Document confirming completion of mandatory maintenance
For many years, only the traffic police had the authority to conduct mandatory technical inspection of cars. At the beginning of 2012, these functions were transferred to private OTO operators with the appropriate RSA accreditation. Today, instead of the previous maintenance coupon, a diagnostic inspection card is issued, which no longer needs to be glued to the windshield. It is not even necessary to carry the document with you, since traffic police inspectors no longer ask for it.
The diagnostic card is printed on plain A4 paper; the data of the vehicle and the maintenance operator at whose service station the work was carried out are entered into it.
The document number and vehicle information must be entered into the EAISTO electronic database. Otherwise, the contract is considered invalid and compulsory motor liability insurance cannot be issued on it.
Frequency of vehicle technical inspection
According to Art. 15 of the Federal Law “On Technical Inspection of Vehicles”, the owner of a passenger car is required to undergo maintenance and obtain a permit to operate the vehicle:
- Every 2 years, if the car is from 4 to 10 years old inclusive.
- Every year if the vehicle is older than 10 years.
Operating a vehicle without an extended technical inspection certificate is an administrative offense. In addition, it will not be possible to obtain an MTPL insurance policy.
Insurance companies always check the availability of a valid inspection using the unified electronic PCA database. If the data is missing, then there is actually no inspection. A similar problem can arise when undergoing diagnostics at non-accredited service stations.
To obtain an official document, it is important to contact only authorized services that have been accredited by the Russian Union of Auto Insurers. If you have doubts about the authenticity of the document, you should check the technical inspection using the PCA database.
Let's look at how to check the accreditation of a vehicle inspection station using the PCA database, and then the authenticity of the issued ticket.
Where can I find the number on the form?
Young motorists who are faced with the need to undergo mandatory maintenance for the first time will probably be interested in knowing where to find the diagnostic inspection card number. In 2021, its format has changed - the number of numbers in the combination has been reduced. You can find the number at the beginning of the document, in the “Registration number” section. Its value will change with each new mandatory maintenance. After each procedure, a new DC is issued with a different unique number.
How many numbers you will see on the diagnostic card depends on the time of the last maintenance. Until 2021, the combination consisted of 21 digits. Since the technical inspection is valid for two years, such documents are still in the hands of Russian drivers.
At the beginning of 2021, the number of the mandatory maintenance diagnostic card was reduced to 15 digits, but the validity period remained the same.
How to check the status of your vehicle?
Sometimes some car enthusiasts become interested in the history of their car after purchasing it. And of course, quite often, this leads to disappointment.
But still, it can be interesting to find out some information about your car.
For detailed information you can use:
Traffic police website
On this portal you can find out the number of registration actions and the number of owners. The car is also checked for theft, participation in an accident or imposition of restrictions. Verification is possible only by VIN code.
Bank collateral check
The Federal Tax Chamber inspects movable property. A ViN code is required to pass the verification. reestr-zalogov.ru
Determine the owner of the car
On the avtobot.net service, you can find information about the former owner, phone number and photo of the car. Verification occurs using VIN.
RSA
The service of the Union of Auto Insurers provides data on the current MTPL policy.
Decoding the diagnostic card number
The diagnostic maintenance card number is compiled in accordance with certain rules. Knowing them will allow you to recognize some information at a glance. For clarity, let’s decipher the value 081830021800085. This combination of numbers must be divided into 4 parts - 08183-002-17-00085. Decryption is carried out in the following order:
- 08183 – number of the accredited OTO operator in the RSA register;
- 002 – serial number of the specialist who directly carried out the maintenance;
- 17 – year of issue of mandatory maintenance;
- 00085 – serial number of the document issued this year by a certain OTO operator.
Knowing these values, you can easily compare the information hidden in the number with the data in the contents of the document. They must match.
What does a diagnostic card provide and what do you need to know to get it?
A diagnostic card is a document containing data on the completion of a technical inspection, including all vehicle components and additional equipment.
