Lockdown: what applies to transfers until November 30 – detailed JMC

Detailed instructions for transportation by MMM, taxi, car, etc. during the closure issued through the JMC of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.

What does the JMC contribute with the measures to deal with the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, from Saturday, November 7 to Monday, November 30, in terms of transport?

Public transportation, taxis, cars, student, teacher, and employee transportation:

• Public Transport operates ensuring adequate traffic, with a maximum occupancy of 65%.
• Up to one passenger is allowed in the taxi and private passenger vehicles. It is allowed to exceed the passenger limit only if the vehicle carries minor children, whose stay at home is impossible under the supervision of an adult or a person who needs the help of a second passenger to move.
• Up to two people are allowed in Double Cab, Mixed Use and VAN type vehicles. It is allowed to exceed the occupant limit only if the vehicle carries minor children, whose stay at home under the supervision of an adult is impossible.
• In the case of students in non-urban areas, who use taxis to get to school, up to four people are allowed to travel, upon presentation of a corresponding certificate from the school director. The same possibility is provided, by presenting the corresponding certificate, for the cases of teachers in non-urban areas, who are attended either by taxi or in the vehicle of one of the teachers.
• In automobiles, the use of a mask is not mandatory if only the driver is riding it, if the passengers are spouses or partners, as well as if they are first and second degree relatives.
• The operation of passenger service vehicles used to transport personnel to and from work is permitted only with the presentation of an employer certificate and a relevant movement card, from which the vehicle travels, and provides maximum coverage of the 50% of passenger seats available.
• In case the passenger does not wear a mask, they are not allowed to enter the means of transport.
• For non-compliance with sanitary measures, which concern passengers for public use, urban and interurban buses KTEL or KTEL SA, individual motorway buses of sterile lines, tourist buses and special city tour buses of the open or closed public type, private bus, as well as the competition buses of OASA SA and OASTH SA, an administrative fine of 150 euros is imposed on the driver of the vehicle and / or passengers, as the case may be.

What applies to air transport:

• At arrivals and departures within airports, as well as during all domestic and international flights, staff and passengers must wear a non-medical protective mask.
• Passengers must comply with the instructions of the permanent and temporary staff of airports or airlines responsible for the functions of supervision, crowd management and assistance to passengers, in order to maintain the necessary distances and guarantee controlled and safe access. avoid congestion.

What applies to driving schools:

• Driving schools are suspended. Only the training and examination (theoretical and practical) of candidates for bus and truck drivers is allowed, including the examination of Certificates of Professional Competence, with a distance of 1.5 meters and with the participation of up to five apprentices.
• The theoretical and practical examinations of driver candidates are suspended.
• In the event of non-compliance with health measures by driving schools, an administrative fine of 1,000 euros is imposed for the first offense and 2,000 euros for the second offense.

What applies to KTEO:

• The operation of the vehicle technical inspection services is suspended, with the exception of the Public and Private Vehicle Technical Inspection Centers (KTEO) that have an automatic technical inspection line for heavy vehicles approved and authorized for technical inspection truck and bus vehicle.
• In cases of permitted exceptional operation, the maximum number of people waiting should not exceed nine, while attendance is by appointment by telephone and electronically and by submitting the corresponding list to the auditing bodies.
• In the event of non-compliance with sanitary measures by the vehicle technical inspection services, an administrative fine of 1,000 euros is imposed for the first offense and 2,000 euros for the second offense.

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