Govt to ban Ola and Uber carpooling

Team Udayavani, Jun 28, 2019, 4:35 PM IST

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Bengaluru: Imposing a ban on carpooling the transport authority on Friday told taxi aggregators Ola and Uber to comply with the rule immediately.

Addressing presspersons after a meeting called to address the concerns of drivers working with the aggregators, Transport Commissioner VP Ikkeri said that action would be taken against the firms that facilitate carpooling as and when such violations are brought to the notice of the officials.

He further added that Ola and Uber have to follow the license rules and any additional feature should be introduced only after getting the backing of the law.

Ola Share and UberPOOL, the ride-sharing features from the two aggregators, enjoy popularity among commuters and have been hailed as practical solutions to traffic congestion. The transport authority’s previous attempt to ban the carpooling feature in 2017 saw opposition from transport experts.