See how to start working as a Bolt driver in Nowy Sącz, step by step. Check the requirements and the documents you need, and find out how to start earning quickly.
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Go through the licensing process with Ramnext without stress or unnecessary paperwork. We help at every stage, from gathering the documents to obtaining taxi licence extracts in Nowy Sącz and the surrounding area, so you can quickly start working as an Uber, Bolt or Freenow driver.
Step by step
These are the steps you need to take to start working with Ramnext as a taxi driver.
1
Go to any vehicle inspection station (Stacja Kontroli Pojazdów) and ask for the additional taxi inspection for ride-hailing apps. To pass it, your car should have a taxi lamp, a spare wheel or repair kit, a warning triangle, a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a high-visibility vest. You can order a taxi lamp on Allegro.pl, and the inspection costs PLN 64.
2
After a successful inspection, the vehicle inspection station will give you a certificate. Take it to the vehicle registration department (wydział komunikacji), where an official will add the TAXI annotation to your registration certificate.
3
You can have the taxi driver tests done at any occupational medicine clinic. Based on the tests, you will receive a medical certificate and a psychological certificate confirming that you are fit to work as a taxi driver.
You can get the medical and psychological certificates in one place: at Centrum Medyczne „Batorego”, al. Batorego 77 (building A, 2nd floor)
occupational medicine: tel. 18 442 00 06 ext. 329
psychological testing: tel. 18 442 00 06 ext. 362
4
Go to any district court and apply for a criminal record certificate in paper form, because the electronic version is not accepted. The certificate costs PLN 30, and in most cities it is issued on the spot.
The National Criminal Register (KRK) point is at the Regional Court in Nowy Sącz (Sąd Okręgowy w Nowym Sączu)
ul. Pijarska 3, 33-300 Nowy Sącz
5
Have all your documents? You can submit the application in one of two ways. Choose the one that suits you - we describe both below.
See both ways to apply6
This is the last step, after you have collected the licence extract. Mark your car according to Bolt's guide for Nowy Sącz and send 3 photos of the marked car and a photo of your third-party liability (OC) insurance policy to kontakt@ramnext.pl.
Bolt signage guide - Nowy SączDriver documents
✓Criminal record certificate (paper form)
✓Medical certificate
✓Psychological certificate
✓Polish driving licence
✓ID photo (35 × 45 mm)
Car documents
If you drive your own car
✓Registration certificate with the TAXI stamp
Driving a rented car?
The car is ready, so there is nothing for you to do with it: you skip steps 1 and 2 and do not need the registration certificate.
Step 5
Choose one of them. Both lead to the same result: a taxi licence extract for your car and your registration on the list of drivers at the city office.
Option 1
Free of charge
You do not need notarised copies. We will send you the ready applications to an InPost parcel locker at our expense.
1
Sign up in the driver portal, then complete and sign the contracts. Also download the rental agreement from the portal (Umowy tab → "Umowa najmu (Licencjonowanie)"), fill it in with the data from the registration certificate and sign it by hand.➝ Remember to add the co-owner (if listed in the registration certificate), who must also sign it.➝ For a leased car, you need the bank's consent to lend the vehicle free of charge to Ramnext Sp. z o.o.
2
Send photos of your documents to kontakt@ramnext.pl and give us the number of your InPost parcel locker:3
At our expense, we will send to the parcel locker you choose: the application for a licence extract for your car, the application to register you as a taxi driver under our licence, a power of attorney and the confirmation of receipt of the licence extract.
4
With the applications, the power of attorney, the completed rental agreement, the original documents and a 35 × 45 mm photo, go to the Transport and Communications Department of the City Office in Nowy Sącz (Wydział Transportu i Komunikacji, Urząd Miasta Nowego Sącza, ul. Wyspiańskiego 22) and submit the application free of charge. You do not pay anything. The criminal record certificate must not be older than 30 days on the day you submit the application.
