The Social Democrats’ law project on TVDE wants drivers to also be able to evaluate users.
As when defining the TVDE nomenclature (transport in an uncharacterized vehicle from an electronic platform), in 2018, there is a limit to the price charged for these means of transport.
Currently, explains , the dynamic tariff at a given time cannot exceed double the “average value of the price charged for services provided in the 72 hours immediately preceding by that operator”.
The amount charged by platforms depends on several factors, such as demand and location. According to the new report presented by the PSD on TVDE, the “stimulus to supply in periods of abnormally high demand” that rate variation provides there shouldn’t be a limit.
The party to the government, in October, some measures relating to this means of passenger transport, among which are a “panic button for security purposes that allows location sharing or a phone call to the nearest police station” or the ability to filter drivers by language.
Now, add to them the end of price restrictionsas well as changes in the age limit of vehicles.
Currently, a vehicle that serves as a TVDE can only be up to 7 years old, and the PSD proposes increase this time to 10 years. In the case of electric vehicles, the party argues that they should be able to be up to 12 years old with “less frequent fleet renewals”.
Furthermore, the seat limit in vehicles, according to the PSD, this should increase to 26, including the driver’s.
Furthermore, the party led by Luís Montenegro believes that there must be a registration of the vehicle as a taxi and TVDEsimultaneously.
The party also wants to allow a “user evaluation by TVDE drivers“, and emphasizes that “Portugal is the only country where this assessment is prohibited”.
