Oman Car Sharing: Is It Illegal?

It was announced only towards the latter stages of 2018 that car sharing, or more specifically, illegal taxis, are not allowed in Oman. There is a difference here between these two concepts, and it is clarified as follows.

Illegal taxis are any non-official taxi services which charge their riders a price to transport them to their desired destinations; this is the same activity as an ordinary taxi, the difference being that unlicensed individual perform it. The reason for the prohibition of such services is to ensure that the party which uses the service is not placed in danger. Due to the unlicensed and unauthorized nature of this, there are chances that the drivers may not be licensed or monitored appropriately, which can cause havoc in the case of accidents or wrongful actions.

Car sharing alone does not involve payments in the way illegal taxis do, and this is the critical difference. The Oman police have recently made an announcement to clarify just this.

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