Meters must for taxis; ministry to fix fares

The client should pay financial fines incurred in the event of any violations.
Other regulations include documenting all transactions in an organised manner, inspecting and maintaining the vehicle on a regular basis and reporting the losses left by owners inside the vehicles.

All clients should be in a position to pay the rent and should possess a valid driving licence.
The rental company shall be held liable in the following cases: if they fail to verify identity of the customer, no valid driving licence and failure of the tenant to pay in case of traffic violations. All contracts for rental vehicles must be available in Arabic and English.
NEW REGULATIONS: The executive regulations of the Land Transport Law have imposed fines for a number of violations including a fine of RO 100 for non-compliance with the trip schedules, neglecting the specifications set by the ministry regarding the maintenance of buses and failure to keep safety equipment in the vehicle. The regulations impose a fine of RO 200 in case of the second and third repetition of these violations and a withdrawal of licence for a further violation.
As per the new regulations also impose a fine of RO 500 for using means of land transport that are not registered in the Sultanate and without a permit from the ministry.
The regulations levied a fine of RO 50 for failure to run the metre and RO 200 for removing the metre altogether and RO 50 for using a vehicle with shabby interior or exterior.
As per the regulations, violations such as the driver smoking inside the vehicle, operating a means of land transport by using an invalid card, failure to notify the ministry with the modifications which occurred at the establishment or its equipment, failure to hand over belongings forgotten in the vehicle by passengers invite a fine of RO 50.
A fine of RO 200 will be levied for the violation of installing a metre that doesn’t meet the ministry’s specifications.