The duration of the Vehicle Recognition System for fuel stations has been extended.

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The President of the Petroleum Products Employers' Union (PÜİS), İmran Okumuş, reminded that the General Directorate of the Mint and Stamp Printing House has extended the application period for the National Vehicle Identification System (UTTS), stating, "Fuel dealers have been granted the right to apply until January 31 and a installation period until April 30. This period may not be enough because it's not an easy task. We are talking about 12,600 stations."

"A PAINFUL PROCESS WAS EXPERIENCED"

Okumuş met with representatives of companies selling fuel products in Çanakkale and Balıkesir at a hotel in the city. At the meeting where the problems of the fuel sector were discussed, the National Vehicle Identification System (UTTS), which was implemented to end the manual entry of vehicle license plates at fuel stations and to prevent tax losses due to abuses in fuel sales, was also evaluated. İmran Okumuş stated in his speech at the meeting that there was initially a painful process regarding the installation of vehicle identification units on commercial vehicles and the installation of UTTS equipment at fuel stations, but over time it returned to normal.

APPLICATION PERIOD EXTENDED IN UTTS

Stating that UTTS is a system that has been considered and worked on for many years, Okumuş said, "It is not possible to say that this system can be done in '1-2 days, 1-2 months, and it's done.' The General Directorate of the Mint and Stamp Printing House has extended the application period. Fuel dealers have been granted the right to apply until January 31 and a installation period until April 30. This period may not be enough because it's not an easy task. We are talking about 12,600 stations. About 13,000 gas stations will have this system installed. We have passed the painful process, and it is going more positively, so we are in a good situation." he said.

"COSTS WERE VERY HIGH"

Okumuş expressed that they did not resist the government's fight against the informal economy during the transition to UTTS, and continued his words as follows: "We have always supported the government's fight against the informal economy and will continue to do so. What did we resist? The costs were very high, we said, 'The sector cannot earn money like this.' We expressed ourselves correctly. The Mint suggested that if the existing vehicle barcode readers are provided free of charge by fuel distribution companies to fuel stations, they should be replaced free of charge by the contractor company. This proposal was accepted with great satisfaction by the distribution companies. Instead of paying 50,000 lira each year, it was accepted that fuel dealers would pay once every five years. There is a much more important gain. It was a significant discussion about what would happen to the dealers selling less than 3,000 liters of fuel in the villages of Anatolia that do not have UTTS and do not use that technology. We intervened there and achieved a consensus.

"THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED WITH PUBLIC SUPPORT"

Okumuş stated that they resolved the system of fuel dealers selling gasoline and diesel under 3,000 liters with public support, without requesting a fee, through the contractor company and their own mediation, saying, "Once we solved this, we published the application. I advised my colleagues to apply in 2024 so that you can benefit from accelerated depreciation in 13 months." Halil Özer, the Provincial President of the Petroleum Products Employers' Union in Çanakkale, also emphasized that the fuel sector is always open to change and development. Özer stated that the sector sometimes has problems, saying, "We invited our President İmran Okumuş, who is directly concerned with the problems of our sector. We had the opportunity to learn about the problems faced by our dealers firsthand."