Passenger carriers go with GLONASS

January 1, 2012 all passenger carriers would be required to equip Russia own transport systemGLONASS.

The document amends the provisions on licensing of passenger transportation by road, equipped to transport more than 8 people (except if such work is carried out to provide needs of the legal entity or individual entrepreneur).

Under the new provisions, in the absence GLONASS or GLONASS / GPS vehicle will be fined 2.5 thousand rubles for the driver and 30 thousand rubles for legal entities. While this rule is extended to the special transport, which carries passengers, ie taxi, public transportation, and commercial carriers.

"The introduction of sanctions for absence GLONASS transport – is, in fact, was the only effective measure for its implementation ", – said the Ministry of Transport. fact that small businesses so far refused to install on their cars Russian navigate through its high cost (up to 20 thousand rubles a car ).