Do Special Hire Taxi Operators accept Card Payments?

Most taxi operators in the Uganda will now accept card payments at the end of your journey. Some licensing authorities in most jurisdictions especially of the Developed World, reforms are underway in the East African Community partner states, have even mandated that iSpecial Hire Taxi drivers must be fitted with an approved card payment device within the passenger compartment of their vehicle in order to operate.

You may find that, especially in more rural areas, some taxi operators don’t yet accept card. If this is the case, it’ll be important to make sure you keep cash on you just in case you ever need to make a journey, or to find another local operator who will take card payments upon drop-off at your destination.