A draft government emergency
\nordinance on regulating ridesharing activities in Romania has been put up for
\npublic debates. After talks that lasted for several days, representatives of
\nalternative transport companies announced that on Thursday they reached an
\nagreement with government representatives concerning the emergency ordinance
\ndraft on field applications in Romania. <\/p>\n
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The new regulations will assure
\nequal authorization conditions between alternative transportation applications
\nand taxi companies. Under the document, application owners will have to obtain permits
\nfrom the Communication Ministry, while partner drivers will have to comply with
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The permit becomes valid after the
\noperator has paid an authorization fee of 50,000 RON to the field ministry. The
\noperator will also have to obtain a permit for alternative transport from the
\nterritorial agency of the Romanian Road Transport Authority in their residing
\ncounty or city. <\/p>\n
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Alternative transport permits are issued
\nfor a period of 3 years after the alternative transport operator has paid a fee
\nof 300 Ron. The vehicles involved in this alternative transport activity must
\nmeet several conditions also. They must have 5 seats at the most and the
\nperiodical vehicle inspection (ITP) done every six months. These vehicles must
\nalso meet the technical norms required by road traffic safety and environmental
\nprotection. Drivers of these vehicles must be
\nready to produce a copy of the alternative transportation permit and the
\nvehicles accepted by the digital platform must bear on their windshield a badge
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The document also stipulates that
\ndrivers unable to produce a copy of the permit will be subject to fines. Hundreds
\nof thousands of people have signed a petition for the emergency regulation of
\nridesharing services in Romania. According to them the absence of these regulations
\nhave caused thousand of drivers to lose their incomes while 2.5 million users
\nare either unable to find a vehicle or must pay extra prices for this service. <\/p>\n
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This emergency ordinance draft has
\nbeen issued after alternative transport companies called on the government to
\nregulate these services in order to be able to function properly in the future.
\nTaxi companies in Romania, which have so far attracted a lot of heat for the
\npoor services they offer, are blaming the ridesharing companies for functioning
\nillegally. <\/p>\n
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