Private taxi drivers may be allowed not to change cars to localized ones.

The government has supported a bill that proposes to allow private taxi drivers to use private cars that do not meet localization requirements. This was reported by RBC on November 24, citing its sources.

The bill proposes to allow individual drivers to use such cars in their work, including them in regional taxi registries, provided that they own them for at least six months and use it without involving third parties. It is assumed that this right will be valid until January 1, 2033.

At the same time, according to the document, the annual quota for non-localized cars will amount to at least 25% of the total number of entries in the regional register of passenger taxis. Quotas will be set annually by the Ministry of Transport. So, to calculate the limit for next year, it is planned to use the number of cars entered into the register as of February 28, 2026.

The relevant bill was submitted to the lower house of Parliament on October 30. Its authors pointed out that as of July 2025, the FGIS Taxi registry contains information on 162.5 thousand entries of carriers with the status of self-employed, many of them already use Russian cars as taxis. Thus, the bill does not violate the logic of localization, but encourages a gradual transition to the use of cars manufactured in Russia, the deputies noted.

Quota benefits: self-employed taxi drivers may be allowed to import cars

The State Duma is discussing easing the requirements for the localization of the fleet

Earlier, on November 19, it was reported that, according to a study, despite the entry into force of the law on localization of cars in taxis starting next spring, almost half of drivers (42%) engaged in such transportation are going to continue working in their cars.

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