Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Chairman Of Armenian Consumers' Association Opposes Cancellation Of

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Chairman Of Armenian Consumers' Association Opposes Cancellation Of

    CHAIRMAN OF ARMENIAN CONSUMERS' ASSOCIATION OPPOSES CANCELLATION OF YELLOW NUMBER PLATES ON TAXIS

    YEREVAN, March 15. /ARKA/. Armen Poghosyan, chairman of the Armenian
    Consumers' Association, speaking Friday at a news conference, voiced
    opposition to the traffic police's proposal to replace yellow number
    plates on taxis with special certificates.

    This proposal was backed by the government-affiliated center
    for coordination of laws, but Poghosyan said he finds this idea
    illogical and unacceptable, since yellow number plates serve as
    excellent evidence of one or another taxi service's legality, while
    the certificate that is proposed to be fastened on the back window
    of the car is not clearly visible.

    He also finds everyday technical fitness and medical examinations
    unfeasible, but thinks regular examinations, at least twice a month,
    are necessary.

    The bill also implies tougher penalties for providing transportation
    services without a license - wrongdoers must be fined AMD 20,000 to
    AMD 50,000.

    Gevorg Dosturyan, head of the Civil Position nongovernmental
    organization, speaking at the same news conference, said that
    replacement of yellow number plates with certificates will leave room
    for forging the certificates easily.

    "The traffic police department has not solved the problem of illegal
    taxis yet, but it is already coming up with a new initiative,
    which will create larger room for illegal passenger transportation
    businesses," he said.

    According to the Armenian Consumers' Association, there are 15,000
    taxis in Armenia, the nulk of which work in Yerevan. Of them, 30%
    have no licenses.

    There are some 9,000 licensed taxis in Armenia now. Of them, 7,000
    belong to 500 taxi services.

    The bill will be considered by the government within the next few
    weeks and if approved, it will be sent to the National Assembly. The
    changes will come into effect six months after they are passed in
    the parliament. -0-

Working...
X