400 taxi drivers in Plovdiv lose their jobs, Stefan Balimezov is accused

Dozens of taxi drivers have not received permits for their activities, accuse the company “Legia Trans” with the manager Stefan Balimezov. Already in mid-December, some 400 drivers paid fees of BGN 350 to the carrier, but did not receive permits. He justified that at the office, which is located on Dame Gruev street, a robbery was committed on December 23 and 8,000 BGN was taken from the register. Later, some taxi drivers paid the fare again, but at the moment they do not have the necessary documents again and are left without work while the theft investigation is ongoing.

Dozens of taxis occupied the office today to demand their rights and demand money from Balimezov.

“The robbery was organized for us and we do not believe it happened. Why was this money not delivered the day before or the next day? It is not possible to process 380 cars in one day. SANS places an order and notifies said offices that Amounts exceeding BGN 10,000 cannot be kept in those places without a cash register, and there is no cash register here, and hardly anyone has left such a large amount in the ‘Dama Gruev’ cash register with such a worn door, “they said. taxi drivers to a journalist. Plovdiv24.bg.

At the moment, taxis cannot run until your documents are fixed and this cannot happen before the end of January.

“There was a complaint for a theft and they declared BGN 8,000 as the amount stolen, but then we asked where is the other money from 380 cars. There are around BGN 80,000 missing and why don’t we have permits?” The drivers ask. They want the State Automobile Inspectorate and the Traffic Police to receive a one-month pardon while the investigation continues.

At the same time, Stefan Balimezov’s wife, along with her colleague, were hiding in the company office. They flatly refused to comment when reporters attempted to speak to them.

“May Mayor Zdravko Dimitrov come out as a man and explain to us what is happening from now on, 400 families are left without food,” said the taxi drivers.

The industry has collected a subscription, which will be sent to the prosecutor’s office and will file a complaint with the First District Office.