Taxi drivers plan to sue over new rates
It was made mandatory for taxis to start using a mobile app.
05 Aug 2019, 9:00 AM
Hassan Mohamed
Taxi drivers in the capital and its suburb are preparing to file a lawsuit against new rules and fixed rates announced last week.
On Thursday, the Transport Authority made it mandatory for taxis operating Malé and Hulhumalé to start using a mobile application within two months.
With effect on August 7, the rate for taxi rides between Malé and Hulhumalé will be MVR75 (US$5), it was announced, down from the unofficial MVR100 at present. The rate from Malé to the airport island Hulhulé via the Sinamalé bridge was set at MVR60. The same rate will apply from the airport to the reclaimed island of Hulhumalé.
Abdulla Ibrahim, president of the Taxi Drivers Association, said the group was expecting a rate between MVR80 and MVR90.
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