How Do You Obtain a Shuttle Transportation Authorisation Certificate?

If the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of Istanbul is the city's beauty, the second is its traffic. Today millions of people working in Istanbul travel between two continents simply to get to work and back. The same is true of students who spend hours getting to school. As school shuttles join the traffic, the hours people working in Istanbul spend on the road keep rising.

Although some people are lucky enough to get to work and back on foot or on a single bus, the great majority of Istanbulites spend the time they need for resting, unwinding and socialising on the road instead. Those who commute in their own cars lose out heavily because of costs such as tolls, bridges, fuel, travel cards and parking. Traffic stress, hours spent on the road and the expense soon wear out every employee, senior managers included, and in the long run cause them to lose motivation and start looking for a different job.

Volt Lines comes in at exactly this point, aiming through its employee shuttle transportation service first to raise people's standard of living and then to take constructive steps towards reducing Istanbul's biggest problem: traffic. For employees travelling to work and home in Volt Lines shuttles, the hours spent in traffic and the distance they have to walk home both fall — which not only raises their motivation but improves their quality of life. Combined with an affordable pricing policy, this brings even businesses that have never used an employee shuttle service before into partnership with Volt Lines. 

For the system to run safely and effectively, an "Employee Transport Contract" must be put in place. Behind this service Volt Lines offers sits an "Employee Shuttle Vehicles Regulation". To join the ranks of Volt Lines drivers, you first need to obtain a "Shuttle Transportation Authorisation Certificate". 

Where can I apply for the authorisation certificate?

Once you have gathered the documents required for the application, you can apply for your authorisation certificate here:

Apply for a Shuttle Transportation Authorisation Certificate

Which Documents Are Required for the Authorisation Certificate Application?

(Source: https://tuhim.ibb.gov.tr/personel-servis-tasimacilgi/)

Individual — Documents Required for a Shuttle Transportation Authorisation Certificate Application

1. Certificate of activity from the relevant chamber (for existing shuttle carriers, a certificate of activity for the period worked,
a taxpayer record, or a route permit dated before 25.05.2015).
Legal Entity — Documents Required for a Shuttle Transportation Authorisation Certificate Application
1. Signature circular of the company's authorised representative,
2. A copy of the company's trade registry gazette entry,
3. A document showing that the company's head office or branch is within the boundaries of the province of Istanbul,
4. Certificate of activity from the relevant chamber (for existing shuttle carriers, a certificate of activity for the period worked,
a taxpayer record, or a route permit dated before 25.05.2015),
5. Student and Employee Shuttle Transportation Undertaking (this is confirmed as part of applications made online
and will not be requested separately),
6. Documents showing the standards met, according to the application group (A, B, C and D) (Mid-Level
Manager (ODY2) Vocational Qualification Certificate, Senior Manager (ÜDY2) Vocational Qualification Certificate,
ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 and TSE 12257 certificates).

Individual — Documents Required to Apply for the Shuttle Transportation Card
1. Shuttle Transportation Authorisation Certificate,

Legal Entity — Documents Required to Apply for the Shuttle Transportation Card

1. A copy of the company's Trade Registry Gazette entry and the signature circular of the company's authorised representative,
2. Shuttle Transportation Authorisation Certificate,
Documents Required to Apply for the Public Transport Vehicle Driving Certificate
1. An official document/approval showing that the applicant is over 26 and under 66 years of
age,
2. A driving licence held for 7 years if the shuttle vehicle is a minibus, or 5 years if it is a bus,
3. A driving licence cancellation query (covering the last two months),
4. A driving licence penalty query for the last five years, obtained via e-Government (within the last five (5) years:
not having been involved in fatal traffic accidents through conscious negligence; not having had a driving
licence withdrawn more than once for drink-driving or for breaching speed
limits,)
5. A criminal record check no more than 6 months old as at the application date, queried for official institutions
(drivers who will carry passengers commercially must not have been convicted of the offences under Articles '81',
‘82.’ ‘83.’ ‘86.’ ‘87.’ ‘88.’ ‘94.’ ‘95.’ ‘96.’ ‘102.’ ‘103.’ ‘104.’ ‘105.’ ‘106’, ‘107’, ‘108’, ‘109.’,
'148', '149', '179/3', '188', '190', '191', '226' and '227' of Turkish Criminal Code no. 5237, or Article '35' of Misdemeanours
Act no. 5326),
6. Holding a Shuttle Vehicle Driver certificate compliant with the National Occupational Standard set out in the Vocational Qualifications Authority Act
(this will be requested once the system infrastructure is in place),
7. A psychotechnical report obtained from centres authorised by the Provincial Health Directorate,
8. A health report to be obtained each year from centres authorised by the Provincial Health Directorate covering infectious
diseases, eye health and psychiatry (from doctors holding specialist status)
(must be no more than one year old).

Documents Required to Apply for the Route Permit

1. Motor Vehicle Traffic and Vehicle Registration Document (air-conditioned) (the provisions of Disability Act no. 5378 apply in respect of vehicles suitable for disabled access).
2. A certificate of conformity showing that the interior and exterior camera systems comply with the standards set out in the annex to the Regulation on the Manufacture, Modification and Assembly of Vehicles published in Official Gazette no. 29869 of 26.10.2016, and are compatible with the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's Public Transport Management Centre,
3. Compulsory Personal Accident Seat Insurance covering every seat in the vehicle,
4. The contract between the student's parent and the carrier (individual or legal entity), a template for which is available on the official website of the Public Transport Services Directorate / the contract (where the vehicle is leased)
The contract between the company and the institution (company) being carried / the contracts (a contract concluded with a public body — the contract concluded where the vehicle is leased)
5. The Public Transport Vehicle (Commercial Vehicle) Driving Certificate / institutional approval for those who will work as drivers,
6. Social Security Institution documents for the drivers registered to the holder of the Shuttle Transportation
Authorisation Certificate,
(Where Route Permits are found to have been used for a purpose other than that intended, sanctions are applied in line with the provisions set out in UKOME
decisions, the permit is cancelled
and no permit is issued to the carrier concerned for a period of 6 months; this notation is also added to the permits
so that the carrier is informed).

2019 Authorisation Certificate Fees

(Source: UBAK official website)

To download the fee table to your device, click here.

Where can I apply for the Authorisation Certificate?

Once you have gathered the documents required for the application, you can apply for your authorisation certificate here:

For detailed information about the 2019 Shuttle Transportation Authorisation Certificate paperwork and to keep up with the latest developments, click here . 

Matters such as the shuttle transportation authorisation certificate, the employee transport contract and the employee shuttle vehicles regulation cover both private sector and public sector employees.

The aim of the shuttle transportation authorisation certificate is for all employee shuttle vehicles to operate in a way that is compatible with the existing and planned public transport system, and thereby to establish a safe, auditable, sustainable system with clearly defined criteria.

For detailed information about the 2019 Shuttle Transportation Authorisation Certificate paperwork and to keep up with the latest developments, click here .