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Uber in Norway has been a long and winding road, and it ended up pulling out of Norway in 2017. The question has been about (the lack of) Norwegian licenses and regulations.
Now, however, taxi regulations have changed, allowing Uber to establish itself.
The new regulations were supposed to go into effect this summer, but were postponed due to the corona pandemic.
However, it will go into effect on Sunday, November 1, and Uber in Norway announces in a press release that they will be in service from November 2.
Now comes the taxi changes
Uber in Oslo
Uber writes that they will return to Oslo with the main service first. At the same time, they are launching an electric alternative, which they call Uber Green. In addition, there are Uber Black, Uber Lux and UberXXL, which have been active in Norway since 2014.
Uber emphasizes that all drivers are self-employed or affiliated with a third party, with a driver’s license, taxi license, and registered taxi.
Under the new Taxi Law, anyone who meets the objective licensing requirements will receive a license upon request.
Hanne Skåle Thowsen, executive director of the Norwegian Taxi Association, says in a comment to Aftenposten / E24 that she believes that the Norwegian taxi industry will be affected by the return of Uber, but that they are ready to compete on a level playing field. competition.
Taxi liberalization can be costly for society
The new taxi rules
According to the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the reason for the changes that are coming now is the desire for better taxi service for passengers across the country.
Some of the main points being changed now are that there is no longer a requirement that the taxi have a taxi headlight on the roof, and driving a taxi should no longer be the primary occupation of the taxi owner.
It will also be easier to establish yourself in the industry by eliminating many of the old licensing requirements and award criteria.
This means, among other things, that it allows services like Uber to legally establish and operate in this country as well.
