Categorization of vehicles for transporting passengers

Today, absolutely all cars have a category, which is assigned due to a clear structure. The structure by which one category or another is assigned includes consideration of various characteristics, for example, load capacity, weight, etc.

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If we talk about vehicles designed to transport passengers, there is a completely individual scheme for assigning a category.

What is the categorization of a vehicle for transporting passengers?

Speaking from the point of view of current legislation, categorization is a procedure for assigning a particular status to a car, i.e. categories, let’s take a closer look at what it includes:

To begin with, the assignment of a category is carried out by an authorized body on the basis of documents provided by the owner.
For vehicles that carry passengers, there are four assigned categories.
The issued document is a legal basis for the use of transport on regular trips, for private transportation of passengers and for the provision of other transport services.

Why is categorization necessary?

Legislatively, the introduction of mandatory categorization was carried out in order to solve the following problems:

Reducing transport danger on public roads. In particular, in order to exclude the use of inappropriate and unsafe transport in passenger transportation.
Systematize the vehicle fleet used for passenger transportation.
Exercising state control over companies that provide transport services to the population in the field of passenger transportation
Reduce the number of traffic accidents that are in one way or another related to buses.

Types of categorization of vehicles for transporting passengers

The assignment of a particular category to a vehicle is made by the authorized body with reference to the current legislation.

It is worth noting that the law currently spells out a list of categories of vehicles that are subject to the procedure, or more precisely:

Motor transport
Buses
Electric ground transport (trolleybuses and trams)
Railway transport

At the same time, each individual type of vehicle provides individual features of the procedure and sometimes its own exclusive package of documents.

(motor transport, urban ground electric transport, road facilities)

The execution of the state function of categorizing transport infrastructure facilities and vehicles (hereinafter referred to as TTI and vehicles) of road transport, urban ground electric transport and road facilities is carried out by the Federal Road Agency (hereinafter referred to as Rosavtodor). The structural unit of Rosavtodor directly executing the administrative procedures of this state function is the Transport Safety Department of the Federal Road Agency (hereinafter referred to as the Department).

The result of categorizing OTI and vehicles is:

— decision based on the categorization results;

— decision to include motor transport and road facilities in the register of categorized OTI and vehicles;

— decision to change the category of OTI and vehicles of road transport and road facilities.

List of documents required for categorizing technical equipment and vehicles

OTI of automobile transport

Information for the categorization of transport infrastructure objects of road transport is filled out in strict accordance with the explanation of the information submission forms and sent to the Federal Road Agency on paper and electronic (USB flash drive or DVD or CD CD) media in Excel format with a covering letter (129085, Moscow, Bochkova St., 4), as well as to the email address - This email address is being protected from spambots. You must have JavaScript enabled to view..

When submitting information to Rosavtodor for categorizing an object of transport infrastructure of road transport used by a subject of transport infrastructure:

- as an owner - must attach a photocopy of the certificate of state registration of the right to the building and territory of the transport infrastructure facility, certified by the signature and seal of the transport infrastructure entity, an extract from the cadastral passport for the land plot of the transport infrastructure facility;

- on a lease (sublease) basis - it is mandatory to attach a photocopy of the lease (sublease) agreement certified by the signature and seal of the transport infrastructure entity, an extract from the cadastral passport for the land plot of the transport infrastructure facility (scheme of the leased territory and building).

Forms for providing information for categorizing road transport infrastructure objects

1. Sample cover letter for a transport infrastructure facility

2. Submission forms for categorizing a motor transport enterprise/vehicle plant/bus fleet/vehicle fleet/vehicle convoy

3. Submission forms for categorizing a bus station bus station

Information for the categorization of transport infrastructure facilities and vehicles (buses) of road transport is filled out in strict accordance with the explanations of the information submission forms and sent to the Federal Road Agency on paper and electronic (USB flash drive or DVD or CD compact disc) media in Excel format with a covering letter (129085, Moscow, Bochkova St., 4), as well as to an email address - This email address is being protected from spambots. You must have JavaScript enabled to view..

