Apply for a rental bus permit
If you want to carry out the domestic transport of more than nine people with motor vehicles outside the regular service (occasional traffic), you need a permit for this. This is granted for the intended type of transport (rental bus service, excursion trips or holiday destinations).
submission of the application with the submission of the application form and the supplementary required application documents;
application review;
Initiation of the consultation procedure with the participation of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, LRÄ, in particular the lower traffic authorities, the trade associations, the Office for Occupational Safety and Health, etc
Granting of the permit by means of a decision, after the entry into force of law the approval documents are handed over.
The competent licensing authority is the district or city in whose district the entrepreneur has its registered office or branch within the meaning of commercial law.
Applicants must:
- personally reliable;
- financially capable, and
- be professionally suitable.
Formal application:
name as well as place of residence and place of business, in the case of natural persons, date of birth and place of birth; the beginning and end of the period of validity applied for; information on the number, type and capacity (number of seats) of the vehicles used;
Supplementary application documents and proof of compliance with the approval requirements in accordance with § 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 proper tax payment; Proof of financial capacity as well as the Chamber of Industry and Commerce certificate of competence
The fee is calculated on the basis of the Ordinance on Costs for Official Acts in the Paid or Business Passenger Transport of Motor Vehicles (PBefGKostV).
Basis of the fee calculation:
- Number of vehicles
- the duration of the authorisation
A decision on the application must be made within 3 months. This period may be extended by a further 3 months.
The processing time is usually four to six weeks.
Section 49 of the Passenger Transport Act (PBefG)
§ 2 Passenger Transport Act (PBefG)
Ordinance on the Operation of Motor Carriers (BoKraft)
Ordinance on Access to the Profession of Road Passenger Transport Operator (PBZugV)
Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV)
Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour, Transport and Digitalisation
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