Western Network (Shaanxi Radio and Television Station "First News" reporter Guangyi Guan, Ainong An) - With the Spring Festival approaching day by day, going home and traveling has become the most important thing right now. Many unlicensed taxis are also taking advantage of the opportunity to do business they shouldn't be doing.
At twelve noon, as soon as the reporter stepped out of the Liqueun Bus Station, someone was enthusiastically hailing from afar.
Private car owner: Hey, where are you going? Where are you heading?
Reporter: Where do you go?
Private car owner: Taxis.
Reporter: We're going to Xi'an.
Private car owner: What part of Xi'an?
Reporter: The Chengnan Passenger Station.
Private car owner: Two hundred yuan for Chengnan Passenger Station.
If you take a regular long-distance bus, it only costs nineteen yuan from Liqueun to Xi'an. Comparing that with the two-hundred-yuan fare this car owner is asking, it seems like an outrageous price hike. Seeing the reluctance due to the high price, the driver revealed that his car is a private vehicle, and paying two hundred yuan would get you a dedicated seat.
Private car owner: I'm off during the holidays, so if there are people to pick up, good, if not, it's fine too.
Reporter: What do you usually use your car for?
Private car owner: For personal use.
Reporter: What do you use it for personally?
Private car owner: To commute to work.
Unlike the brazen private car owner who was picking up passengers right at the bus station entrance, more private cars were parked across from the station. The reporter saw a line of minivans and sedans, over twenty vehicles in total.
Private car owner: I can go anywhere, frequently to Baoji.
Reporter: How much to Baoji?
Private car owner: Five hundred yuan to Baoji, it's been this price recently.
Reporter: How much higher than usual?
Private car owner: One hundred yuan higher than usual.
This car owner said that during the period before the New Year, not only have the prices for black cars going to Baoji risen, but also those to Xi'an and towns have increased significantly. However, even with the price increase, there are still people coming to take these rides occasionally, and some car owners even claim they can provide receipts for reimbursement.
Reporter: Do you have any tickets for reimbursement?
Private car owner: Tickets? Sure.
Reporter: What kind of tickets?
Private car owner: Long-distance bus tickets.
Reporter: Can these tickets be reimbursed?
Private car owner: These are universally accepted in Shaanxi Province.
Reporter: Did you buy them from others?
Private car owner: Yes.
Reporter: How much does a book cost?
Private car owner: Forty yuan per book.
What shocked the reporter was that at the crossroads of the Liqueun Bus Station, such illegal taxi operations were running non-stop 24 hours a day.
Private car owner: There are drivers available 24 hours a day, non-stop. If you want to go, we can go anytime, from one place to another.
Reporter: Do you work two shifts?
Private car owner: I work the day shift.
Without proper transportation qualifications, these drivers are still blatantly picking up passengers. It seems relevant departments should carry out a thorough cleanup.