Summer tires will need to be replaced
According to current legislation, Russians must change summer tires on their cars before the start of the winter calendar, that is, before December 1. In this case, drivers have the right to use both studded and studless tires. In this case, the prerequisite will be the presence of the “M+S”, “M&S” or “MS” marking, noted At the Ministry of Transport. Additionally, winter tires must be fitted to all wheels. For violation, drivers will face a warning or a fine of 500 rubles.
Expansion of rights
Some Russian drivers will run out of licenses in the near future, but on December 23 last year, the Russian government issued Decree No. 2269. extended its validity for three years.
We are talking about documents that will expire in 2024 and 2025. This applies to both private drivers and those working as professional drivers. Such drivers do not need to visit traffic police MREO departments – the license will be automatically renewed.
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However, this does not apply to citizens whose licenses should expire in 2022; Their licenses were automatically extended for three years within the scope of Covid measures. Such drivers will need to hurry so that they have time to complete the entire procedure for changing their driver’s license.
Tricolor will become mandatory
Before the end of 2024, changes will be made to GOST that will ensure the mandatory presence of the Russian tricolor on license plates.
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“Necessary changes will be made to GOST by the end of this year –
“A flag with the Russian tricolor flag in the lower right corner of the car sign will become mandatory.”
— said The author of the initiative is State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein on the Telegram channel.
The currently valid 1993 GOST allows the production and installation of license plates on vehicles both with and without the Russian tricolor, but with raised RUS letters in the region code field.
Audit will become expensive
Officials of Russian regions until December 20 will determine New tariffs for vehicle inspection.
So, in the Jewish Autonomous Region, the Rostov and Amur Regions, the Stavropol Territory, the Tyumen and Samara Regions and the Republic of Mordovia, they decided to increase the cost of technical inspection by 7.3-7.4%. Currently, the procedure will be least expensive in the Tyumen region (1 thousand rubles), and most expensive in the Amur region (1.6 thousand rubles).
However, the updated tariffs will only be valid from next year.
Transport tax and tolls for electric cars
Russians payable Transport tax for 2023 until December 2, 2024. Usually the payment deadline is December 1, but this time it falls on a Sunday. Russians can find out the tax amount from the regional tax office, on the website or application of the Federal Tax Service, and from the State Service.
If the citizen does not pay the tax, a fine will be imposed Penalties for each day of delay as punishment.
By the end of 2024, electric car owners in Moscow will benefit from zero transport tax benefits. Benefit according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin will grow longer and for 2025.
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Free travel for electric vehicles on Russia’s toll roads is valid until the end of December 2024. SupposedIt is said that the document will be extended next year, but there is no definitive information yet.
Cars will still be expensive
“socialbites.ca” reportedHe said the new recycling fee will be included in the retail prices of cars in Russia by the end of 2024. This applies to both importers and domestic producers.
The fact that AvtoVAZ may increase prices for Lada in December this year, and then in January 2025 reported Telegram channel Mash. However, AvtoVAZ provided this information refuted He says this is not true.
The situation is much worse with popular Chinese foreign cars imported to Russia as part of parallel and “gray” imports; will become more expensive socialbites.ca had previously written 250-300 thousand rubles.
Taxi prices will increase
Taxi prices in Russia are expected to increase further by the end of the year due to increased demand for transport services and personnel shortages. They say experts.
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“It would be correct to call the price increase 30-40 percent. Year to date There is already a 15-20 percent price increase In Moscow and in the region,” said Oleg Amosov, head of the popular movement “Forum Taxi” in an interview with Pravda.Ru.
Prices for taxi services in Russia may increase by 20% for the New Year holidays, said Andrei Popkov, head of the interregional union “Taxi Driver”. According to him, general inflation and increasing prices of fuel, spare parts and components were effective in this.
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Source: Gazeta
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