5
The office has 30 days to issue the extract. Once you collect it, send us a photo of the extract and of the signed confirmation of receipt of the licence extract.
Option 2
Cost of notarised copies
We submit the application at the city office for you. You send us the documents from an InPost parcel locker, at our expense.
1
To register you as a taxi driver with the city office in Nowy Sącz, we need:2
Let us know when you have everything and send photos of the documents to kontakt@ramnext.pl. We will check that they are correct and keep them in the company records. Do not take a picture of the 35 × 45 mm photo - it only goes in the parcel.
3
We will text you a code for the InPost parcel locker. Put the documents in the locker and send them to us - the shipment is at our expense.
4
Once the documents reach us, we will take care of the rest. We will apply for a taxi licence extract for your car and register you on the list of drivers at the city office. The office has 30 days to issue the extract.
Not sure which option to choose? Call: +48 796 100 986 (helpline 9:00-18:00).
City requirements
To legally operate as a taxi in Nowy Sącz, your car must meet specific signage requirements. The city sets out precisely which elements must be on the car. Correct signage is not just a formality but an obligation checked by the Road Transport Inspection (Inspekcja Transportu Drogowego). Missing or incorrect signage can result in a fine or even problems with continuing to carry passengers. Below we show exactly what taxi signage should look like in Nowy Sącz.
The TAXI lamp is one of the most recognisable elements of taxi signage. It should be mounted on the roof of the car. The lamp is usually magnetic and, for app-based work, does not need to be plugged into the cigarette lighter socket.
Available online at Allegro.pl
Price: approx. PLN 50
A taxi in Nowy Sącz has an emblem with the city's coat of arms, the words “Nowy Sącz” and the side number. The emblem is 17 cm high and 15 cm wide with a navy blue background, and the side number is in white digits between two yellow stars. The white words “Nowy Sącz” are below the coat of arms.
Legal basis: § 1 of Annex 1 to resolution no. XLIX/506/2017 as amended by resolution no. LXI/672/2018 of the Nowy Sącz City Council
Place the emblem in the middle of the front doors, on both sides of the car - right and left. In the right side photo for Bolt, the emblem must be clearly visible.
Legal basis: § 1 of Annex 1 to resolution no. LXI/672/2018 of the Nowy Sącz City Council
The ID card, i.e. the taxi identification plate, shows a recent photo of the driver, full name, licence number, registration number, side number and expiry date. Place it on the dashboard where the passenger can see it. The expiry date is the earlier of the expiry dates of the medical and psychological certificates.
Issued by the City Office in Nowy Sącz (Urząd Miasta Nowego Sącza) at the request of the business, on presentation of a 35 × 45 mm photo, the driving licence and the medical and psychological certificates. Legal basis: Annex 2 to resolution no. XLIX/506/2017
The resolution sets its own plate design. Stick it permanently on the window of the rear right door, in the bottom left corner. From outside, the “Informacja o opłatach za przejazd” (fare information, 12.8 × 16 cm) is visible, and from inside the “Informacja o prawach pasażera” (passenger rights information, 6 × 14.5 cm) - black text on a white background. If the rear door window is tinted, stick the plate on the inside, in the top right corner of the front right door window.
Plate design: § 3 of Annex 1 to resolution no. XLIX/506/2017 of the Nowy Sącz City Council
The graphics on this page are for illustration only and are meant to help you picture the signage. They are not official designs. The applicable designs, dimensions and colours of the signage are set out in the resolution of the Nowy Sącz City Council.
Step 6 - the last one, after collecting the extract
Questions
Below you will find the most frequently asked questions and answers about starting work as a TAXI driver (Uber, Bolt, Freenow) in Nowy Sącz.
Another question? Call: +48 796 100 986
Helpline open from 9:00 to 18:00.
Which documents do I need to start working with you?
Where can I get the taxi driver medical tests?
How do I get the TAXI vehicle inspection?
Where do I apply for a criminal record certificate?
Do I need to go through the apps' in-person verification?
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