Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus

Please note that when forming and maintaining the Register, it is not permitted to include information about the vehicles of a motor carrier in the Register if information regarding the carrier is excluded from the Register for the relevant period.

In such a case, the exclusion of vehicle information from one carrier automatically limits the inclusion of such information from other carriers.

In the event of suspension or exclusion of information in the Register regarding a motor carrier, information about drivers of other carriers is not suspended, and therefore drivers have the right to continue their work activities.

There are cases of unscrupulous carriers failing to maintain up-to-date information (or failing to remove information) from the Register.

Removal of information from the Register is carried out upon written request from the motor carrier submitted to the branch of the Transport Inspectorate.

These situations often arise due to legally incompetent vehicle rental agreements, gratuitous use agreements, and similar agreements subsequently concluded by individuals (drivers), which subsequently carry risks in the form of losses (temporary impossibility of subsequent use of vehicles in passenger transportation by taxi vehicles) for the owners of such vehicles, in the event of unscrupulous actions on the part of counterparties.

A properly drafted agreement that stipulates the carrier's obligation to promptly remove information regarding the vehicle from the Register in the event of termination of such an agreement will allow the owner to demand full compensation for damages from their counterparty.

In this case, based on Articles 11 and 14 of the Civil Code, the owner of the vehicle whose right has been violated may demand full compensation for damages from his counterparty.

In this case, before losses arise, the owner of the vehicle has the right to stipulate in the lease agreement (free use, etc.) of the vehicle the obligations of the counterparty, ensuring the possibility of monitoring its actions, as well as the timely exclusion of information about the vehicle from the Register.

In this regard, when using taxi cars, we recommend:
– to the extent possible, avoid the unjustified presence of information in the Register on vehicles at the same time for several carriers;
– agreements shall provide for the carrier's obligation to remove information from the Register in relation to the vehicle in the event of termination of such contracts.