Specified passenger: new permit
Updated: July 2025, 2
Specified buses are referred to as specified passenger motor vehicle transportation business under the Road Transport Act, and are transportation businesses that transport a certain range of people to a predetermined location in response to the demands of specific customers.
This includes commuting buses for companies and schools, shuttle buses for facilities, etc.
In terms of application, there is no legal exam for executives, and you can start with just one vehicle, making it an easy business to enter.
Support Administrative Scrivener Corporation handles the application process for permits for this specific passenger transportation business.
Flow until opening
If you wish to obtain a permit for a specified bus, you will need to submit an application for a specified passenger motor vehicle transportation business management permit to the Transportation Branch Bureau.
Application
We conduct on-site inspections of garages, offices, etc., prepare financial planning budgets, and confirm whether permit requirements are met.
Create an application form, business plan, financial plan, etc., and submit the application along with the attached documents to the Transportation Branch Bureau.
Examination
After applying, a review will be conducted for about 2 to 3 months, and permission will be granted.
If you receive correction instructions due to missing documents or corrections, you will need to respond.
Preparation for opening → Opening
The business will open once the following procedures have been completed.
・Notification of operation manager and maintenance manager
・Car license plate change procedure
・Participate in voluntary automobile insurance (voluntary insurance that covers a certain amount or more)
・Enrollment in social insurance (depending on the case)
・Fare list and notification of start of transportation business
Permission criteria for specified passenger motor vehicle transportation business
In order to obtain a specified passenger car transportation business permit and operate a charter bus business, the following criteria must be met.
| Transportation users | ・The consumer is, in principle, identified as a single person. ・The consumer directly concludes the transportation contract and instructs the transportation, It is recognized that the contract is for meeting one's own transportation needs, such as not involving a third party. |
| Customer | Being limited to a certain range, etc. |
| route or business area | ・Routes or business areas that are consistent with customer demand are established. ・The route must not pose a problem for the operation of business vehicles. |
| public convenience | The management of the business related to the application will significantly impede public convenience because it will be difficult for other passenger motor vehicle transport operators related to the route or business area to manage the general passenger motor transport business and maintain their business plans. There is no risk of |
| Sales Office | An office that manages the operation of business vehicles and provides business support to users, and must meet the following requirements: ・Having the right to use the land and building of the business office for one year or more ・Do not conflict with related laws and regulations such as the Building Standards Act, City Planning Act, Fire Service Act, Agricultural Land Act, etc. ・It must be of sufficient scale to accurately carry out the business plan. |
| business vehicle | Have the right to use a business vehicle |
| car garage | ・As a general rule, it must be attached to a business office. If it is not possible to have one attached, the location is within 2 kilometers in a straight line from the office. Management, including operation management, must be fully possible. ・The boundary between vehicles and garages and the distance between vehicles must be at least 50 centimeters, Capable of accommodating all business vehicles located at the business office. ・It must be clearly separated from areas used for other purposes. ・Having the right to use the land and building for more than one year ・It must not conflict with related laws and regulations such as the Building Standards Act, City Planning Act, Fire Service Act, and Agricultural Land Act. ・Facilities for inspection, maintenance, and cleaning of commercial vehicles must be provided. ・It has a structure that does not hinder the entry and exit of business vehicles, The front road does not conflict with vehicle restriction ordinances. If the front road is a private road, the consent of the right holder is required. The public road that connects to the private road does not conflict with the Vehicle Restriction Ordinance. |
| Rest nap facility | ・As a general rule, it must be attached to a business office or automobile garage. If it is not possible to have an attached facility, it must be within 2 kilometers in a straight line from both the business office and the car garage. ・It must be large enough to carry out the business plan accurately and have appropriate equipment. ・Having the right to use the land/building for one year or more ・It must not conflict with related laws and regulations such as the Building Standards Act, City Planning Act, Fire Service Act, and Agricultural Land Act. |
| Management and operation system | ・For corporations, one or more of the corporation's officers must be full-time. - Each business office must have a management plan to ensure the number of full-time qualified operation managers required by the number of business vehicles deployed. ・The chain of command regarding operation management, such as the officer in charge of operation management, is clear. ・In principle, there must be a plan to appoint a full-time qualified maintenance manager, etc. |
| driver | There must be a plan to always select drivers who are sufficiently qualified to carry out the business plan. |
| compliance | The applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation, the full-time executive officer who executes the business must have the knowledge of laws and regulations necessary to carry out the general chartered passenger motor vehicle transportation business, etc. |
| Ability to compensate for damages | There is a plan for all planned vehicles to enroll in voluntary insurance or mutual aid that meets the standards set forth in Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Notification No. 17 of 503. |
For transportation business applications, please contact Support Administrative Scrivener Corporation
Support Administrative Scrivener Corporation provides application support and consulting services related to transportation businesses, from those newly registering and obtaining permits for transportation businesses to those already operating transportation businesses.
The transportation business has moved from the stage of simply receiving a permit to the stage of requiring the establishment of a compliance system.
Our staff has a track record of applying in all prefectures across the country. Please contact us by all means.
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