Phone number for inquiries ext. 50261, 50268, 50188.

Vehicles (buses) of road transport.

When submitting information to Rosavtodor for categorizing vehicles (buses) of motor transport used by a transport infrastructure entity, it is mandatory to attach photocopies of vehicle passports (hereinafter referred to as PTS), certified by the signature and seal of the transport infrastructure entity, for which the categorization will be carried out. The numbering of sheets of photocopies of PTS must correspond to the numbering of lines of the completed form.

Forms for providing information for categorizing vehicles (buses) of road transport

1. Form for providing information for categorizing vehicles (buses) of road transport

2. Sample cover letter for a vehicle

Information for the categorization of vehicles (buses) of road transport is filled out in strict accordance with the explanations to the forms for providing information and sent to the Federal Road Agency on paper and electronic (USB flash drive or DVD or CD CD) media in Excel format with a covering letter (129085, Moscow, Bochkova St., 4), as well as to the email address - This email address is being protected from spambots. You must have JavaScript enabled to view..

Phone number for inquiries ext. 50261, 50268, 50188.

Motor vehicles used for the transportation of dangerous goods, the implementation of which requires a special permit.

When submitting information to Rosavtodor for categorizing motor vehicles used by a transport infrastructure entity, it is mandatory to attach photocopies of vehicle passports (hereinafter referred to as PTS), certified by the signature and seal of the transport infrastructure entity, for which the categorization will be carried out. The numbering of sheets of photocopies of PTS must correspond to the numbering of lines of the completed form.

Forms for providing information for the categorization of road transport vehicles used for the transportation of dangerous goods, which requires a special permit

1. Form for providing information for the categorization of road transport vehicles used for the transport of dangerous goods, the implementation of which requires a special permit

2. Sample cover letter for vehicles used for the transport of dangerous goods, which requires special permission

Information for the categorization of road transport vehicles used for the transportation of dangerous goods, which requires a special permit, is filled out in strict accordance with the explanation of the information submission form and sent to the Federal Road Agency on paper and electronically (USB flash drive or DVD or CD CD) media in Excel format with a covering letter (129085, Moscow, Bochkova St., 4), as well as to an email address - This email address is being protected from spambots. You must have JavaScript enabled to view..

Phone number for inquiries ext. ext. 50261, 50268, 50188.

OTI and TS of urban ground electric transport

Information for the categorization of transport infrastructure facilities and urban ground electric transport vehicles is filled out in strict accordance with the explanation of the information submission forms and sent to the Federal Road Agency on paper and electronic (USB flash drive or DVD or CD CD) media with a covering letter (129085, Moscow, Bochkova St., 4), as well as to the email address - This email address is being protected from spambots. You must have JavaScript enabled to view..

When submitting information to Rosavtodor for categorizing the transport infrastructure object of urban ground electric transport used by the subject of transport infrastructure:

Forms for providing information for categorizing transport infrastructure facilities and urban ground electric transport vehicles

1. Information for categorizing urban ground electric transport vehicles

2. Information for categorizing tram depots of trolleybus parks

3. Sample cover letter for categorizing urban ground electric transport vehicles

OTI of road facilities

Form for providing information for categorizing road facilities.

email address - This email address is being protected from spambots. You must have JavaScript enabled to view it.

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What transport cannot be divided into categories?

Still referring to the current legislation, we can identify a category of transport, which cannot be divided into categories.

Today, in the Federal Law “On Transport Security” you can find regulatory documentation, according to which the categorization procedure is not provided for:

Car trailers, including semi-trailers, and trailers whose purpose is to transport dangerous goods.
Vehicles of category M1. Or, more simply put, simple passenger cars and even those that carry out registered transportation of passengers, i.e. act as a taxi.
Any vehicles, regardless of category, that are used exclusively for registered transportation.
Vehicles that provide transportation for students to an educational institution and to their place of residence, however, in this case, this applies to transport with categories M2 and M3.

