Licensing

Operators and drivers

Every NifRide trip is booked through an operator licensed in the state where you’re picked up, and driven by a driver whose NIN and driver’s licence have been checked against the government’s records, who holds a police character certificate and their state’s permits, in a car with its vehicle licence, roadworthiness certificate, hackney permit and insurance.

The operator for each booking, and the state that licenses them, are shown in the app before you book and on your receipt.

Booked in the app

NifRide cars are booked in advance through the app (or by phone with the operator); they don’t pick up passengers who flag them down on the street.

Every booking has a waybill: the record of who booked it, when, and the operator, driver and car. Drivers can show it to state transport officers, who scan its QR code to check it’s genuine.

Drivers who move to another state

A driver’s permits are for the state that issued them. A driver who moves to another state, or another country, can’t take trips there until they’re registered with its licensing authority; the app tells them so.