Individual vehicle build and conversion — how to get it approved legally
Individual vehicle build, or conversion, is governed in Czechia by Act No. 56/2001 Coll. and Decree No. 341/2002 Coll. on approving vehicles for operation on roads.
Why this matters for sports and special vehicles
Approval of an individual build or conversion is often the only way to allow sports or special vehicles legal use on public roads — that is, vehicles that haven't gone through standard series type approval or deviate significantly from it.
Who approves it
An individual vehicle build or conversion is approved by the transport department of the municipal authority with extended powers (ORP).
What you'll need
The process typically requires preparing approval documentation for the transport department — a technical description of the vehicle, compliance documents for the parts used, and any further materials required by the specific authority. Preparing this documentation tends to be the most demanding part of the whole process.
- Legal basis
- Act No. 56/2001 Coll., on the conditions of vehicle operation on roads
- Decree No. 341/2002 Coll., on approving vehicles for operation on roads
- Required paperwork
- Approval documentation for the transport department (technical description, part compliance documents, inspections)
- Application for approval of the individual build/conversion
- Authority
- Transport department of the municipal authority with extended powers (ORP)
- Inspection/verification
- ORP transport department / STK