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05/04/2016
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Cars also have to offer, 'courtesy', power charger for devices such as mobile phones and tablets
Taxis queue at Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo (Fernando Moraes / SEE)
After two extensions, the city of São Paulo will start inspecting and fining on Tuesday taxi drivers who do not offer electronic payments to users. The fine for the taxi driver who fails to comply with the determination is 32.40 reais, and the driver will receive five points in the chart. In case of recidivism, value and score double. In addition, the driver will be subject to have vehicle and Condutax retained.
The ordinance that determined the obligatory card machine in taxis was published in November 2015 with an initial period of one month for adaptation. In December, however, the city extended until March 4 this year, when the measure was again postponed for another month. On Monday, the final date for the drivers to install equipment in vehicles.
Since the end of last year, Mayor Fernando Haddad (PT) said that measures would be taken to modernize the taxi service in the capital. Haddad created a committee to assess technological innovations that could be incorporated into vehicles. In the same ordinance that requires the provision of electronic payment, the city also determined that taxis should be equipped with electric charger installation for electronics such as cell phones, tablets and notebook as "a courtesy".
In a statement, the Department of Public Transport (DPT), the supervisory body of the Municipal Transport Secretariat (SMT), said it remains in dialogue with representatives of the taxi drivers at meetings of the Thematic Taxi Council.
"The installation of the equipment is intended to provide another payment option, taking into account that most users have credit card and / or debit cards and improve the provision of taxi service in the city. The DTP informs that any instrument equipment or technology may be used. the important thing is that they are available to the user the debit and credit functions, "the DTP said in a statement.
The agency advised that passengers can make complaints by email dtpsac@prefeitura.sp.gov.br by telephone at 2692-3302 and 2291-5416, or even messages in WhatsApp 97205-7142. Users must inform the board of the vehicle and time of occurrence.
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