The Governor Has Removed The SK Regarding Special Rental Transportation, The Riau Islands Transportation Dishub Asks Online Transportation Applicators To Follow Tariff Rules

Head of the Riau Islands Provincial Transportation Service (Dishub Kepri) Junaidi. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

TANJUNGPINANG - Head of the Riau Islands Province Transportation Service (Dishub Kepri) Junaidi reminded all applicators to obey the Decree (SK) of the Riau Islands Governor Number 1066 of 2022 concerning Special Rental Transportation.

"The governor's decision is a derivative of the center. This is for the good of the motorcycle taxi applicator and his partner," Junaidi said, quoted by Antara, Sunday, October 9.

He explained that the tariff for four-wheeled special online transportation stated in the Decree of the Riau Islands Governor was Rp. 6,000 per kilometer for four-wheeled vehicles in the first km.

The next kilometer is handed over to the applicator by not crossing the lower limit of Rp. 3,500 per kilometer and an upper limit of Rp. 6,500 per kilometer.

"The government not only pays attention to applicators or entrepreneurs, but also drivers who are partners," he said.

Junaidi emphasized that all applicators engaged in the effort must carry out the governor's decision, although gradually.

"We have absorbed the aspirations of the applicator and his partners several times, and provided solutions," he said.

Junaidi explained that the Riau Islands Governor Number 1066 of 2022 refers to the Directorate General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) officially adjusts the online motorcycle taxi tariff which is effective from Saturday, September 10, 2022. The government divides the three zones in the application of tariffs at different rates, following the increase in fuel prices.

For Zone I and Zone III, there was an increase of 6 to 10 percent of service costs.

Riau Islands are included in Zone I. In the Decree of the Minister of Transportation Number KP 564 of 2022 concerning Guidelines for Calculation of Services Fees for the Use of Motorcycles that are used for the latest public interest, the increase in the Ojol Zona I tariff is the cost of lower limit services of Rp. 2,000 per kilometer, the cost of services is an upper limit of Rp. 2,500 per kilometer.

The minimum service fee is between Rp. 8,000 to Rp. 10,000. "The number of online motorcycle taxis in Batam is around 2,000 people, while Tanjungpinang is around 1,000 people," he said.