Completed solutions for vehicles service facilities (liquid- gas fuel stations, auto repair shops, car stations, private MOT etc.)
The Consulting Engineers of KOTSAKOSTOUDIS GROUP company with many years of experience in the field, have the knowledge to advise and direct the clients in order to issue the start of operation announcement of the garages of any specialty (mechanical and electrical breakdown, paint and body shop, gas fuel workshops, etc.), as well as to construct and complete the installation of a project.
More specific, in collaboration with the clients, research is carried out to find the appropriate space (land utilisation, if there are any illegal structures, space measurements, safety distances, etc., based on Presidential Decree No. 78/88 as amended and is in effect), necessary documents are issued (certificates, attestations) and a file is submitted in the Ministry of Transport of the clients’ region.
Furthermore, following the latest legislation updates and according to Presidential Decree No. 78/88,the Government Gazette 1519B/ 7 September 2010 and the Law No. 3897 (10 December 2010), licences are issued for the establishment and operation of garages for vehicles which run with LPG and gas fuel.
Finally, we remain close to the owner even after the start of operation of their business, offering full technical and consulting support in issues as technical safety, lifting certification, waste management and their registration in the Electrical Waste Registry.
Car parks, either exterior or interior, and car wash, with or without lube facilities, are very important for the crowded city centres. The Consulting Engineers of the company KOTSAKOSTOUDIS GROUP, knowing the modern needs of the vehicles, they undertake the research to find the appropriate space based on Presidential Decree No. 455/76 as amended and is in effect, and supply the clients with all the necessary documents for the legal operation of each activity.
Consulting Engineers are at the clients’ side and responsibly offer effective technical-economic solutions for all stages of parking area studies, such as reconnaissance study, preliminary feasibility study, preliminary study, final study, application and impact study, for both public and private entities. In addition, they undertake the investment subsumption for the creation of the station to the development Law 3299/2004 with great success rates.
Petrol stations, with or without fuel gas, private or public, within or outside the urban plan, can be established in places of interest by applying the exact relevant legislation. The Consulting Engineers of every specialty of the KOTSAKOSTOUDIS GROUP company, with many years of experience, can advise- direct any project, from finding and checking the space suitability, supplying with all the necessary documents and certificates, designing the equivalent circulating connection, redacting the application studies, to finally licensing the legal business operation. Our company also undertakes to draft the tender documents up for the establishment, expansions and modernisation of new and existing facilities.
The institutional framework which determines the procedures for the establishment and operation of petrol stations is Royal Decree No. 465/70,(applies to petrol stations that are located outside the city plan)and Presidential Decree No. 1224/81(applies to fuel stations that are located within a city plan), as they were amended by Presidential Decree 118/2006 (Government Gazette 119A), Law 3710/2008 (Government Gazette 216A) and Law 3897/2010 (Government Gazette 208A).
Stations selling LPG only and stations selling both LPG and petrol are licensed based on provisions 595/1984 (Government Gazette 218A) as amended and is in effect.
Compressed natural gas (CNG) stations are licensed based on provisions under Ministerial Decree Reference No. 5063/184/2000(Government Gazette 155B).
The licence to establish petrol stations is valid for a certain period of time, while the operating licence is valid indefinitely.
The Consulting Engineers of every specialty of the company «Kotsakostoudis Group» fully undertake all the procedures of finding space, drawing up studies and plans, designing circulating connections by applying Law No. 2963/2001 (Government Gazette 2068A) as amended and is in effect for the legal operation of MOT in the whole territory.
Owners of existing garages that operate without a license, as there are no terms and conditions for the installation and licencing of this activity, and for those who are interested in opening a garage, are obliged to submit a file to the Directorate of Technical Works of the Regional Unit of their company’s headquarters, for their temporary licence according to the Government Gazette B’ 242/02.02.2017, pending the Government Gazette provided by paragraph 4 of Law No. 1575/1985.
In the light of the problems of the specific sector, due to the lack of obligation to issue an operating licence until now, we undertake the support and implementation of the necessary processes in accordance with the current legislation for the legal operation of Garages Repair and Maintenance Workshops for Project Machinery.
The Consultant Engineers of every specialty of the KOTSAKOSTOUDIS GROUP company undertake with responsibility and knowledge, the study and issuance of the establishment and operation licence for vehicle disposal.
The legal framework that applies to traffic connection in the National Road Network is the Presidential Decree No.118/2006, n.d. 465/1970.
The company KOTSAKOSTOUDIS GROUP undertakes the required studies- designs, approvals and supervision for all businesses that are expected to have a special traffic connection, direct or indirect, with the national provincial and municipal road network.
Driving school is an appropriately configured and equipped space where theoretical training for prospective drivers is provided.
The legal framework that applies to the granting of a licence for the establishment and operation of driving school is: Joint Ministerial Decree Reference No. 52424/Joint Mi8501 (Government Gazette No. 2663/Β΄/9-11-2011) Presidential Decree No.208/2002 (Government Gazette 194/A΄/23-8-2002) Presidential Decree No.337/2003 (Government Gazette No. 291/Α΄/18-12-2003) Joint Ministerial Decree Reference No.6776/734/2003 (Government Gazette No. 217/Β΄/26-2-2003) Ministerial Decree No. 58930/480/1999 (B’ 526) as amended with reference No. 43206/6028/2008 (Β΄1541) and Law No. 3852/2010 (Government Gazette No. 87/Α΄).
The company KOTSAKOSTOUDIS GROUP undertakes the prerequisite procedures for granting the establishment license of KE.TH.E.Y.O. in Driving Schools from the Department of Transport and Communications of the Prefectural Self-Government.
