Three taxi associations in Amsterdam - TCS, AMS Taxi and STA - are working on a merger. If the deal comes around, TCA will have a competitor that is almost as large.
Drivers confirm the three taxi associations that they are negotiating. Further details will not give them yet.
Youssef Amraoui, president of the foundation ACK, says the merger is complete. ACK is committed to the interests of the Amsterdam taxi drivers, and Amraoui maintains close contact with the taxi companies. AMS Taxi and STA proceed according to him under the name of TCS, said then about 1300 taxis are connected.
Thus the company will be almost as big as a giant taxi TCA. "It is a serious challenge for TCA, but at the same time is still the most professional organization of the city," said Amraoui.
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That TCS has plans to further expand became apparent when the TCA challenged for the exclusive right to the taxi market RAI. Ultimately, the event complex nevertheless decided to proceed with TCA. The taxi company TCS manifests itself in recent years as a key player on the Amsterdam market. With 106 affiliated Tesla, the company has the largest number of electric cars in the city. Therefore, TCS is also one of the few organizations have the right to stand at Schiphol.
AMS Taxi is mainly grown by focusing on ordered rides instead of crewmembers from the street. Through a specially designed app directs AMS Taxi rides in and around the city. This company has a great deal of hotels for defeat.
The merger will be around by May so that the three parties in time can apply for a taxi permit from the municipality. Competitor TCA looks briefly. Spokeswoman Mariska van Delft: "It would then be at once a big serious central But the number of taxis in the city will remain the same.."
http://www.parool.nl/ BY: CHRISTIAAN PAAUWE Photo: Martin Brante
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