Shuttle service ZipGo is not currently operating in Bangalore, stating that it is sorting the issue out with the Bangalore Regional Transport Office (RTO). A Hindu report states that the state department has seized 200 vehicles, but it is unclear as to how many of those belong to ZipGo. This is not the first time the startup has had to suspend its services - 4 of its vehicles were seized by the state transport department for not having stage carrier permits and violating rules in December. At that time, the transport commissioner considered taking the company’s permissions away as well. According to an OfficeChai report, ZipGo claims that its vehicles comply with the state regulation and laws, especially Section 2 (7) of the Motor Vehicles Act. ZipGo states that it is a bus aggregator A Mint report cited a lawyer representing ZipGo as stating that, “These companies are not licensees of the Regional Transport Authority. These are IT platforms that allow independent operators to aggregate and provide service in the interest of reducing traffic congestion on the roads.” In September, the company was slapped with fines, which the company apparently paid to resume its services in the city. Competing with the BMTC ZipGo recently launched a new service, taking passengers from the city to the Kempegowda International Airport (Bangalore Airport) for Rs 150, whereas the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) Vayu Vajra buses offer the same service starting at Rs 170, likely creating competition as Bangalore Citizen Matters had correctly predicted in September…
