This is a regulation that has not been exempt from criticism from the world of transport companies.

On January 4 of this year, the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (MTT) of Chile submitted for the second time to the Comptroller General of the Republic the Regulations to put into effect Law 21,553, the so-called Uber Law.

This regulation has not been exempt from criticism from the world of transport companies.

These mainly refer to the obligations imposed by the regulations, such as a minimum of 1.4 cubic centimetres in the displacement of cars, a maximum of 10 years of age for cars and drivers having a class A licence, that is, a professional licence.

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If the regulation is applied, some 80 thousand vehicles would be taken out of circulation, said the executive director of Alianza In Chile, Marcela Sabat.

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In this regard, Ángelo Guevara, professor of transportation at the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Chile, said that, although the law can always be improved, this formalization of the sector is urgent.

In this regard, the road safety researcher, Francisco Frésard, was critical of the regulation proposed by the Ministry. He stated, among other things, that relying only on the 1.4 cylinder capacity was a fundamental problem.

Another obligation would be to have a technical inspection every 6 months. This is something that, for now, is not required for private cars, but it is for taxis.

These issues were discussed by the Director of the School of Transport and Traffic of the Metropolitan Technological University, Álvaro Miranda.

At the time of closing this report, La Radio consulted the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications regarding criticism from the business world, without receiving any response yet.