Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services

The Minister of Transport and Logistics Services,

based on the powers entrusted to him by law,

after perusal of the Law on Public Transport on Roads of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued by Royal Decree D/25 dated 21 Jumada Al-Thani 1397 [8 June 1977],

after perusal of the System of the Transport General Authority issued by Council of Ministers Decision 323 dated 14 Ramadan 1434 [22 July 2013] and its amendments,

after perusal of Minister of Transport and Logistics Services Decision 10/41/1 dated 27 Muharram 1441 [26 September 2019] regarding the adoption of the Policy for Determining Fares for Using Public Transport and its amendments,

and after perusal of the Board of Directors of the General Transport Authority Decision 2/TR/2024/4 dated 14 Safar 1446 [18 August 2024],

and in pursuance of public interest,

hereby decides

First

Paragraph 30 of part six of the Policy for Determining Fares for Using Public Transport in the Kingdom is hereby amended to be as follows:

In an effort by the General Transport Authority to achieve the optimal balance between passengers and operators (taxi activity licensees and permittees), a methodology has been developed to approve fares for using taxi services as follows:

First

Review—Approve Methodology:

1․ The Transport General Authority shall prepare a proposal for taxi service fares in accordance with the data, review, and analysis of the fares.

2․ The competent authority (Minister of Transport and Logistics Services) shall approve the fares proposed by the authority.

Second

Review-Approval Methodology of the Mechanism for Determining the Fares for Using Taxi Services Via the Electronic Application:

1․ The establishment operating the application shall propose a mechanism for determining the fares for using taxi services via the application.

2․ The Transport General Authority shall review and approve the mechanism for determining the fares proposed by the establishment operating the application.

Third

Taxi activity licensees and permittees and the establishment operating the electronic application shall follow the approved fares, and they must be published—when updated—to the beneficiaries of the service.

Second

These amendments enter into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Third

The President of the Transport General Authority shall take the necessary measures to implement the decision.

May Allah provide success.

Minister of Transport and Logistics Services
Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser

Issued on: 6 Rabi Al-Thani 1446
Corresponding to: 10 October 2024

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5054 issued on -1 November 2024.