Muscat: The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology (MTCIT) has decided to activate some provisions of the executive regulations for practicing taxi activity, based on the Land Transport Law issued by Royal Decree 10/2016.
The Ministry stipulated that to practice taxi activity, a light driving license must be 3 years old from the date of issuance, and the operator's monthly salary must not exceed RO600 if an employee is in the private sector. The age must not be less than 21 years and not more than 60 years. One-year extensions can be given based on a medical report from accredited health institutions indicating his ability to drive a taxi.
It is also required that the age of the taxi vehicle must not exceed 7 years from the date of the year of manufacture to carry out operations at airports, ports, and hotels while the
age of the taxi vehicles should not exceed 10 years from the date of the year of manufacture to practice the activity in the public places and commercial centers.
The Ministry stressed the need for everyone to reconcile their situation before September 1, 2024.
The Ministry recently implemented the decision to include taxi owners at airports to operate under two app-based operators as part of the efforts in the first phase of its initiative to improve the public transportation system.
The ministry stated the second phase will cover tourist complexes, hotels, commercial centers, and ports beginning from November 1.
The third phase will cover white and orange street taxis from January 1, which are currently mandated to operate as per a mobile-based meter called Aber.
This will coincide with the Ministry’s launch of the “Aber app,” which is a smart application that covers Orange and White Street taxis.
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