2017/0093/A
EC/EFTA
AT Österreich
  • T00T - VERKEHR
2017-06-09
2017-03-15

Technical equipment of taxis

Regulation of the Governor on the non-scheduled commercial transport of

passengers using motor vehicles (provincial working regulations)

The aim of this draft Regulation is to amend the regulation of the Governor on the non-scheduled commercial transport of passengers using motor vehicles (provincial working regulations for the non-scheduled carriage of passengers).

The amended Regulation for taxis offering hire services in the province of Vorarlberg is aimed at replacing the current restrictive provision which only allows taxis to offer hire services in their respective municipalities. The provisions have been amended to permit taxi operators licensed in Vorarlberg to offer hire services at taxi ranks within the meaning of § 96(1) StVO (Road Traffic Regulations) and elsewhere across the entire province.

In addition, the draft Regulation will also make it possible to operate a taxi, hire car or hospitality car business without special permission using vehicles with alternative means of propulsion (e.g. electric cars) which, due to their design, were not previously able to meet the necessary criteria for taxis.

The preconditions for equipping taxis with functioning air conditioning and either auxiliary heating or residual heat systems have been more precisely formulated, in order to ensure a minimum standard and level of comfort for passengers. These are technical regulations.