The Government supported the Draft Resolution “On Amendments to the Road Rules” developed by the Ukrainian Agri Council together with the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture, which abolished the need to obtain a permit for the movement of large-sized agricultural vehicles.

UAC welcomes the adoption of this Draft Regulation as it greatly simplifies the work of agricultural producers, especially during the sowing and harvesting period when the machinery goes to the fields.

From now on, permission to move agricultural machinery up to 3.75 meters wide is not required, subject to compliance with special safety rules: the installation of flashing beacons, marker lights, providing an escort machine. The new rules apply to all roads except roads in regional cities.

Recall that the requirement for obtaining permits was provided by the Law of Ukraine "On Traffic" and was motivated by the need to preserve the roads. However, this permit did not in any way affect the preservation of the roads and the process of obtaining it was lengthy, complicated and bureaucratic.

The agrarian authorities had to apply to several institutions for permission: the Regional Highway Service, the Department of Construction and Architecture of the Regional State Administration, and the Center for Administration Services (CAS). In addition, it was necessary to indicate the route of movement of equipment, which is impossible to do, since it is extremely difficult to plan where and when the equipment will move. And for vehicles over 3.75 meters wide, a police escort was needed, which made it even more inconvenient, because to get it, one had to coordinate the departure of the equipment with the police schedule. The process could last from a week to a month, which in many cases simply blocked the operation of the farm and resulted in large losses.