Ordinance on the Transportation of Persons by Taxis and Limousines (PTLV) (PTLV)

1 The Office of Mobility (Office) executes the PTLG and this Competence Ordinance, insofar as these enactments do not provide otherwise.

2 The Road Traffic Office conducts the vehicle inspections necessary for execution.

### Law Enforcement Agencies and the Road Traffic Office

Official reporting requirements

Agencies report to the Office convictions, accusations, and administrative measures due to transgressions related to the exercise of the profession in the taxi industry.

### B. Taxi Permits

1. Taxi Permits, Taxi Vehicle Licenses, and Supplementary License Applications

Permits are issued by the Office upon application.

2. Applications must be submitted no later than 14 days before the date from which taxi services are to be performed or offered.

1. The following information and documents must be submitted with the application for a taxi driver's license

a. Name, address, phone number, and email address of the taxi driver and the company by which he or she is employed,

b. Driver's license with professional passenger transport permit (BPT driver's license),

c. Proof of sufficient language skills in accordance with § 5,

d. Criminal record extract not older than three months,

e. Extract from the Vehicle Admission Information System (IVZ register extract) not older than three months,

f. Declaration by the taxi driver stating that he or she has not been repeatedly reported or convicted for misconduct in connection with the exercise of the taxi profession in the last five years, specifying any reports and convictions during this period,

g. Current passport photo.

2. The office may request further information and documents if these are necessary for the examination of the application.

Sufficient language skills are deemed to exist if the taxi driver

a. has attended compulsory school in German for at least five years,

b. has completed an education at the secondary II or tertiary level in German,

c. has passed an oral language examination at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages of the Council of Europe, which corresponds to generally recognized quality standards for language testing procedures, or

d. has already passed a language examination as part of a municipal taxi licensing procedure.

1 The taxi driver's license is issued to the taxi driver (female) or the taxi driver (male). It is personal and non-transferable.

**2 When renewing the taxi driver's license, the documents according to § 4 must be submitted, with the exception of proof of sufficient language skills.**

With the application, the following information must be provided and documents submitted

a. Name, address, telephone number, and email address of the vehicle owner as well as the company for which the vehicles are used,

b. Vehicle registration document with authorization for professional passenger transport (Vehicle Registration Document BPT),

c. Certificate from an accredited installation facility confirming the installation of a compliant taximeter.

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1. Taxi Vehicle License in the Name of the Holder

The taxi vehicle license is issued in the name of the holder of the vehicle.

2. Transferability of License Upon Change of Holder

Upon a change of holder, the taxi vehicle license shall be transferred free of charge to the new vehicle holder.

1 Taxi drivers without a cantonal or intercantonal permit may not offer services in the Canton of Zurich.

2 Taxi drivers with an intercantonal permit may provide services in the Canton of Zurich in accordance with § 12 para. 1 PTLG.

3 If they pick up and drop off passengers within the canton upon request, they require a taxi driver's license and a taxi vehicle permit from the Canton of Zurich.

Taxis

a. Principle

1 If the licensing requirements at the place of origin are equivalent b. Additional-

to those under §§ 3 and 4 PTLG, out-of-canton taxi drivers and permits

out-of-canton vehicle owners shall be granted free additional permits upon request.

2 With the application for an additional permit, the out-of-canton permits must be submitted and the information according to

1 Holders of taxi driver's licenses and taxi vehicle permits must notify the Office within 14 days of all facts and events that

a. affect or may affect the license requirements according to §§ 3 and 4 PTLG,

b. necessitate a change or replacement of the taxi driver's license or taxi vehicle permit.

2 Taxi drivers must notify the Office within 14 days if they permanently cease their service offering, and at the same time, return their taxi driver's license.

3 Holders of additional permits according to § 10 must notify the Office within 14 days if their permit has been withdrawn at the place of origin or if they permanently cease their service offering.

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C. Operating Regulations for Taxis

Tariffs

a. Structure

1 The tariffs according to which taxi drivers offer their services are structured by

a. base fare (per ride order),

b. distance fare (per driven kilometer), and

c. time fare (per minute).

2 They can be graduated according to the number of persons, time of day, weekday, and distance.

3 Surcharges may be levied for services with increased effort or for rides with special equipment.

b. Publication

1 The tariffs according to § 12 para. 1 and a note on any surcharges must be displayed on the outside of the right side of the vehicle in a font size of at least ten millimeters. The font must clearly contrast with the vehicle color.

2 Inside the vehicle, all tariffs, including any gradations and surcharges, must be displayed clearly visible and legible.

Fare

1 The fare is calculated continuously by the taximeter during the taxi ride, unless it has been agreed upon in advance with the passenger.

2 The fare calculation during the entire ride is based simultaneously on both the time tariff and the distance tariff (Standard calculation mode D according to Annex 1 Sec. 1.3 of the FDJP Ordinance of 5 November 2013 on taximeters).

3 The passenger must be able to read the tariff and the fare on the taximeter at all times during the taxi ride until leaving the vehicle.

4 Gratuity is included in the fare.

Taximeters

1 The taximeter may only be switched on once the passenger has taken a seat in the vehicle and the destination is known. For pre-ordered trips, the taximeter can be switched on at the agreed time.

2 Upon arrival at the destination, the taximeter must be immediately switched to "Cash". It may only be switched off once the fare has been paid.

3 In the event of taximeter malfunctions, the taxi ride must be interrupted immediately. It may be continued if the passenger agrees.

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1 Taxi Lamp

When taxi services are offered or performed, the taxi lamp must be affixed to the vehicle.

2 If the vehicle is parked in a public parking lot within sight of a taxi stand, or used for private trips, the taxi lamp must be switched off.

1 Taxi drivers are not allowed to solicit passengers by shouting, waving, or similar means.

2 They are not permitted to use public parking spaces within sight of taxi stands to wait for passengers or ride requests.

3 D. Limousines

1. Notification pursuant to § 15 PTLG must be submitted to the Office no later than 14 days before the date from which limousine services are offered or provided.

2. The notification must include the following information and documents

a. Name, address, telephone number, and email address of the driver, the vehicle owner, and the company for which the vehicles are used,

b. Driving license,

c. Vehicle registration document.

3. If the reported information changes or if the service offering is permanently discontinued, the Office must be notified within 14 days.

1 Once the notification with the necessary information has been made and the documents are complete, the reporting person receives the sticker.

2 The sticker must be affixed to the front windscreen of the vehicle in a clearly visible and legible manner before limousine services are provided or offered. It must not impair visibility.

3 Prohibition of Recruitment Applies to Limousine Drivers

The prohibition of recruitment according to § 17 applies mutatis mutandis.

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E. Fees

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1 For the grants and administrative actions according to

Abs. 1 PTLG, the following fees shall be levied

a. Examination of applications for the issuance and renewal

of the taxi driver's license

Fr. 80-200

b. Examination of applications for the issuance of the taxi vehicle

permit

Fr. 40-80

c. Issuance of the decal

Fr. 40

d. Register entries

Fr. 30

e. Issuance of a new taxi driver's license, a new

taxi vehicle permit or a new decal

in case of loss, theft, destruction or alteration

during the current validity period

Fr. 20

2 The Scale of Fees for Administrative Authorities of June 30,

19664 shall apply additionally.

F. Transitional Provisions