The service of digital platforms that provide private transport service on demand, such as Uber and Ecodrive in Puerto Vallarta, may no longer exist in the region, because their operation "does not conform to the law," said the governor of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro, who also referred to these companies (without mentioning their names) as unfair competition that "skips the rules". Criticized that the service of these taxis operated with application "is a mess" that no longer respects the agreements and generate disadvantage in the work of traditional taxi drivers.

During the delivery of permits to drivers of yellow taxis carried out here in Puerto Vallarta and with the company of local authorities and the deputy Rafael Yerena, Enrique Alfaro announced that, soon, the Secretariat of Mobility of the state, under the command of Diego Monraz , will revoke the permit that was issued for two platforms to operate throughout the state and in the region, and that operations will be initiated with road agents against those who do not obey this action, if necessary.

"The commitment is clear, I say it as a message for everyone, even for the city of Guadalajara: we will not allow this disorder, nobody is above the public interest. Whoever is violating the law and who believes that he believes he will be able to continue going  over  laws and regulations is going to run into the wall. The only way to  bring order to the issue of  public transport  is when you do not have a   private interest in the middle, and that has been a problem in the  last six years, "he said.  

"The disorder that was over, and who does not want to understand must be attended to the consequences," he said. He pointed out that those who are operating outside the law should stop providing their services. "There are two (the transport platforms) that were approved on the last  day  of November (...) two digital platforms for Puerto Vallarta that we are going to revoke because the process was not done according to the law," he clarified. He explained that he met with Mayor Arturo Dávalos Peña to coordinate the possible operations that can be carried out if the instruction not to operate is not enough and the drivers continue to provide services "outside the law." 

On the other hand, he described as good the taxi service that exists in Puerto Vallarta and announced that he will work hand in hand with the guild to improve this activity, with the renovation of the units and even integration to a digital platform of his own. " In Vallarta there is a good taxi service, which works properly, which has as any service things to improve," he said. He recognized the work and delivery of the drivers in Vallarta towards tourism and the local population, for their years of "working honestly" for mobility. That is why an ally of taxi drivers was said to "protect their sources of employment and avoid unfair competition." 

In Guadalajara "we will stop" illegal platforms 

Before handing out permits to operate taxi drivers in Puerto Vallarta, the governor of Jalisco pointed out that the issue of digital platforms, which he considers is unfair competition and systematic violation of transportation rules and regulations, is one "that we are going to have what to tackle and we will do it seriously. What has happened up to this moment? Well that the desire to do business of public transport can more than the will to bring order and establish clear, fair and that serve the people and not just a few ".

He added that today "what we see with the issue of platforms, the best known, the most important, the case of Guadalajara is a total disorder. Now they are already charging in cash and violating all the established agreements and rules, we are going to put a stop to that (...) that is not the design of the platforms ".

He asked the governor to understand that "one thing is to believe in the  platform  digital certainly have my  support , and another thing to believe that you can do what everyone is  in  want." He also urged that those who operate these platforms adhere to the law, but if not, he warned that the Ministry of Mobility would carry out the necessary operations and that even he would be willing to meet with the representatives of these companies to make the message clear.

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JALISCO GOVERNOR WILL BEGIN REVOKING UBER LICENSES OPERATING IN PUERTO VALLARTA
Due to the “total disorder” in the current operation of the Transportation Network Companies (ERT) in Puerto Vallarta, Governor Enrique Alfaro announced the revocation of permits for two digital platforms and one double-deck transportation in Puerto Vallarta, granted by the previous state government.


 
During his visit to Puerto Vallarta, he added that there will be operations to review the permits of the vehicles of these companies in Puerto Vallarta.

“The Ministry of Transportation is in the process of revoking these permits, we are on the legal route to throw them out, we are not going to let this continue,” explained Alfaro.

According to the governor, there is no compliance with the law in the current operation of companies such as Uber , Cabify or Didi Chuxing. “Now they are charging in cash, violating established rules and agreements, and they think they can do whatever they want, we’re going to put a stop to that matter,” he promised.

Alfaro publicly supported the taxi drivers of Puerto Vallarta, who have been active opponents of the operation of ERTs such as Uber since the multinational technology company started operating in Puerto Vallarta in June 2017.

There are around one 1,400 taxis in Puerto Vallarta, who have the backing of organizations such as the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM), a union headed in Jalisco by Rafael Yerena Zambrano.

“One thing is to believe in the competition of digital platforms, which is something that I believe, and another is to think you can continue doing what you want, because according to that logic, in Guadalajara there is already Uber charging in cash, that’s not the design of the platforms,” said Enrique Alfaro.

Currently, Jalisco has more than 26,000 vehicles that operate in the Transport Networks Companies. However, in June 2017 the then Ministry of Mobility (Semov) uncovered that only 1,600 vehicles were officially registered (6%), so it started an operation to increase the registration of Uber drivers and other platforms.

“While many taxi drivers have complied with what is established by current regulations to improve their service, with the ERT there have been resistances to fulfill their obligations,” said the former governor Aristóteles Sandoval on July 17 of last year.