Muscat: The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology (MTCIT) will implement the Aber digital or mobile fare meter in all Orange and White taxis from June 1.
With this implementation, the Ministry seeks to regulate the activity of taxis in the Sultanate of Oman as the provisions of Ministerial Resolution 195/2018 issued on December 26, 2018, regarding determining the transportation tariff for taxis.
The Aber digital meter will be used only in street taxis and the on-demand services will operate as per the pre-determined fares in line with the regulations of the ministry.
"All Orange and White street taxis will be operated using the newly launched Aber taxi meter mobile app, where fares and distance will b calculated. All formalities have been completed and the service will be launched in the coming months. These meter fares will be not applicable to the company-operated services," Eng Khamis bin Mohammed bin Abdullah al Shamakhi, Undersecretary for transportation, told the Observer earlier.
Fares:
1. Starting fare of 300bz will be set on the meter at the starting the trip
2. 130 bz will be added to the fare after every 1km.
3. 50bz will be added as a waiting period after the free 5 minutes of waiting.
4. Driver is obligated to use the meter at the start of the trip, otherwise the entire journey will be deemed free.
5. In the case of multiple passengers, the fare will be equally divided between them.
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