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A 20-lempira (about $0.80) increase on public-transport fares between San Francisco, Lempira, and La Esperanza, Intibucá, has angered commuters who question whether the Honduran Land Transport Institute approved the rise and what justifies the cost hike.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler called urgent talks with the taxi sector and transport regulator IHTT after drivers threatened a strike next week over fuel-linked fare disputes, as the government holds CA-5 highway toll rates flat and absorbs a 256-million-lempira deficit.

Honduras's taxi drivers union is threatening a work stoppage next week after failing to reach an agreement with transport authorities on fare increases, citing rising fuel prices that erode driver incomes.

Ana Belinda Valenzuela, commissioner of Honduras's land-transport institute, said meetings at the Energy Ministry will continue to examine how fuel prices are calculated in the country.

The National Autonomous University of Honduras says it will maintain free bus service for students despite demands from the transport regulator to formalize operations and complaints from private bus operators that the program cuts into their revenue.

Transport operators in San Pedro Sula must complete free physical and mechanical inspections by October 2 to obtain permits for passenger excursions during the Morazán holiday, with drivers facing fines starting at L2,000 (about $80) for missing safety equipment like fire extinguishers or spare tires.

The Honduran Institute of Land Transport (IHTT) is working with Roatán tourism operators to regularize minivans and buses already serving tourists and to explore legal frameworks for formal concessions—not to immediately legalize four-door cars as taxis, transport leaders say.

A proposal by Liberal congressman Francis Cabrera would assign municipalities authority to issue local cargo and passenger-transport permits while giving the national transport institute (IHTT) authority over intercity service, aiming to streamline approval processes.

A mobile team from Honduras's land-transport institute began certifying public and heavy-goods drivers in Roatán, marking the first issuance of heavy-vehicle licenses on the island and requiring background checks, drug tests, medical exams, and professional training.

Honduras's transport authority is running inspections across Roatán and Santos Guardiola to seize unlicensed taxis, with violators facing six-month seizures and L11,000 (about $440) fines.

Roatán's mayor's office denied involvement in reports of a L5,000–L5,800 charge on tourist transport operators, saying the Honduran Land Transport Institute (IHTT) called the meeting; an IHTT official clarified the charge is a L2,800 (about $112) permit fee for drivers to legalize licenses.

The Honduran Institute of Land Transport will issue a temporary special permit costing 2,800 lempiras (about $112) to unlicensed tour transport operators in Roatán, allowing them to keep working while they complete the administrative steps required to legalize their vehicles.

The Institute of Transportation (IHTT) has published dates, times, and locations for mandatory vehicle safety inspections (FTM) in week 5 across its regional offices nationwide.

Weak enforcement at checkpoints allows overloaded and illegally modified heavy vehicles to operate without IHTT permits, despite rising death tolls from traffic accidents; the DNVT recorded 1,128 road deaths so far in 2026.

The head of Honduras's transit authority said if fuel prices continue declining, the agency will review taxi fares to determine possible rate reductions for passengers.

The Honduran Road Transport Institute (IHTT) has begun nationwide enforcement operations targeting heavy trucks, including mechanical inspections, cargo checks, and traffic-law compliance monitoring to reduce road accidents.

VIP taxi and ride-hailing drivers in Honduras suspect that transport official Blas Ramos, the governor of Francisco Morazán, is orchestrating a crackdown that has seized about 40 vehicles since early June, leaving drivers unable to work and facing fines of L11,000–L14,000 (roughly $440–$560) plus six months of impound fees.

Honduras's transport authority has seized 31 vehicles operating for Uber, InDriver, and VIP taxi services since February, citing lack of permits, while the ride-hailing platforms are scheduled to meet with Congress on June 10 to discuss regulatory frameworks.

The president of Congress convened representatives from Uber, InDriver, Taxis VIP, and other digital transport platforms for a June 8 meeting with the Transport Commission to address vehicle confiscations and fines imposed by authorities on operators working in a legal gray zone.

Rideshare and app-based drivers held a protest in Tegucigalpa demanding clearer regulations and legal permits after the land-transport authority seized dozens of vehicles and imposed fines in recent operations.

The IHTT has intensified raids in the capital to remove unauthorized VIP taxis from circulation, confiscating roughly 50 vehicles so far and imposing fines of 11,000 lempiras and six-month vehicle seizures on operators of the estimated 900 illegal cabs competing with authorized taxi services.

The head of Honduras's land-transport authority said the government may call taxi operators to negotiate a rollback of the L5 provisional fare increase granted during higher fuel prices, if pump prices continue to decline.

Congress president Tomás Zambrano has called a June 9 meeting between ride-hailing platforms including Uber, inDriver, and VIP taxi services and Congress's Transportation Commission to discuss regulation and enforcement actions by the transport authority.