How to process it?
It costs 2,246 pesos and the procedure can be carried out from the Mobility Application Control page, where some information must be filled out, such as brand, line, subbrand and model of the vehicle in question.
The name of the holder of the registration certificate, the license plate and vehicle identification number, as well as their current insurance policy and the folio of the Mexico City circulation card and an official identification must also be noted.
It will also be necessary to upload some documents, such as the invoice of origin of the unit, the result of the registration certificate and its circulation sticker, as well as a photograph of the car, the license plate and the vehicle identification number. After Semovi confirms the payment, you can circulate without problem.
Fines for not having Semovi proof if you are Uber or Didi
The sanctions, according to the provision, could range from 250 to 400 times the value of the Measurement and Update Unit (UMA) in force in Mexico City, which is equivalent to 103.74 pesos. Therefore, the fine would range from 25,750 pesos to 41,496 pesos.
The rules of the capital government indicate that the certificates will have a duration of one year from the date it was issued and may be renewed up to 30 days before they expire. If this process is not carried out, the document will become invalid.
The decree also states that vehicles that provide specialized transportation service with a driver must undergo validation every year in which it will be reviewed that all documents are in order, in addition to whether the car works correctly.
Expansión consulted Uber and Didi to find out their position on the matter, but as of the publication of this note, no comments have been received from the companies. As soon as there is a declaration, the note will be updated.
For his part, the current head of government, Martí Batres, attacked the applications, because in his opinion, they affect taxi drivers, because “they operate without permits as such and transport passengers like a taxi does, but without assuming all the public responsibilities that this implies.”
An opportunity to improve service, say taxi drivers
According to the CDMX Taxi Drivers Alliance, this series of measures is beneficial for their work and for the individual taxi services provided to citizens in the capital, since it is even possible that the use of other taxi applications will be encouraged. government.
Although another of the rules indicated in the decree is that no taxi associated with a concession of the Individual Public Passenger Transport Service (traditional taxis) may register as an application vehicle, for taxi drivers the measures represent a point in favor of transportation. public.
With this measure, it is expected that apps such as “My taxi”, which is developed by the capital government, will have greater dissemination and citizens will realize the improvement in the quality of the service.
In a statement that the Taxi Drivers Alliance gave to the newspaper La Jornada, it is expected that the number *765 will also be launched, whose purpose is to provide better care and protection to women during their travel experience.