The list of documents (information) required for obtaining a permit in the field of passenger and cargo transportation by road transport has been expanded.
Modern.az reports that the aforementioned issue is reflected in the draft amendments proposed to the Law "On Road Transport".
According to the document, a new article is added to the legislation. Additionally, the following will be required for the permit:
- information on the results of the medical examination conducted to determine the driver's state of drug intoxication and instances of consumption of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;
- documents regarding the possibility of organizing pre-trip technical inspection of vehicles and pre-trip medical examination of drivers, or contracts with a technical point and a medical point for the use of relevant services;
- documents confirming that drivers performing transportation by public road transport have undergone special training;
- also, in relation to irregular passenger transportation:
- individual insurance of passengers transported by vehicle; accident
- relevant compulsory insurance confirming the civil liability of vehicle owners, as well as the compulsory insurance of the vehicle driver against loss of professional working capacity due to accidents and occupational diseases.
It should be noted that in recent years, serious reforms have been carried out in all types of passenger and cargo transportation by road, legislation has been improved, and as a result, the quality of transportation has increased.
As a continuation of the work carried out, a serious need has arisen for improvements in the field of domestic ordered transportation, which is a type of road transport (this includes irregular passenger transportation and domestic cargo transportation, with the exception of passenger transportation by taxi cars), especially in the area of permitting this activity. On the one hand, the increasing demand for irregular passenger transportation, and on the other hand, the high incidence of serious road accidents involving these vehicles, make the proposed changes inevitable.
Currently, permission for domestic ordered transportation is carried out by issuing a permit. The requirements (documents) for issuing a permit for domestic ordered transportation are very limited compared to other types of transportation (including engaging in taxi activities), and fewer documents are required. The required documents are mainly informational (information about the person receiving the permit, TIN, documents establishing rights over the vehicle). The proposed change envisages the establishment of additional requirements (documents) for obtaining a permit, which serve to assess the driver's professionalism (having undergone special training), the suitability of the driving license category for this activity, their health condition, and the technical condition of the vehicle. It should be noted that these requirements currently exist when issuing permits for passenger transportation by taxi and for regular intra-city, inter-city (inter-district) passenger transportation.
