Holland Taxi
In the past, taxicab operations in Holland was tightly controlled by a body of rules determining the number of companies, the size of the vehicle fleet and the number of drivers to be admitted per province, so the shortage of taxicabs in Holland was inevitably happened. But as taxicab operations has rapidly played a greater role in public transportation, The Dutch Minister of Transport therefore introduced a deregulated licensing system in 2001 to encourage a larger and more diversified range of taxicab operations in the Netherlands.
In the Netherlands, taxicabs are easily identified as they have signs and blue licence plates on their roofs. Most cars which are used in taxicab operations in the Netherlands are produced by European car manufacturer such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Citroen and Peugeot. All taxicabs are metered and start with a flat rate (around 3.00 Euro), then cost 1.80 Euro per kilometer.
As the result of The Taxicab Deregulation policy which was introduced in 2001, the selecting - process of Dutch taxi driver is now less restricted. The basic qualifications and abilities of a Dutch cabby is must be at least 18 years old and has undergone a test of Land traffic knowledge, physical tests and driving tests on the road.
