Blue Bird Group Vice President, Noni Purnomo asserted that PT Praja Bali Transportasi does not violating Minister of Transportation Decree Number 35 years 2003 concerning the inclusion of company name and logo at the front door of the taxis. It is due to none of the taxis front doors that contain Blue Bird name on it as what was mentioned in that warning letter. At that front doors also there were merely the name Bali Taksi as the logo of PT Praja Bali Transportasi with bird picture. That statement conveyed on Wednesday (February 3) yesterday in relation with the warning letter sent by the head of Bali Transportation, Information and Communication Agency, Made Santa.

She said that his party never imprinted Blue Bird name at the front door of the taxis as been mentioned in that warning letter. The imprinted logo at that front door actually Bali Taksi which is belong to PT Praja Bali Transportasi with bird picture on it.

She quoted Minister of Transportation decree No. 35/2003 regarding the inclusion of company’s name and logo at the front door of the taxis whilst Blue Bird name confessed imprinted at the front door precisely in the middle of it. That Minister regulation in one hand is still unclear makes the warning letter was not suitable with the fact on the field.

In the warning letter Number 55/1689/DPIK dated February 1, 2010 from Head of Bali Transportation, Information and communication, Made Santa asserted, mentioned that PT Praja Bali Transportasi had operated taxi fleet was considering as out of provision Bill No 29 section 3C of Transportation Minister Decree No. 35 years 2003. In Regard with the company’s name and logo imprinted on it was the word “Blue Bird” instead of the name and logo from PT Praja Bali Transportasi in accordance with the registered operation authorization owner.

Noni Purnomo explained logo imprinted was PT Praja Bali Transportasi logo with Bali Taksi name on it. Bali Taksi is a taxi company managed by Blue Bird Group under the name of PT Praja Bali Transportasi company under the authorization of Bali Governor as The Head of Bali Province Number 551.21/4570/Bina Ek dated April 19, 2004. Meanwhile for the logo itself had been patented on March 14, 2008 as PT Praja Bali Transportasi logo.

In term of Bali Taksi relationship with Blue Bird Group, he stated that PT Praja Bali Transportasi received an authorization from Blue Bird co. to use Blue Bird Group identity and operated by Blue Bird Group. So Bali Taksi operational is conducted by Blue Bird management.

Thus, the management operational system starting from recruitment, training, operational, service quality as well as information technology utilization, vehicle maintenance, prosperity until driver facility (including uniform) the same with all Blue Bird around Indonesia. That is why Blue Bird name keep imprinted at the other side of the taxi such as at the front or the back of taxi glass, makes the company did not violating Minister decree. “That decree merely regulated company logo and name at the front door precisely in the middle position of it, then there is no regulation concerning the rest of it,” she asserted.

PT Praja Bali Transportasi gained fare-meter addition for their taxi service principal authorization for about 500 units in 2008. But that merely realized 250 units in 2009. Meanwhile the number of fleet they have in Bali Taksi had reached 750 units with drivers recruited from Balinese itself. Nowadays their driver number reached 1.500 people.

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