By Mariel S. Clark
DNAinfo News Editor
MANHATTAN — Two bills going before the City Council Wednesday would force the Taxi and Limousine Commission to tune-up its record-keeping when it comes to passenger complaints, the New York Post reported.
If passed, the first bill would mandate that the TLC publish online the amount of complaints against cabbies each month as well as the actions taken against drivers, according to the Post.
The numbers would be divided into types of complaints including overcharging, circuitous driving and refusing to take credit or debit cards — currently they are all lumped into one category, the paper reported.
The second bill before the Council would speed investigations by requiring owners and contractors to give the TLC specific trip information within a week of a request, according to the Post.
After complaints that cabbies are underrepresented on the TLC board, the City Council will also consider a proposal to make one of the commission's nine commissioners a licensed cab driver, the paper reported.
