Transport Regulation

Congress unanimously approved a decree requiring all speed-reduction devices on Honduras's primary road network to obtain technical authorization from the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry and meet national standards, with noncompliant bumps to be replaced within 12 months.

Representatives of executive taxi and ride-platform drivers in Honduras plan to begin talks with Congress next week to seek legal status for their services, after the Congress president and the President opened negotiations.

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 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.

Infrastructure Minister Aníbal Ehrler announced that the government will begin a process to regulate UNAH's free bus service for students, saying the benefit must comply with proper regulatory requirements following pressure from the transport sector.

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.

Honduras's National Directorate of Roads and Transport announced it will prevent over 325,000 drivers with unpaid traffic fines from accessing public services, including police clearances and gun permits, and is considering reporting them to the national credit-risk registry.

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.

Transport leader Saúl Ventura says taxi operation permits have gone unrenewed for nine years and called for urgent updates to the sector's licensing documentation.

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.

Officials and transport-sector representatives are calling for tougher enforcement of traffic laws, modern monitoring technology, and stricter driver-license suspension rules to reduce deaths in accidents involving heavy trucks.

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.