杜絕Uber繼續違法營業。 ==交通部路政司長 林繼國== 凝聚這個修法的共識之後 我想交通部我們責無旁貸 我們一定全力來支持來配合 ==逢甲大學公共政策研究所教授 侯勝宗== 其實現在消費者 他希望是有多元的服務差異化 以服務業的角度去思考 怎麼讓更多的 這種所謂的多元性的服務 跟多元性的車種 可陸陸續續的 加入台灣這個產業 Uber爭議自上路以來就沒停過，對於計程車業者控訴，則選擇以新聞稿低調回應，強調政府應鬆綁法規，符合國際趨勢，才能創造雙贏。 記者 黃立偉 張國樑 王柏文 王興中 台北報導