Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia Road Transport Department

Taxi Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia 1. Changes in licensing. Former regulation - a license issued by local municipal (in Latvia together 119). New regulation - a license issued by 9 cities and 5 planning regions. Benefits - taxi drivers need to obtain smaller number of licenses, taxi services are becoming more accessible in regions. 2. Taxi service quality. Defined minimum requirements at the national level with regard to the competence of the driver and the equipment of vehicle; Establishment of divers certification procedure under the responsibility of the State Ltd. "Road Transport Administration". Requirements for obtaining of a certificate: 1) Driving experience of at least 3 years (Category B); 2) State language proficiency of at least level B in phase 1 - non-citizens and citizens of other countries; 3) Driving license has not been deprived for traffic violations in previous 5 years; 4) Number of penalty points for violation of road traffic rules is less than 8; 5) There is no actual criminal conviction.

Taxi Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia 3. Establishment of a unified information system. Maintains the data of taxi drivers certificates, licenses, criminal records, violation records. 4. Social guarantees and tax refunds. From introduction of mandatory minimum state social insurance contributions, which are calculated for an amount of at least the minimum wage. 5. Taxi, clarification of definition. Passenger transport services on hire may be carried out only, if the carrier has received a special permit (license). Therefore, services such as Uber, Taxify and others become illegal, if the carrier has not received a special permit (license).

Bus stations Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia Currently, in Latvia there are 35 registered bus stations, which are subsidized from the state budget. Passenger transport operators receive compensation according to the number of entrances in the bus station per month and ticket sales related expenses. New regulation: 1) Bus stations will be defined according to their status and the services rendered by separating - full service or partial service bus station. 2) Proposal for a certain guarantee given by local municipality on the bus station location - change is not recommended within a medium-term investment payback period. 3) Ticket price when purchasing it from the bus driver is higher, if the bus ticket sale service is provided. 4) Returned tickets are refunded in the amount of 75% of their value. 5) Institution responsible for bus station registration and performance monitoring - the State Ltd. " Road Transport Administration ".