We, the licensed taxi drivers  of country’s capital, Tirana,  ask for  beeing respected as taxpayers and citizens with full rights on a democratic state. The legislation foundation  serves  to our honest business  for fight against informality spreded on the  streets of Tirana and  throughout Albania.
From here, we seek  the abrogation of Minister Olldashi Guidelines, at 05/04/2008 for limitation of Taxi Licensing Service, because only for the city of Tirana the number has reached  of 670 Taxi cars. Also,  we adress  the responsible law enforcement institutions to implement the Law requirements  in regards to informal activities performed by  unlicensed taxis.
There is an average   figure of taxi cab allowed  in western countries,  which is  calculated one taxi cab for 1 thousand inhabitants. As a result, it is intolerable the liberalisation of  taxi cars licenses  process in a country like Albania, by taking as reference  a country like the Netherland, with completely different conditions and standards. This measure implemented  in 2008 have  severely damaged the taxi service, because our revenues have reached the limits of survival.

Furthermore,  this  measure  comes out  at a time when informality in taxi service  field  is at very high level and at this point can not be compared to any European country, moreover a country like the Netherland. It should be mentiond that in most cases, informal taxi cars operate in the eyes of the State Police. In addition to that, many illegal taxi cars are used by police itself, who in some cases offer this service with the police uniform. It is completely intolerable for an institution payd by taxpayers, as we belong to, do not offer protection, but even abuses through illegal practices. We believe, it is honor of the State Police and other responsible institutions to guarantee our protection provided by law, and  to respect the uniform  as public servants.
As conscious citizens and regular taxpayers, we believe that informality can not be fought as long as illegal transport practices are  carried out under the eyes of civic institutions that do not take any measures. Albania does not meet even minimum of European integration standards, because  the informal activity  is not treated according to the law.

Also, we ask the Municipality of Tirana, where we pay local obligations,and as far as the state has not given any power to protect our interests as taxpayers, to stop  the granting and deliver of new licenses.

As long as we respect the rule of law and state, we ask the state to respect us!

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