The text describes the final conclusion on the degree of compliance of the vehicle with safety requirements. The validity period of the card and the period for the next inspection are also set.
The document must contain the following:
- information about the vehicle being checked;
- technical data of the vehicle;
- information about PTS;
- results of the inspection;
- date of next inspection;
- final decision on the suitability of the vehicle for further operation.
One of the main purposes of the card is that without it you will not be able to purchase an MTPL or CASCO policy.
No self-respecting company will enter into an agreement with a car owner whose car has not passed MOT. They must be sure that your vehicle is in good condition.
To obtain a diagnostic card, you must contact the Technical Inspection Point (STO), which has RSA accreditation and a special agreement with the traffic police department. You can find out the addresses of suitable organizations on the RSA website or from your insurance company.
To pass the MOT, you must:
- conclude an agreement with the organization you have chosen and pay for its services;
- provide a certificate of registration of your car;
- present a passport or other identification document;
- provide your vehicle for technical inspection.
It is advisable to take care in advance of preparing the car for maintenance. If a malfunction is detected, you will not pass the diagnostics. You are given 20 days to correct problems. If the problem is not resolved after this period, you will have to pay for maintenance again.
When is a card number required?
Since the diagnostic card is printed on ordinary A4 office paper, it does not have counterfeit protection in the form of watermarks or holographic symbols. Enterprising scammers skillfully take advantage of this, and their tricks often fall for drivers who are not aware of the possibility of independently verifying the authenticity of a document. Citizens find out that they were sold a counterfeit during a visit to the office of the insurance company to obtain a compulsory motor liability insurance policy, when their application is denied.
In this case, checking the authenticity of the technical inspection using the diagnostic card number in the EAISTO electronic database will help. All accredited GTO operators are required to enter information about issued DCs here. The following information must be attached to the document number in the EAISTO database:
- Vehicle VIN code;
- state registration number;
- chassis and body number, if available;
- name of the OTO operator;
- validity period of the document.
When checking, the system will display the above information, which should be identical to the data in the diagnostic card. If you have been issued a fake mandatory maintenance diagnostic card, when making an online request for authenticity, the situation may develop according to one of the following scenarios:
- When used to check the VIN code or license plate number of a car, the system will not find your document in its database. Information will be provided based on the last reliable inspection, which has already expired.
- If, when sending a request, you entered the registration number of the document, it can be found in the database, but with a different VIN code and license plate number of the car, and the validity period of the MOT will not coincide with the paper one. This is explained simply: the attackers take the number of the original document of another car, but instead of its data they insert yours.
A reliable way to avoid fraud
To avoid unpleasant situations, you should check in advance the service station you intend to contact for accreditation by the Russian Union of Auto Insurers. To do this, just look at the “Register of Maintenance Operators” on the official website of RSA.
The register includes more than 4,900 enterprises throughout the country that have current RCA accreditation. Using a convenient filter, you will quickly find the nearest OTO operator. Here it is also possible to find out his address, contact details, full name. manager and category of vehicles served by the service station.
How to find out the vehicle inspection card number
There are three ways for a driver to find out the registration number:
- contact the car service center operator who carried out the maintenance and name the registration plates of the form;
- find a special website where they will provide the necessary information for free;
- independently look at the inspection results report No. EAISTO, which is usually located next to the date of the inspection, and find out the DK No. from it.
Find by license plate and VIN
During registration, the technical center specialist registers the diagnostic card in the EAISTO system. If the service does not detect an error and gives a positive response, then the DC receives a unique 21-digit license plate. This means that it has been successfully entered into the unified register.
To find the diagnostic card number and check the authenticity of the technical inspection, it will be enough to know the VIN code or license plate number of your car. If data about the car is available in the registry, then after an automated search, a license plate of the recreation center will be issued that matches the one indicated on paper. The procedure is free of charge.
How to find out the diagnostic card number by license plate number and VIN code online? On the EAISTO.info website or other specialized resource, you will need to fill out the appropriate field in the form provided and click “Check”.
