The deputy for the Ñuble Region, Cristóbal Martínez (UDI), praised the Government’s decision to withdraw from the Comptroller General of the Republic the regulations of the so-called “Uber Law”, which was causing concern in the various passenger transport applications operating in Chile, due to the impact that the measures might have on drivers.
In this regard, although the union member reiterated his commitment to regularizing the service, in order to provide greater security for both workers and users, since the beginning of the year he had been expressing his concern regarding all the restrictions and requirements that the Executive, through the Ministry of Transport, decided to include in the regulations.
For this reason, along with appreciating the fact that the document in question has been withdrawn, the representative of District 19 called on the Government to take advantage of the opportunity and collect the various concerns that have been expressed by the transport applications, ensuring that “in the midst of the serious economic and labour crisis that we are experiencing in our country, the current authorities cannot continue to insist on a regulation that might end thousands of jobs throughout Chile.”
“Regardless of the reason for taking this decision, the Government must take advantage of this pause to address all the concerns that have been expressed not only by passenger transport applications, but also by the experts themselves. We are talking regarding only 15% of drivers who are currently registered being able to continue working, because the rest would not meet the requirements regarding cylinder capacity, vehicle age or professional license required. And this, according to the same studies that have been released, would cause the supply of trips to decrease by nearly 90%,” warned the UDI parliamentarian.
Deputy Cristóbal Martínez even recalled that at the end of last year he presented a project to extend the deadlines established by the new law, in addition to increasing the period in which it should come into effect, so that drivers who want to continue offering transportation services have more time to adapt to the different requirements.
However, the parliamentarian for Ñuble reiterated the need to “relax” the requirements that the Ministry of Transport had initially proposed, assuring that the objective of the law “was to regularize a service that was becoming widespread in our country, but not to restrict it to a minimum.”
“When there are various studies and academics that warn that nearly 90% of trips will no longer be able to be made, because only 15% of drivers comply with all the requirements that the Government is imposing, it is clear that this regulation must be completely reviewed and the appropriate modifications made. We all want a much safer and more professional service, but these measures are ending the entire offer in the country,” he said.
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