Vehicle rental agencies told to follow guidelines
Published: 07:02 AM,Feb 07,2022 | EDITED : 12:02 PM,Feb 07,2022
Muscat: As part of the efforts to regulate the land transport sector, the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) said it has been monitoring the activities of vehicle rental services, especially their contractual relationship with clients.
The regulation stipulates that the operator of vehicle rental services must obtain an operating card for each vehicle via a Naql platform and that the vehicle’s seats should not exceed eight seats, including the driver. The company should provide sufficient number of workers to manage and supervise the activity.t
The data regarding the lessee and the leased vehicle be sent to the Royal Oman Police, a mechanism must be in place to ensure that the lessee pays the financial fines incurred by him due to traffic violations. All documents related to transactions and general terms of the vehicle rental contract must be kept at a prominent place and in a orderly manner.
The licensed operator of vehicle rental services must periodically inspect and maintain the vehicle and ensure its technical and operational readiness, save and report lost items left by their owners inside the vehicle, and ensure that the lessee is able to pay the rental costs and holds a valid driver’s license. They should ensure that fines incurred due to traffic violations are paid.
The regulation stressed the need to write the vehicle rental contract in Arabic, and it may be in English in addition to that. In the event of a dispute over the terms of the contract, the Arabic text shall prevail.
The licensee who is licensed to lease means of land transportation must include the lease contract in the name of the lessee, his ID number or passport, the driver’s license, its issuance and expiry date, the rental tariff, the general terms of the contract, the contract period, the place and time of delivery and return of the vehicle, the condition of the vehicle at the time of delivery, insurance and coverage of damages resulting from accidents, clarification if the agreement includes the use of the vehicle outside the Sultanate of Oman.
It is permissible to return the vehicle before the end of the contract term without charging the lessee the cost of the remaining period.
The ministry calls on vehicle rental offices to urgently join the Naql platform to get the vehicle operating cards and abide by the requirements of the executive regulations of the Land Transport Law to avoid the violations stipulated in the mentioned regulation.
The regulation stipulates that the operator of vehicle rental services must obtain an operating card for each vehicle via a Naql platform and that the vehicle’s seats should not exceed eight seats, including the driver. The company should provide sufficient number of workers to manage and supervise the activity.t
The data regarding the lessee and the leased vehicle be sent to the Royal Oman Police, a mechanism must be in place to ensure that the lessee pays the financial fines incurred by him due to traffic violations. All documents related to transactions and general terms of the vehicle rental contract must be kept at a prominent place and in a orderly manner.
The licensed operator of vehicle rental services must periodically inspect and maintain the vehicle and ensure its technical and operational readiness, save and report lost items left by their owners inside the vehicle, and ensure that the lessee is able to pay the rental costs and holds a valid driver’s license. They should ensure that fines incurred due to traffic violations are paid.
The regulation stressed the need to write the vehicle rental contract in Arabic, and it may be in English in addition to that. In the event of a dispute over the terms of the contract, the Arabic text shall prevail.
The licensee who is licensed to lease means of land transportation must include the lease contract in the name of the lessee, his ID number or passport, the driver’s license, its issuance and expiry date, the rental tariff, the general terms of the contract, the contract period, the place and time of delivery and return of the vehicle, the condition of the vehicle at the time of delivery, insurance and coverage of damages resulting from accidents, clarification if the agreement includes the use of the vehicle outside the Sultanate of Oman.
It is permissible to return the vehicle before the end of the contract term without charging the lessee the cost of the remaining period.
The ministry calls on vehicle rental offices to urgently join the Naql platform to get the vehicle operating cards and abide by the requirements of the executive regulations of the Land Transport Law to avoid the violations stipulated in the mentioned regulation.