Full procedure Run a taxi

Obtain an extract from the vehicle register

Extract of the Highway Patrol Corps showing that the car is registered in the operator's name.

Show the right to use the car. Other option: Have the owner's power of attorney notarised.

1. 1. Request the extract at the Highway Patrol Corps
   Where: Highway Patrol Corps
   The extract shows that the car is registered in the operator's name and is not under arrest or pledged. It is valid for 30 days.
   Bring: Registration certificate and ISEZ number plates, ID card or passport of the applicant
   You receive: Extract from the vehicle register
   Cost: IS 40 per car
   Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Obtain the taxi driver's medical certificate

Certificates of both city dispensaries, then the medical commission at the city polyclinic (Form 083-T).

2. 2. Obtain the certificate of the narcological dispensary
   Where: City narcological and psychoneurological dispensaries (Talas, Regional Hospital grounds, building 9)
   The dispensary checks its register and takes a sample. The certificate is valid for 30 days, and the polyclinic does not accept it once it is older.
   Bring: ID card or passport of the applicant, Driver's ID and driving licence
   You receive: Certificate of the narcological dispensary
   Cost: IS 60 per driver
   Time: 30–150 min in the queue, 10–20 min at the counter, 1–2 days until the next step
3. 3. Obtain the certificate of the psychoneurological dispensary
   Where: City narcological and psychoneurological dispensaries (Talas, Regional Hospital grounds, building 11)
   A separate queue in a separate building, with its own cash desk. The two dispensaries do not accept each other's receipts.
   Bring: ID card or passport of the applicant, Driver's ID and driving licence
   You receive: Certificate of the psychoneurological dispensary
   Cost: IS 60 per driver
   Time: 30–150 min in the queue, 10–20 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
4. 4. Pass the medical commission for Form 083-T
   Where: City polyclinic (medical commissions)
   Eyesight, hearing, blood pressure and a cardiogram, in that order. A driver over 60 also brings a cardiologist's note.
   Bring: Certificate of the narcological dispensary, Certificate of the psychoneurological dispensary, Driver's ID and driving licence, Two photographs, 3.5 × 4.5 cm
   You receive: Medical certificate of a taxi driver (Form 083-T)
   Cost: IS 180 per driver
   Time: 60–240 min in the queue, 60–120 min at the counter, 1–3 days until the next step

Pass the taxi inspection

Inspection at the station of the Highway Patrol Corps, in the taxi lane; repeated every six months.

5. 5. Bring the car to the inspection station on Thursday
   Where: Highway Patrol Corps
   Hours: Taxi lane: Thursday, 9:00–13:00
   In addition to the ordinary inspection: a first-aid kit and a fire extinguisher of approved types, four doors, a seat belt for every seat and a warning triangle. Tinted windows are not passed.
   Bring: Technical passport of the vehicle, Registration certificate and ISEZ number plates, Compulsory motor third-party policy, Driver's ID and driving licence
   You receive: Technical inspection certificate for a taxi
   Cost: IS 150 per car
   Time: 60–240 min in the queue, 30–45 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Fit and calibrate the meter

Taximeter of an approved model, calibrated by Iradstandart on the measured kilometre and sealed.

6. 6. Obtain Iradstandart's certificate for the meter model
   Where: Iradstandart, State Agency for Standards, Metrology and Certification
   A meter that can show fares in a currency other than som is not approved.
   Bring: Invoice of the foreign supplier
   You receive: Certificate that the taximeter model is approved
   Cost: IS 85
   Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 3–7 days until the next step
7. 7. Have the meter calibrated on the measured kilometre
   Where: Iradstandart, State Agency for Standards, Metrology and Certification (Trans-Talas Highway, km 6–7, by the Highway Patrol Corps station)
   Hours: Tuesday, 9:00–11:30, in dry weather
   The car is driven over the measured kilometre twice in each direction with an Iradstandart officer in the passenger seat. In rain or snow the calibration is postponed to the next Tuesday.
   Bring: Certificate that the taximeter model is approved, Technical inspection certificate for a taxi
   Cost: IS 90 per car
   Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 20–30 min at the counter, 0–7 days until the next step
8. 8. Have the meter sealed at the Iradstandart courtyard
   Where: Iradstandart, State Agency for Standards, Metrology and Certification
   The officer on the measured kilometre does not carry seals. The car is driven to Jibek Jolu Avenue 60 on the same day, before 12:30; a meter not sealed on the day of calibration is calibrated again.
   Bring: Certificate that the taximeter model is approved
   You receive: Calibration certificate and seal of the taximeter
   Cost: IS 20 per car
   Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Have the roof light and markings approved

Text registered with the Department of Public Information, then approval by the Passenger Transport Licensing Section.

9. 9. Register the text of the roof light and the door markings at the Department of Public Information
   Where: Department of Public Information: registration of printed matter
   The roof light is printed matter. The Iradi word TAKSI must be at least as large as the Russian and English words, and the three appear in that order from left to right on the side facing the street.
   Cost: IS 150
   Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 3–7 days until the next step
10. 10. Present the car with the light fitted for approval
    Where: Passenger Transport Licensing Section (Courtyard of Liberty Boulevard 14, entrance from the side street)
    A yellow light with black letters 12 cm high, and the licence number in black, 10 cm high, on both front doors. Lights with a dome are not approved.
    Bring: Technical inspection certificate for a taxi
    You receive: Approval of the roof light and door markings
    Cost: IS 70 per car
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 10–20 min at the counter, 3–10 days until the next step

Insure the passengers

Passenger accident policy of Iradstrakh, in addition to the compulsory motor policy.

11. 11. Buy the passenger accident policy at an Iradstrakh office
    Where: Iradstrakh, State Insurance Company of Irad
    The policy is priced by the seat. The compulsory motor policy does not cover the passengers of a taxi. The policy number is written on the tariff card.
    Bring: Compulsory motor third-party policy, Technical inspection certificate for a taxi, Technical passport of the vehicle
    You receive: Passenger accident insurance policy
    Cost: per passenger seat per year, IS 55 per car, per seat
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 15–25 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Obtain the taxi licence

Licence of the Passenger Transport Licensing Section, Department of Infrastructure and Communications, one for each car.

12. 12. Pay the fee at Talasbank
    Where: Talasbank (any branch)
    Cost: licence fee, per car per year, IS 600 per car
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
13. 13. Submit the application with the full set of documents
    Where: Passenger Transport Licensing Section
    The Section checks each document against the list on its door; an application with one document missing is returned whole. The extract from the vehicle register or the owner's power of attorney is attached.
    Bring: Certificate of registration of the firm, Taxpayer registration card, Medical certificate of a taxi driver (Form 083-T), Technical inspection certificate for a taxi, Calibration certificate and seal of the taximeter, Approval of the roof light and door markings, Compulsory motor third-party policy, Passenger accident insurance policy, ID card or passport of the applicant
    Time: 30–150 min in the queue, 15–30 min at the counter, 10–20 days until the next step
14. 14. Collect the licence and the windscreen card
    Where: Passenger Transport Licensing Section
    You receive: Taxi licence with the licence card for the windscreen
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
15. 15. Have the tariff card stamped
    Where: Passenger Transport Licensing Section
    The card shows the fare per kilometre, the minimum fare and the waiting charge in som, in Iradi, Russian and English, and is fixed to the back of the front passenger seat. A change of fares is a new card, stamped the same way.
    Bring: Taxi licence with the licence card for the windscreen, Passenger accident insurance policy
    You receive: Tariff card in three languages, stamped by the Section
    Cost: IS 10 per car
    Time: 10–40 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step