Flexi-jobs welcome new sectors but leave taxis in…
While various sectors in Belgium are cheering the recent expansion of flexi-jobs in the 2024 federal budget, emotions in the taxi industry are boiling over with frustration. With the recent…
GTL warns of social and economic carnage in…
GTL's call is a wake-up call for all parties involved. The National Grouping of Companies with Taxi and Location Vehicles with Driver (GTL), the interest group that represents the taxi industry,…
Flemish minister Lydia Peeters restores taxi legislation
When the new decision comes into effect, local authorities will again be able to issue permits and driver passes. Taxi companies will soon again have the option to issue new permits and driver passes...
GTL-Taxi on collision course after annulled taxi decision and legal vacuum
The sector now wants to increase the pressure on the Flemish government. Last week, GTL was received together with the other social partners at the office of Minister Lydia Peeters. The…
Dilemma within the taxi sector, change or stick to habits
In general, it's important to innovate every now and then, even if your current business model is successful. The taxi sector in the Netherlands and Belgium faces various challenges and…
Positivity can make the taxi sector more attractive
Trade associations must adapt to changing circumstances and continue to innovate. There are several changes that are necessary to make the taxi sector more attractive to consumers and perhaps it will start…
Steenberghen: “language requirements not adapted for the taxi sector”
If there are too few taxi drivers, waiting times will increase when you order a taxi. There is also an acute shortage of candidate drivers in the Belgian taxi sector. Lack of…
Members GTL-TAXI contribution free as a thank you of trust
In view of the corona crisis and its economic consequences for the sector, the Board of Directors has decided that the existing members of GTL who paid their membership fees in 2020...
GTL: “Postponement would be an extra blow for the Flemish…
Earlier this week, the Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities (VVSG) asked Minister Peeters to postpone the launch date of basic accessibility by 6 months and GTL is not…
Majority of taxi drivers fail the mandatory language test
The taxi federation GTL wants a relaxation of the language requirements for taxi drivers. Pierre Steenberghen of taxi federation GTL is afraid that many taxi drivers who drive between Brussels Airport and the capital are not…
Little to no support from the taxi sector among Flemish…
While the sector is recording a 95% loss of turnover and fears hundreds of bankruptcies, the support measures remain substandard. The Flemish taxi companies have recorded a decline in turnover of more than 40 million euros in the past…
GTL claims that water is the full taxi sector
Pierre Steenberghen of GTL is sounding the alarm for the Belgian taxi sector. The taxi companies that are still active are deployed in difficult working conditions and at a loss for the transport of…