The head of the Russian traffic police, Mikhail Chernikov, explained how drivers of vehicles without a state registration mark will be punished. That is, if the vehicle is registered, the sanction will not exceed 800 rubles, otherwise the driver may lose his license, reports “Kommersant”.
“Article 12.1 of the Administrative Code of St. determines the penalty for driving an unregistered car (fine of 500-800 rubles or deprivation of rights in case of repetition) and Art. 12.2 – for driving a vehicle without a license plate (fine of 5 thousand rubles or deprivation of rights deprivation),” the message says.
It is stated that once a purchase and sale agreement (SPA) is signed, the owner must register the vehicle within ten days. Currently can travel without state registration marks.
“From now on, the vehicle owner can only use Art. 12.1 – Art. 12.2 is not applicable for driving without a license plate,” Chernikov noted.
There had been a legal dispute before; The law allowed drivers to drive without a license plate for 10 days until the vehicle was registered with the traffic police.
However, at the end of 2023, the Supreme Court ruled in one of the cases that it was illegal to travel without a state license plate.
As a result, starting from the beginning of 2024, traffic police began to fine drivers of newly purchased vehicles without license plates. The only way out was a tow truck to MREO.
It happened before that knownHe said that traffic police began confiscating the driver’s licenses of owners of right-hand drive vehicles for license plates that were not mounted in the center of the vehicle’s axis.
Previously reportedTariffs for forced evacuation of cars in Moscow have increased by 25%, he said.