Central Bank to increase MTPL tariffs by 20 percent for some drivers 16:50

The Central Bank of Russia has announced plans to increase compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance rates for some drivers. reported the regulator’s press service.

The Central Bank of Russia plans to expand the limits of the tariff corridor of compulsory motor liability insurance by 11.57% in both directions for public transport (trolleybuses, trams, buses carrying out regular passenger transport) and by 20% for motorcycles and trucks. The press service noted that the maximum permissible weight is 16 tons and below.

At the same time, MTPL rates for ordinary drivers will also remain unchanged.

The Central Bank noted that motorcyclists today pay less for the policy than others, but the amount of damage in an accident caused by their fault is comparable to losses from passenger cars. Moreover, in two years this figure has increased by 32%. Trucks are more likely to cause an accident than other road users, with a maximum amount of 400 thousand rubles. They receive such payments twice as often as others.

Before that reportedDue to the rising prices of auto parts in Russia, the cost of compulsory traffic insurance should increase by at least 30%, the National Automobile Association (NAU) has warned.

The association’s experts are reportedly outraged that insurance prices in Russia can be five times more expensive than in Belarus, despite similar legislation and the nature of traffic accidents. NAS Director Anton Shaparin also stressed that the availability of car parts in the two countries is almost the same.

“Let’s take a typical owner of a 2020 Kia Rio with a 122 hp engine (over 25 years old, driving for more than two years). For him, the policy will cost 9.1-13.8 thousand rubles, for a similar Belarusian it will cost about 3 thousand rubles in Russian money,” he said.

Previously, there was a strong became more expensive auto parts.