comodato
Published 4 November 2026, 00:38
comodato — free use of someone else's property
A contract under which something — a car, premises, equipment — is lent free of charge for a period of time. It differs from renting in that nothing is paid for its use.
Where you come across it. ride-hailing apps: it used to be the arrangement under which a driver handed a car over to an operator company.
Since 1 September 2026 comodato has been banned in TVDE, with one exception: when the car is lent by the driver who owns it and drives it themselves, and the "person — car — operator" link is registered by name with IMT and in the app. Passing the car on to anyone else — relatives, shift partners, other drivers — is not allowed.
Official website: imt-ip.pt/rodoviario/infraestruturas-rodoviarias/tvde