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Drive your taxi with Ryde
Riders across Belize book licensed taxis on Ryde. Drivers pay nothing: no commission, no sign-up fee, no weekly fee.
Coming January 1, 2027
What you keep
Every fare and every tip, in full
A cash fare you collect from the rider.
Card fares too
A fare or tip paid by card in the app is paid to you in full every Monday, by bank transfer or in cash where Ryde offers it. You can ask for it sooner with Cash out.
A bonus for every 25 rides
On top of your fares, Ryde pays you a cash bonus for every 25 rides you complete, with your Monday payout, until 30 June 2027. The first 100 drivers keep it after. The app shows how close you are.
No surprise charges
Ryde can only bring in a charge on drivers with at least 60 days' written notice, and you can leave before it starts.
How it works
- 1Go online when you want to work, and offline when you are done. There are no set hours.
- 2A request goes to the nearest free taxi first, one at a time. You see the pickup, the drop-off, how many are riding and the fare before you accept. You are only sent riders your taxi seats.
- 3At the pickup the rider gives you a four-digit code, so you know it is the right rider.
- 4Directions are in the app, or tap Navigate to open the trip in Google Maps or Waze. Google Maps keeps working with no signal once you download Belize in it.
What you need
- Your own taxi.
- A driver's licence with class C1, C or ALL on it.
- Your taxi's certificate of title from the town council, saying Type: TAXI. It may be in a family member's name.
- The vehicle licence sticker on your windscreen, in date.
- Insurance that covers paying passengers: a taxi's insurance sticker says how many, like TAXI-4 PASSENGERS. Ordinary third-party cover often leaves them out.
- In Belmopan, San Ignacio or Benque Viejo, also the town council's taxi trade licence, the card with its month and year punched.
- Five photos of your taxi: front, back, both sides, and the back seat with the seat belts showing. You take them again once a year.
- A phone with WhatsApp.
You take a photo of each paper when you apply, and Ryde reads the details from it, so there is nothing to type. A person at Ryde checks every application by hand and tells you in the app. When a paper is renewed, you take a photo of the new one; your old one counts until Ryde has checked it. A driver whose papers lapse cannot go online until they are renewed.
Join in four steps
- 1Get Ryde DrivaFree on the App Store. Google Play from January 1, 2027; on Android, apply on the web for now.
- 2Make your accountYour email and a password, or sign in with Google or Apple.
- 3Photograph your papersYour licence, your taxi's title and its two windscreen stickers. Ryde reads the details, so there is nothing to type.
- 4A person checks itRyde checks every application by hand and tells you in the app. Then go online when you want to work.
Ryde Driva
Ride requests near you, turn-by-turn directions, bookings ahead that wake you, and every fare and tip yours.
Get Ryde DrivaGoogle Play from January 1, 2027Questions
Does Ryde take a cut of my fares?
No. Ryde charges taxi drivers nothing: no commission, no sign-up fee and no weekly fee. Every fare and every tip is yours, and Ryde pays you a bonus for every 25 rides on top.
Do I have to work set hours?
No. You go online when you want to work and offline when you are done.
Can I turn a request down?
Yes. You see the fare and where you are going before you accept, and declining costs you nothing.
How do card fares reach me?
Ryde pays what it holds for you every Monday, by bank transfer to the account you give in the app, or in cash where Ryde offers it. You can ask for it any time with Cash out.
Can I drive a golf cart for Ryde?
No. Rides on Ryde are licensed taxis only. Golf carts on Ryde are rentals that people drive themselves.
Where does Ryde work?
In towns across Belize, from Belize City to San Pedro.
Taxis, rentals and tours by town
Be ready on day one
Ryde opens January 1, 2027.