It is worth remembering that amendments to legislation are made regularly, which means that the list may be replenished or may lose some items. Therefore, it is worth regularly monitoring and, if necessary, clarifying the information so that no problems arise with the law.

Which vehicles carrying passengers and luggage are subject to inclusion in the Register of OTI and Vehicles

In accordance with the current legislation, the subject of transport infrastructure (carrier) is obliged to submit information for inclusion in the Register of OTI and Vehicles in relation to motor vehicles used for regular transportation of passengers and luggage or transportation of passengers and luggage on order (buses, etc.). In accordance with the technical regulations of the Customs Union “On the safety of wheeled vehicles” TR CU 018/2011, approved by decision of the Customs Union Commission dated December 9, 2011 No. 877, vehicles used for the transport of passengers are divided into the following categories (classes):

Category M1 - Vehicles used for the transport of passengers and having, in addition to the driver's seat, no more than eight seats - passenger cars.
Category M2 - Vehicles used for the transport of passengers, having, in addition to the driver's seat, more than eight seats, the technically permissible maximum weight of which does not exceed 5 tons.
Category M3 - Vehicles used for the transport of passengers, having, in addition to the driver's seat, more than eight seats, the technically permissible maximum weight of which exceeds 5 tons.
Vehicles of categories M2 and M3 with a capacity of not more than 22 passengers in addition to the driver are divided into class A, intended for the carriage of standing and seated passengers, and class B, intended for the carriage of seated passengers only.
Vehicles of categories M2 and M3 with a capacity of more than 22 passengers in addition to the driver are divided into class I, having a dedicated area for standing passengers and allowing a quick change of passengers, class II, intended for the carriage of predominantly seated passengers and having the ability to transport standing passengers in the aisle and ( or) in an area not exceeding the area of a double passenger seat, and class III, intended for the carriage of exclusively seated passengers.

Our specialists will help you understand the need to send information to include your vehicle (group of vehicles) transporting passengers in the Register of OTI and Vehicles free of charge.

IMPORTANT

When engaging a specialized organization to draw up a passport for ensuring the transport safety of vehicles (groups of vehicles) of motor transport carrying out the transportation of passengers, it is necessary to take into account that in accordance with Part 8, Art. 5 of the Federal Law of 02/09/2007 No. 16-FZ “On Transport Safety” - the information contained in the Vehicle Occupational Safety and Health Passport is restricted access information, work with which is carried out in the manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation. These documents are marked “For official use only.” In some cases, they may be classified as classified. The responsibility for protecting and ensuring the safety of this information rests with the subject of the transport infrastructure (carrier). When engaging a specialized organization, make sure that it is able to ensure the protection of information, namely that it has a valid certificate of accreditation for the right to conduct vulnerability assessments of OTI (TS), issued by Rosavtodor, as well as a valid FSB License for the right to work with information constituting a state secret .

Guiding Documents

The main regulatory legal acts (laws) regulating the issues of ensuring transport safety of motor vehicles, including Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated October 8, 2020 No. 1640 “On approval of requirements for ensuring transport safety, taking into account the safety levels for motor vehicles and urban ground electric transport » are given in the section of the website “Legislation”, subsection “Transport security of a transport infrastructure facility (TIF)”.

Necessary documents for the procedure

In order to carry out the procedure for categorizing a car, you will naturally need a certain package of documents that should be submitted to the authorized body.

In order to help avoid any difficulties in collecting papers, it is worth providing a detailed list of them:

A copy of a document confirming the existence of a specific carrier, i.e. certificate of registration of an individual entrepreneur, or a corresponding package of documents for a legal entity.
A copy of the technical equipment passport
A copy of the vehicle registration certificate
All documents related to the vehicle, which reflect as much information about it as possible. Such as: cost, hazard class of the car, capacity (or, more simply, the maximum number of passengers that it can carry according to information from the manufacturer).

