Overview
- The ruling, issued as judgment No. 163 on November 4, 2025, upholds Calabria’s challenge and annuls parts of Interministerial Decree No. 226/2024 and its implementing circulars.
- The court struck down the 20‑minute wait between booking and pickup when not starting from the garage, the ban on duration contracts with intermediaries, and the requirement to use only the ministry’s app for service logs.
- The decision says regulation of hire‑with‑driver services falls under regional control as local public transport and faults the state’s measures as excessive, citing freedom of enterprise, contractual autonomy, and technological neutrality.
- The judges noted the 20‑minute rule echoed a restriction already deemed unconstitutional in 2020, and parts of the 2024 decree had previously been suspended by the Lazio regional administrative court.
- Calabria’s president Roberto Occhiuto hailed the outcome as a pro‑competition win, while the National Consumers’ Union called for Transport Minister Matteo Salvini to resign; the annulment removes constraints that had limited NCC operators and intermediaries such as hotels, travel agencies, and ride‑hailing apps.