OREANDA-NEWS. May 24, 2012. The Law of Ukraine "On motor transport" was amended to include, inter alia, the following:

-If the excess of the overall weight and dimensional parameters established in the territory of Ukraine is less than seven percent, it is enough for the carrier to have a document on payment of drive of heavy or oversized vehicles;

-the vehicle drivers are required to allow the staff of the controlling authorities to check tachographs, show them the tachogram as well as to print on paper data on the work and store ifthe digital tachographs are used;

-increase in penalties of up to 100 untaxed minimum incomes of citizens (NMDG) for the lack of necessary documents and up to 1000 NMDG for foreign carriers for the transport of goods from third countries as well as passengers and goods between points within the territory of Ukraine without special permits.

At the entrance to Ukraine of the vehicle with excess of the overall weight and dimensional parameters of less than 7%, the carrier has the opportunity to pay for the road way damage directly on the border. At that, the DAI of Ukraine will issue the route declared by the carrier, from which it may not deviate. Otherwise, the penalty will be imposed on the carrier, the level of which is currently being revised in the direction of a significant increase. At that, the ability of the vehicle driving without the special permission and paying for exceed of an overall weight and dimensional parameters of not more than 2% is preserved.