BULGARIA INTRODUCES CAPPED MAXIMUM RATES FOR TAXI FARES
Capped maximum rates for taxi cabs come into force in Bulgaria on May 25 in a bid to prevent rogue taxi drivers from charging highly inflated prices.
Two months ago, the Bulgarian Parliament adopted changes in the Auto Transport Act providing for a ceiling of cab fares and it was up to each individual municipality to determine maximum allowed rates.
The ceiling of cab fares ranges from BGN 1.20-2 per km across the country.
The vast majority of the abuses occur on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast where many of the smaller municipalities with some of the major resorts might have a hard time applying this regulation.
The amendment provides for fines of up to BGN 3 000 for cabs which offer rides for prices higher than the established ceiling.
About 400 taxi cabs in the Bulgarian capital Sofia are going to be forced to lower their prices after the City Hall introduces a price cap.
The expensive cabs now have prices anywhere between BGN 1.5 to BGN 8 per kilometer while the plans are to have a price cap of BGN 1.3 during the day and BGN 1.6 at night.
The most widely-publicized scandal with a rogue taxi in Bulgaria occurred two years ago, when a rogue cab charged officials of the European Anti-Fraud Office OLAF BGN 102 for a ride from Sofia Airport to the Grand Hotel Sofia in the downtown.
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