As a result of searching by VIN, the system will find and display the entire list of references to the car in EAISTO and the saved inspection numbers. Here you can find out when the DC expires and other parameters.
In the same way, the car owner will be able to find a diagnostic card by state number. In the empty field marked “car registration plate” or “vehicle license plate number” you need to enter the necessary data. It is more convenient to find a vehicle registration number for checking maintenance in this way: it is much easier to enter a car license plate of 8-9 characters, because many car owners know it by heart
If the driver did not find the necessary information, it means that the technical inspection was carried out before the vehicle was registered with the traffic police, therefore the license plate number is not listed in the database. The most reliable way to search is by VIN code, since information about the state registration of a vehicle is optional for inclusion in the unified register.
Self-verification of document authenticity
To check a diagnostic card by number in the EAISTO database, you can use various online services belonging to accredited OTO operators or insurance brokers. There are dozens of them on the Internet. Direct access to the EAISTO system is available only to OTO operators, MTPL insurers and traffic police officers. Each of them has its own level of access to maintenance data. In any online service, information is provided free of charge, but there may be restrictions on the number of requests.
The authenticity of the document can be determined by the vehicle’s VIN code, license plate number, chassis or body number, as well as by the 15-digit digital combination of the diagnostic card.
After entering any of these parameters, the system will provide information about the most recent maintenance.
Checking the accreditation of the technical inspection point
You can check the inspection station at RSA through a special online service on the official website of the Russian Union of Motor Insurers.
The following can be used for searching: OTO number, manager’s full name, location address and contact phone number. Filling in only 1 parameter will significantly expand the number of organizations as a result.
An example of a search when specifying only the manager's last name:
A green checkmark in the “status” column indicates that this point has been accredited and has the right to conduct inspections.
To obtain more detailed information about the organization of interest, click on the corresponding line:
In the window that opens, you can see the accredited categories, contact details and location.
A preliminary check of the inspection point using the PCA database will protect you from purchasing a forged document.
How to get a copy of the diagnostic inspection card?
You can lose a card under completely different circumstances; sometimes it is actually easier to make a duplicate than to find or return the original card.
If restored, you will not need to undergo a re-inspection. All information about the state of the machine will be copied from the EAISTO database. You need:
- Engage specialists who provide document replacement services. For example, Rosgosstrakh.
- Provide vehicle details. The car number or VIN will do;
- Pay for the production of a duplicate. Approximately 600-800 rubles;
- The timing of card restoration must be clarified at the place of application. They vary greatly in different regions.
- Pick up a completed document at a branch or order it delivered to your office or home. An extremely relevant service for cities with a population of over a million, for example in Moscow.
Print a diagnostic card by number: help from specialists
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Why do we need a diagnostic chart database?
The Unified Automated Information System for Technical Inspection (UAISTO) is a state electronic database of diagnostic cards containing information (data) about the passage of technical inspection by all vehicles. The service verifies the effectiveness and authenticity of the recreation center.
When undergoing maintenance, the owner receives the corresponding document, and the expert who carried out the diagnostics enters information about this into the EAISTO within 24 hours, that is, creates a copy in the database. Duplication of information ensures that the vehicle passed the technical inspection legally. The following are entered into the system:
- actual station address;
- Full name of the employee who performed the vehicle diagnostics;
- information about the owner;
- information about the vehicle (make, model, state number, year of manufacture, VIN code/body number, marking of components and assemblies);
- an electronic version of the card containing a 15-digit (until 2021 21-digit) number, the date of inspection and the expiration date.
Thus, the presence of an electronic diagnostic card in the official database provides protection for vehicle owners from receiving false inspection documents, allows them to easily issue or extend compulsory motor liability insurance, and also avoids delays in payments in the event of an accident.
Before issuing a policy, insurance agents check the availability of a maintenance document in the RSA (Russian Union of Motor Insurers) database. In case of an accident, all documents, including technical inspection information, are checked for authenticity and relevance.
