The Ministry of Transport has drawn up a draft order simplifying the procedure for technical inspection of passenger taxis before a trip, according to the department’s telegram channel. The document will also allow self-employed taxi drivers to carry out the inspection themselves.
Now, according to the order of January 15, 2021, cars are controlled by an “employee of the subject of transport activity” or an employee of a third-party organization. Self-employed persons need to attract specialists.
As stated in the draft explanatory note, drivers may carry out the inspection independently if they have at least one year of work experience, meet the professional and qualification requirements, and have a certificate of advanced training or a diploma of professional retraining in the field of “inspector of the technical condition of motor vehicles”.
Experienced drivers are offered permission to carry out technical checks “without the use of measuring instruments”.
“We are talking about a visual inspection of the vehicle’s components, assemblies, mechanisms and systems, tactile and acoustic analysis of the systems, search for odors that indicate a possible malfunction of the electrical equipment, the fuel engine cooling system.” – explained the Ministry of Transport.
If the driver discovers a fault, he must send the vehicle for further inspection using the “instrumental diagnostic method”.
If the draft order is approved, the new rules will take effect from March 1, 2025 to March 1, 2031, RBC clarifies.
