Intended for deletion - Rental bus permit issuance
If you want to carry out the transport of more than nine persons in Germany with motor vehicles outside the regular service (occasional service), you need a permit. This is granted for the desired type of transport (rental bus transport, excursions or holiday destinations).
Process flow
submission of the application form and the necessary supplementary application documents;
Application review;
Initiation of the consultation procedure with the participation of IHK, LRÄ, in particular the lower traffic authorities, the trade associations, the Office for Occupational Safety and Health, etc.
Granting of approval by means of a decision, after the entry into force of legal force, the approval documents are handed over.
Competent authority
The competent licensing authority is the administrative district or the district-free city in whose district the entrepreneur has his registered office or establishment within the meaning of commercial law.
Requirements
Applicants must:
- personally reliable;
- financially capable and
- be professionally suitable.
Which documents are required?
Formal application:
name, place of residence and place of business, date of birth and place of birth for natural persons; the beginning and end of the period of validity requested; information on the number, type and capacity (number of seats) of vehicles used;
Supplementary application documents and proof of compliance with the approval requirements pursuant to § 13 PBefG:
Certificate of good conduct, excerpt from the Central Trade Register; clearance certificates issued by the social security institutions, the employers' liability insurance association, the tax office and the municipality with regard to the proper payment of tax; Proof of financial capacity as well as the IHK certificate of competence
What are the fees?
The fee is calculated on the basis of the Cost Ordinance for Official Acts in the Paid or Business-like Passenger Transport with Motor Vehicles (PBefGKostV).
Basis of fee calculation:
- Number of vehicles
- the duration of the authorisation
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
A decision on the application must be made within 3 months. This period may be extended by a further 3 months.
Processing duration
The processing time is usually four to six weeks.
Legal basis
§ 49 Passenger Transport Act (PBefG)
§ 2 Passenger Transport Act (PBefG)
Ordinance on the Operation of Motor Carriers (BoKraft)
Ordinance on Access to the Occupation of Road Passenger Transport Operator (PBZugV)
Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV)
Section 49 (1) of the Passenger Transport Act (PBefG)
Section 2 (1) No. 4 of the Passenger Transport Act (PBefG)
Ordinance on Responsibilities in the Field of Transport (ZustVO)
Technically approved by
Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour, Transport and Digitalisation
Author
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