Individually, the package of documents undergoes changes depending on who applies to the authorized body, the direct owner of the car or its lessee.

If the initiator of the appeal is the direct owner, then the following items are added to the list:

A copy of state registration, certified by a notary
Extract from the cadastral passport about the transport infrastructure facility

If the submission of papers is carried out by the tenant, then he will be required to:

A copy of the agreement between the owner and the applicant on hiring or renting a vehicle
An extract from the cadastral passport will also be required.

The procedure for categorizing general equipment

In accordance with current legislation, the categorization procedure must be carried out in relation to OTI defined by Federal Law No. 16-FZ of 02/09/2007 “On Transport Safety”. The responsibility for organizing the categorization of a transport infrastructure facility rests with the transport infrastructure entity (TI). STI is a legal entity, individual entrepreneur and individual who is the owner of a transport infrastructure facility or uses it on another legal basis (lease agreement, operational management agreement, etc.).

Direct categorization of hazardous materials is carried out by the competent authority and consists of the following main stages:

submission by the STI to the competent authority of an application for categorization, containing information about the transport infrastructure facility and the subject of the transport infrastructure, as well as complete and reliable information about the quantitative indicators of the categorization criteria;
verification, if necessary, by the competent authority of the information provided by the STI through interdepartmental interaction with government bodies and organizations that own such information, and, if necessary, obtaining additional information from transport infrastructure entities;
Based on the assessment of the application and information submitted by the STI, the competent authority makes a decision on assigning a category to the transport infrastructure facility;

The result of categorization is the assigned (modified) OTI transport security category.

IMPORTANT

When engaging a specialized organization to conduct an assessment of the vulnerability of OTI, it is necessary to take into account that, in accordance with the current regulatory legal acts (LLA), the information contained in the results of the conducted OU (DOU) of OTI is restricted access information, which is processed in the manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation. These documents are marked “For official use only.” In some cases, they may be classified as classified. The responsibility for protecting and ensuring the safety of this information rests with the subject of the transport infrastructure. When engaging a specialized organization, make sure that it is able to ensure the protection of information, namely that it has a valid certificate of accreditation for the right to conduct OU OTI, as well as a valid FSB License for the right to work with information constituting a state secret.

Guiding Documents

The main regulatory legal acts (laws) regulating the issues of categorizing TTI for transport safety are given in the section of the website “Legislation”, subsection “Transport security of a transport infrastructure facility (TTI)”.

Where can categorization be done?

The authorized body to carry out the procedure today is Rosavtodor. It is important to understand that you will not be able to carry out the categorization procedure anywhere else, although there are plenty of scammers who offer such services.

You can clarify your location in two ways that are available to everyone today:

By phone
And on the Internet

In this case, it would be wise to first contact Rosavtodor for advice, especially if you have not encountered such procedures before.

The cost of this procedure

The cost of categorization consists of a number of factors and features, for example:

Payment of state duty or any fee is currently not required
Depending on who submits the documents, a power of attorney may be required to be drawn up and notarized, which totals about 1,500 rubles.
If you submit documents by registered mail, you will also need to pay postage costs, which amount to approximately 100-200 rubles.

Results of the procedure

Based on the results of the categorization, the car is included in the appropriate register within 30 days based on:

Decisions on assigning the appropriate category
Decisions on inclusion in the register of categorized vehicles
Solutions for changing vehicle category

Operating a car without carrying out the categorization procedure is prohibited by law, which means that this process should not be neglected, because otherwise serious problems with the law may arise.

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Vehicle categorization

1. Movement on highways of a vehicle transporting dangerous, heavy and (or) large-sized cargo is permitted with a special permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this article.

Thus, carriers who have not included their vehicle in the Register of Categorized Vehicles of Rosavtodor will not be able to obtain permission from Gosavtodornadzor to transport dangerous goods on federal roads of two or more regions.

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