OREANDA-NEWS. April 10, 2012. Now, our fellow citizens are able to receive SMS-information about public transport services.

As a result of improvement of the rules in the sphere, only companies and drivers with appropriate licenses engaged in this activity.

Uzbek Agency for Automobile and River Transport held a press conference devoted to this issue.

As it was known, sending SMS with a state number and serial sign of the bus, fixed route and passenger taxi or a truck to the number 5500 and you can get complete information about them.

Within a few seconds you will receive information on the right and timing of a particular vehicle.
If you get a negative response from the agency database, then the vehicle operates outside the law and may not be subject to daily technical verification, and the driver did not pass a medical examination.

The agency’s specialists have created an electronic database of licensed vehicles in order to introduce this new interactive service. It includes data on more than 30 thousand motor vehicles and their drivers.

It is noteworthy that this handy interactive method helps to protect the rights of users and eliminate the cases of illegal road transport activities.

Data base and the rules of the license are available on the website uzaart.uz of the agency. Citizens wishing to provide transport services license, can apply through the website and to submit the necessary documents in electronic form.

At the event, it was noted that effective use of such interactive services will contribute to the safety of transport services and traffic.

The journalists have received detailed answers to their questions at the press conference.