Right-hand drive taxis can operate with applications, call services until 2022
As a result of a reform which took effect on October 1, 2019 in Tbilisi taxis were divided into two categories. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Right-hand drive vehicles will be able to continue operations using applications and call services up until January 1, 2022, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said earlier today, noting that the deadline for right-hand drive taxis had been expanded by one year taking into account the difficult economic situation and the pandemic.
Before the deadline extension, right-hand drive vehicles were allowed to work as category B taxis until January 1, 2021.
As a result of a reform which took effect on October 1, 2019 in Tbilisi taxis were divided into two categories.
Category A taxis are white, sport a sign with the inscription ‘TAXI Tbilisi’ visible on their vehicle and can pick up passengers both from the street and using online applications.
Category B taxis have no color restrictions and can only work with applications and call services.
Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze spoke about upcoming taxi reforms in Tbilisi at a city administration meeting today.
New rules will come into effect for taxis today, differing per category A and category B license holders.
More than 2,600 category A taxi drivers have received painting vouchers in a city-subsidised programme that ended on August 10.
Taxi drivers will be provided with cheaper bank loans, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced today. Starting July 1 taxi drivers will be divided into categories A and B and banks will offer cheap loans to category A drivers.