Is chartering a car illegal?

Chartering a car may not necessarily be considered an illegal operation, but the specific situation needs to be judged according to relevant laws and regulations. The following are some possible situations:

1. If car chartering refers to a private contract between individuals and does not involve a business nature, it will generally not be considered an illegal operation;

2 . If the chartered vehicle and driver do not have the corresponding operating qualifications and have not obtained necessary documents such as taxi licenses and business qualification certificates, then it is an illegal operation;

3. If the chartered vehicle and driver have the corresponding operating qualifications, If the vehicle has operating qualifications, but violates relevant laws and regulations during driving, such as overloading, speeding, fatigue driving, etc., it will also be considered illegal operation.

Penalties for illegal operations mainly include two situations:

1. Anyone who engages in road transportation operations without authorization shall be ordered to stop operations by the road transportation management agency at or above the county level and shall be fined 2 A fine of not less than 10 times but not more than 10 times;

2. If there is no illegal income or the illegal income is less than 20,000 yuan, a fine of not less than 30,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan shall be imposed. In addition, the use of scrapped, unauthorized modifications, assembly, and unqualified testing passenger cars for road passenger transport, the use of buses for road passenger transport, and the leasing of road transport operating licenses for road passenger transport operations should also be deemed illegal operations.

In summary, when chartering a car, you should pay attention to compliance with relevant laws and regulations, choose vehicles and drivers with legal qualifications, and abide by traffic safety regulations to ensure the legality and safety of chartering a car.

Legal basis:

Article 8 of the "Road Transport Regulations of the People's Republic of China"

Those who apply to engage in passenger transport operations must meet the following conditions:

(1) Have vehicles that are suitable for its business operations and have passed the test;

(2) Have drivers who meet the conditions stipulated in Article 9 of these Regulations;

(3) Have a sound production safety management system.

Those who apply to engage in line passenger transport operations should also have clear route and station plans.