The term VTC means “Passenger Vehicle with Driver”. We can also say Transport Car with Driver. So we are a VTC driver and not a VTC, strictly speaking.<\/p>\n
More precisely, the term designates the “operators who make available to their customers one or more transport cars with driver, under conditions fixed in advance between the parties.\u201d (Article L 3122-1 of the Transport Code).<\/p>\n
What are the contours of the profession?<\/p>\n
Concretely, the VTC driver is defined by two aspects: the transport of people and the fact of fixing in advance the conditions of pick-up. On the transport side, a VTC cannot be a vehicle with more than 9 seats. If this threshold is exceeded, we pass into the context of heavy passenger transport, which requires a specific transport capacity.<\/p>\n
The definition in advance of the terms of the pick-up contract between the driver and the VTC is what differentiates it from the taxi. The taxisjoy indeed a monopoly of marauding, that is to say that they are the only ones who can be directly hailed by their customers on the street. This is why there are two options available to the VTC driver: he can either develop a client portfolio or, for example, become a partner of a company or a hotel, or use a VTC booking platform as a driver, like Uber, Private Driver and others.<\/p>\n
The arrival of VTC platforms in France has disrupted the transport market, especially in cities where taxis were king. The strong resistance of taxis has led the government to gradually tighten the regulations governing the profession of VTC. The argument? The financial and regulatory difficulty to obtain the taxi license led to unfair competition from private cars.<\/p>\n
More important legislation has therefore come to give a stricter definition of the status of VTC. In particular, the Grandguillaume Law has prohibited access to the profession for well-off people. These, holders of transport transport capacity, can no longer carry out the activity of VTC from January 1, 2018 in agglomerations with more than 100,000 inhabitants.<\/p>\n
How to become a VTC driver? Becoming a VTC involves obtaining a professional VTC card, issued by the prefecture. For this, how to do it? In addition to relatively light initial conditions (being of legal age, having the license for more than 3 years, having an empty criminal record), specific steps must be followed.<\/p>\n
Be aware that the steps to become an Uber driver are almost the same as those we have just outlined. To find out more, don’t forget to download our free VTC guide.<\/p>\n
Update : 16\/08\/2018<\/i><\/p>\n
Editorial staff: Malo de Braquilanges, graduate of Sciences Po and specialized in supporting business creators at Legalstart.fr . Under the direction of Pierre Aidan, doctor of law and graduate of Harvard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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