Smart taxi drivers will be imposed with fines amounting to SR4000 in the event of trip cancellation after accepting requests from customers

If a journey is cancelled after a smart taxi driver accepts a customer's request, they will be subject to SR4,000 in fines. The National Information Centre of the Ministry of Interior amended the rules governing the operations of guided cars, smart taxis, and taxi brokers connected to the Shomos Security System, including this punitive step. Smart taxi drivers must abide by the new amendments' regulations when they perform journeys between cities or beyond the Kingdom. The revisions allow smart taxi drivers to move their licence from the city where they first received it to another city with the permission of the Transport General Authority (TGA). Vehicles registered with licence holders are exempt from the rules, according to the revisions, requiring that they be brand-new and have never been registered inside or outside the Kingdom.

According to well-informed sources, the new amendments state that if the providers of the approved technological system fail to give the data requested by drivers, fines in the amount of SR 5000 would be levied on them. They will be subject to an SR 5000 fine if they stop connecting to the technical systems.

If the driver cannot view the departure and arrival points indicated in the trip before accepting or declining the request for the journey, there will be a punishment of SR4,000. This aims to lessen the occurrence of drivers cancelling trips after accepting them because they can't make it to the arrival point.

In order to establish recommended solutions to these obstacles, the new modifications to the laws sought to identify the difficulties faced by investors, beneficiaries, and employees participating in smart taxi, taxi broker, and guided vehicle operations. This enhances investment prospects in these activities while also boosting the experience of the beneficiaries and employees in the activity. It also lowers costs for investors and streamlines some related procedures.