' Taxi company pays commissions to hotel porters '

Several drivers who say that at AMS are connected. Commission money has been around for years, but AMS has it business organized. They collect the Commission of all drivers, and then pay this to the doormen.

For rides where to earn well, for example from Schiphol, it can take up to twenty percent of the fare. "Doormen from all major hotels."

Boyfriend of AMS Drivers bales. "I pay all monthly for connection to. Why must I pay another Commission money? " Also for hotel guests would have the consequences. Doormen let customers wait for a boyfriend of AMS there is, while outside taxis at the ready. "And to be able to earn that money back, driving drivers just around the block," reports a AMS-driver.

AMS is certainly not the only taxi organization that works with Commission money. Drivers from other companies, such as TCA and Staxi, also say doormen. Though for the time being, the only one the Commission money seems AMS at the company level. That makes the taxi organisation also popular with doormen.

"We can not determine nor confirm what drivers say about Commission money," responds the Foundation in a mail. AMS Taxi at the time inonderhandeling to go together with TCS and STA, and will almost as big as TCA.

By: Parool/CHRISTIAAN PAAUWE And MARLIE VIRA Photo: REUTERS