The adopted amendment No. 131/2026 Coll. changes the Road Transport Act in Article VIII. From 1 April 2027 new rules apply to the professional competence test, driving licences and the functions of digital platforms. The law also gives current drivers transitional periods of several years.
Slovak law | Taxi
Below are the adopted rules, grouped by subject and date.
1. Compulsory retest of professional competence
- Theory test. A taxi driver’s professional competence is now gained by passing a theory test, and it must be renewed every five years (section 30(5)).
- Drivers with a new licence. A person who holds an EU category B licence issued in the last five years is also treated as competent. The test must be taken no later than five years after the entitlement was granted (section 30(5)).
- The code 70 rule. If the licence shows harmonised code 70 (exchange of a non-EU foreign licence), the five-year deferral does not apply. The test must be taken without that deferral (section 30(5)).
Transitional periods for the test (section 56m)
- Taxi licences issued from 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2027: test by 31 March 2028.
- Taxi licences issued from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022: test by 31 March 2029.
- Taxi licences issued by 31 December 2017: test by 31 March 2030.
2. New conditions for a taxi driver licence and exchange of documents
- A Slovak licence or an EU licence only. From 1 April 2027 a new taxi driver licence cannot be issued on the basis of a driving licence from a third country (outside the EU). The applicant must hold a valid licence issued in Slovakia or in another EU member state (section 30(2)(a)).
- Activity suspended if the conditions are not met. If a foreign driver does not exchange the licence for a Slovak one after the transitional period, the transport authority will suspend the activity in the taxi register (section 30(9)). The suspension lasts until the driver exchanges the documents and meets the statutory requirements (section 30(11)).
Transitional periods for exchanging driving licences (section 56m)
Drivers who already hold a taxi licence have the same periods to exchange a foreign driving licence for a Slovak one as they have for the test:
- Taxi licences issued from 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2027: exchange by 31 March 2028.
- Taxi licences issued from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022: exchange by 31 March 2029.
- Taxi licences issued by 31 December 2017: exchange by 31 March 2030.
3. Choice of language in the app
- Choice of language. Digital platforms (for example Bolt and Uber) must now let the driver and the passenger choose the language of communication in the app (section 29(2)(f)).
“OZ PDP is ready to give all its members, including foreign drivers, full support with exchanging documents and preparing for the test. The transitional periods leave enough time for these steps.”
— OZ PDP leadership