Commercial Passenger Transportation - Permit
Service description
The transportation of passengers by motor vehicle for compensation or on a commercial basis is subject to a permit requirement. This section provides a more detailed discussion of occasional passenger transportation by motor vehicle, which differs from regular passenger transportation by motor vehicle.
Types of non-scheduled transportation include:
- Taxi service,
- Day trips and vacations by car and bus (KOM),
- Transportation by rental cars and rental buses.
A permit may be granted only if the following requirements are met:
- The safety and efficiency of operations must be ensured.
- The applicant or the person entrusted with managing the business must be trustworthy.
- The applicant or the person entrusted with managing the business must be professionally qualified.
- The applicant must have its principal place of business or branch office within the country, as defined by commercial law.
Special information for the Fulda district
Under the Hessian Public Transportation Act, the Fulda district is the authority responsible for local public transportation. For the city of Fulda itself, responsibility for local public transportation lies with the city of Fulda due to its status as a city with special status and a population of more than 50,000.Both public transport authorities—the Fulda District and the City of Fulda—are members of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund GmbH (RMV), where they work together with the other member authorities to address issues related to regional public transit. In particular, the RMV is responsible for the planning and financing of all local rail passenger transport (regional rail, regional express, and S-Bahn services) within the network area. Furthermore, the RMV is responsible for setting the network fare structure—that is, the level and structure of fares within the RMV area.
To address the needs of local public transportation within its jurisdiction (the district area excluding the city of Fulda), the Fulda District has established a local public transportation organization, the “Lokale Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Fulda GmbH” (LNG Fulda). In addition to the district, the shareholders of LNG Fulda include all towns and municipalities in the district (excluding the city of Fulda). LNG Fulda is responsible for the planning, organization, and financing of public bus transportation in its area (route network, schedules, bus stops, and contracting bus services).
If you need information about current changes to service or details on the schedule, route network, or fares, click on LNG-Fulda.
What documents are required?
- Application (form available on the website of the relevant regional council):
Extract from the commercial or cooperative registry, if such an entry exists - Proof of Authority to Act on Behalf of the Company
- Certificate of Good Conduct
- Information from the Central Business Register regarding the owner and the legal representatives
- Proof of financial capacity by submitting certificates of good standing from the tax office, the municipality, the social security agency, and the workers’ compensation association, the reference dates of which must not be more than 3 months prior to the date of application, as well as certificates of equity, with supplementary certificates if applicable, whose reference dates must not be more than one year prior to the date of application
- Proof of Professional Qualification
Certificate of Professional Competence in Passenger Transportation by Road
Certificate of Professional Competence in Taxi and Rental Car Services - Vehicle List
- possibly a partnership agreement
If a person has been appointed to manage the business, the following documents must also be submitted for that person:
- Proof of Employment
- Certificate of Good Conduct
- Information from the Central Business Register
- Proof of Professional Qualification
Certificate of Professional Competence in Passenger Transportation by Road
Certificate of Professional Competence in Taxi and Rental Car Services
The certificate of good conduct and the extract from the Central Trade Register must not be more than 3 months old.
- Road Traffic - Passenger Transport
(Darmstadt Regional Council)
- Concessions - Passenger Transport
(Kassel Regional Council)
- Giessen Regional Council
- Certificate of Good Conduct
- Request Information from the Central Business Register - Hesse Administrative Portal
- Certificate of Competence in Passenger Transportation by Road
- Certificate of Professional Competence in Taxi and Rental Car Services
- Application (form available on the website of the relevant regional council):
What fees apply?
The fee is charged in accordance with the Cost Regulation for Official Acts in Connection with Paid or Commercial Passenger Transport by Motor Vehicle (PBefGKostV). The amount of the fee depends on the administrative effort involved and the value of the subject matter of the official act.
What deadlines do I have to observe?
A permit is issued for a maximum period of 5 years.
Legal basis
- Passenger Transportation Act (PBefG)
- Hesse Regulation on Jurisdiction Under the Passenger Transportation Act
- Regulation on Entry into the Profession of Passenger Road Transport (PBZugV)
- Schedule of Fees Under the Cost Regulation for Official Acts in the Commercial or Business-Related Passenger Transportation by Motor Vehicle (PBefGKostV)