Taxi drivers need to dissolve their self built WeChat groups? Local Transportation Management Bureau responds to WeChat | Company | Taxi
Recently, it was rumored online that a taxi company in Qingyang, Gansu Province issued a notice requiring that all driver WeChat groups privately established by drivers must be dissolved, except for the establishment of normal WeChat business groups by the company. On August 21st, the relevant department heads of the local transportation management bureau confirmed the authenticity of the notice to Red Star News reporters, stating that it was not a "one size fits all" forced dissolution of WeChat groups, but mainly to ensure safe driving.
The online notice was issued by a taxi company in Xifeng District, Qingyang City. The notice states that according to the spirit of the Xifeng City Taxi Rectification Work Conference held by the Municipal Transportation Management Bureau on the morning of August 9th, except for the establishment of normal WeChat business groups by the company, all driver WeChat groups privately established by individual drivers or property owners are required to be dissolved. For drivers who refuse to dissolve their WeChat groups, the Municipal Transportation Management Bureau will report to the public security network supervision department for interviews and handling of the group owners.
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The above notice has sparked a lot of discussion online. "There are many WeChat chat groups in the taxi industry. Except for a few established by taxi companies, the rest are all created by taxi drivers themselves." According to an article, the WeChat groups established by taxi drivers themselves can promote mutual assistance in the daily operation of taxi drivers and enrich their enjoyment of life.
On August 21st, the person in charge of the Taxi Management Office of Qingyang Transportation Management Bureau responded to Red Star News reporters that the content of the online notice was basically true, but the purpose of proposing the "dissolution of WeChat groups" was to ensure safe driving and standardized operation, not to forcibly dissolve all WeChat groups established by taxi drivers in a "one size fits all" manner.
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The above person in charge introduced to the reporter that the requirement for "disbanding WeChat groups" in the area actually has multiple meanings: firstly, sorting out the work groups established by taxi companies, disbanding groups that are unrelated to work or have not carried out work; Secondly, taxi drivers establish WeChat groups with drivers as the main members, which are unrelated to industry development and work. They advise to dissolve or withdraw from the group, prohibit WeChat chatting during driving, and ensure safe driving.
"Drivers have safety hazards when chatting on WeChat while driving, and some of the chat slang and obscene language can damage the image of the city and industry. Citizens have received a lot of feedback, and there are many complaints about such issues." The person in charge said, "Some of the online discussions were caused by taxi companies' lack of understanding of the meeting spirit and deviation in conveying the meeting spirit. Taxi companies have been ordered to explain and correct it in a timely manner, guiding drivers to treat it correctly."
According to a report released by the Qingyang Road Transport Association, on August 9th, the Qingyang Transportation Management Bureau convened a special rectification and promotion meeting for the source supervision of taxis in Xifeng City, which included the District Transportation Bureau, District Transportation Management Bureau, and taxi enterprises in Xifeng City. The meeting required all taxi companies to fully implement their corporate responsibilities, strengthen the legal and regulatory education, professional ethics education, and daily management of taxi drivers, and standardize their business and service behaviors such as appearance, appearance, and civilized services.