The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), in collaboration with the Vice President’s Office, has developed Tap n’ Go, a digital taxi service for Ghanaian taxi drivers.
The app was launched in Accra on Thursday, December 14, 2023.
According to the GPRTU, the Tap n’ Go app is available for download on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.
The new app works similarly to known ride-hailing applications like Uber, Yango, and Bolt.
It is now being tested in Accra (Airport, East Legon, University of Ghana, Circle/Kaneshie area, and Dansoman).
The GPRTU announced at the launch that it would be completely implemented statewide next year.
He said the Ghanaian Taxi Union (GPRTU) met with Dr. Bawumia to address the negative impact of foreign taxi apps on Ghanaian taxi drivers’ operations.
The Vice President promised a solution, which the Chairman expressed gratitude for. The Vice President’s promise has been fulfilled.
Speaking at the launch of the app in Accra, on Thursday, December 14, 2023, the National Chairman of the GPRTU, Nana Nimako Bresiamah said: “The taxi driving business, as we all know, has been taken online by many foreign companies, and for our members who were still operating the old way, we were gradually getting out of business and the launch of this app, through the support and efforts of Vice President Bawumia, is a timely intervention to save our business.”
“We want to express our utmost gratitude to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for the concern he showed when we met him and also for intervening on our behalf through this app to aid our business. This is our own. The other apps are controlled by foreign interests but this is our own and it is truly Ghanaian.”
“I want to caution drivers or members of GPRTU not to use the app in a negative way to extort Ghanaians. We want to operate this app effectively and professionally to offer Ghanaians great service so that we will continue to protect the integrity of the GPRTU,” he said.
The Tap n’ Go app has features including ‘private dropping’ (private cars operating as taxis), and ‘metered service’ (where a passenger instantly stops a taxi in the middle of the road and a meter is turned on to determine the charge), in addition to the usual online service app.
There are two Tap n’ Go applications: Tap n’ Go app for users and Tap n’ Go Driver for interested taxi drivers. Both apps can be downloaded on Google Play Store for Android phones and Apple Store, for iPhone users.
Interested taxi drivers must use their Ghana identification cards to register.
This is done to ensure that all of the drivers in the database can be tracked down.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
