MPs Geir Inge Lien, Bengt Fasteraune, and Trygve Slagsvold Vedum propose amending the Taxi and Rental Vehicle Act to reinstate the term 'taxi meter' and mandate enforcement of control provisions. The proposers contend that the Storting approved control rules for the cab industry in June 2025, but the ministry excluded the provisions from the implementation. They argue the law should use 'taxi meter' instead of the technology-neutral term 'control equipment', and that requirements for automatic registration of booking and ride requests, along with hardwired connections between the meter and the vehicle, must take effect.
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I: Amend section 9, subsection 2 of the Taxi and Rental Vehicle Act (21 June 2002 no. 45) to require that all cab operators be affiliated with a single taxi central, report necessary information to that central, ensure all fares are registered in a taxi meter connected to that central, automatically record all bookings and payments in the meter, and maintain a hard-wired connection between the meter and the vehicle—with authority for taxi licensing officials to grant exemptions under terms specified by regulation.
II: Make identical amendments to section 9, subsection 2 of the Act of 20 June 2025 no. 111 (amending the Taxi and Rental Vehicle Act).
III: The law enters into force immediately. The requirements for automatic booking and payment registration, and the hard-wired connection requirement, must be met within three months of the law entering into force.