Is it possible to find out a driver's license number online by last name?

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Is it possible to find out the court's decision? Yes, this information will be available on the traffic police website after checking the VU.

Very often you need to quickly obtain information about a territorial license. There are many situations that require promptly checking the driver online using the traffic police database for deprivation of rights. The most common cases are when applying for a job. And in your personal interests, it wouldn’t hurt to know how to quickly obtain the required information on this issue. Since a driver’s license is the main document that gives the driver the opportunity and grounds to drive a vehicle, in everyday life the need for such a service arises more often than many people imagine.

Previously, you had to contact the traffic police directly for information with a corresponding written statement. Now it’s very easy to do this - on the official website you can check your rights for deprivation using the traffic police database for free. Read about all typical and non-standard situations and the algorithm of correct actions in our material.

On which website can I check my driver's license for revocation?

There are many resources on the Internet that offer information about deprivation of a driver's license via the Internet. There is no point in contacting them, since each of these sites will in any case perform a search directly through the traffic police database, which is freely available to every visitor.

Intermediary sites may require additional information about the driver, which is completely unnecessary in 2021 to obtain information about the deprivation of a license, or try to impose additional services. However, in a specific case, these “assistants” are absolutely unnecessary, because all the information is freely available on the GosAvtoInspektsiya at traffic police.rf, which is accessible from any device, be it a PC, smartphone or laptop.

How to check a driver's license for deprivation by last name

The entire algorithm of actions is extremely simple. To check a driver’s license in the traffic police database for information about the deprivation of rights, you need to indicate the series, number and date of issue of the license. If the specified data is unknown at the moment, and you urgently need to obtain information only by full name, then in this case it is generally impossible to find out anything - for this you need to contact the traffic police directly, about which there is a corresponding notice on their website :

Checking the availability of court decisions on deprivation of the right to drive is carried out exclusively by the last name, first name, patronymic and date of birth of the driver’s license holder. If it is necessary to confirm the fact of issuance of a driver’s license, as well as the presence (absence) of court decisions on the deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle, the driver’s license holder can contact the State Traffic Inspectorate unit.

How to find out your driver's license number by last name online

A program or database that can be used to find out an online driver’s license number from a passport does not exist today and its launch is not expected in the near future. This service is at the disposal of traffic police officers and information about the driver’s license number can only be obtained upon written request. These requests are often used if the license is lost and the driver does not remember its number, and a driver without this number cannot receive information about fines or an insurance policy.

Online check of driver's license for deprivation using the traffic police database

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Today, the state has simplified the task of obtaining the necessary information as much as possible. Checking your driver's license is very simple and can be done from anywhere, as long as you have access to the network:

1. We go to the official website of the traffic police gibdd.rf. There is no need to register or enter logins or passwords.
2. In the top menu, select the “ Services ” subsection.
3. Select the line "Driver check».

4. On the page that opens, a special form appears in the center of the screen. In the line “ Series and number of driver’s license ” we enter the relevant data. The numbers of the series and numbers are entered in a continuous row without spaces. In the line “ Date of issue of driver’s license ” we enter the data as specified in the license.
5. Click on the link "Request a review».

6. To protect against online robots, the site may ask you to enter a captcha in a pop-up window in the form of several numbers. We enter them as in the picture.

7. If an error occurred while checking the VU in the traffic police database and receiving data on the server, then the newly opened page will say: “ An error occurred while collecting information .” It's OK. We enter the ID details and captcha again and you can safely check your driver’s license online again.
8. We calmly receive the required information.

Everything is extremely simple and accessible, so there is no need to resort to the services of intermediaries.

How to find out your duty at the traffic police by last name

According to article 2.6.1. Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation for traffic violations when they are recorded by automatic technical means, i.e. photo recording cameras, fines are imposed on the owners (possessors) of vehicles. If the car is for family use and other people have the right to drive, then the owner needs to check his condition from time to time in the traffic police fine database. Regular checks are carried out in the all-Russian service www.gibdd.ru, which operates online. For your personal needs, you can verify such data by simply entering the license number and the date of issue.

Sometimes it becomes necessary to find out the traffic police debt by the name of an outsider. The reasons for this behavior are:

• car buying procedure;
• attempting to control adult children or spouses;
• requests from friends who are absent from the country, etc.

Respecting the principles of confidentiality, such an opportunity is not provided . This is also correct from the point of view that in this case it is possible to obtain data from the namesake, since complete identification by full name cannot be made. Therefore, digital data is used for searching, such as a driver's license number or a fine order number .

The only service where you can request data on debts by last name is the bailiff database . Unfortunately, this database is filled with a significant lag, and it can be used in case of prolonged non-payment of the debt.

Checking the deprivation of traffic police license on a driver's license

To complete this procedure, you must have certain information. As a result of checking the driver's license for deprivation using the traffic police database, a small sign opens in front of us, which will present:

• information about the issuance of a certificate;
• information about the validity of a driver’s license, court decisions on deprivation.

The personal information section will indicate:

• owner's date of birth;
• date of issue;
• validity;
• categories of vehicles for which driving licenses have been issued.

If the rights are valid and no deprivation has been made, then the process ends. No additional information will be shown. If the deprivation is still made and the period has not yet expired, then another section about its status will appear.

In the section “ Information on deprivation of the right to drive ” the following will be indicated:

• place of birth of the offender;
• date of the decision;
• period of deprivation of the right to drive;
• state of execution of the decision.

The last point about the state of execution deserves special attention. There are options:

1. “ The calculation of the period of deprivation of the right to drive has begun” means that the certificate has been surrendered in accordance with all the requirements of the court and the sentence is being “served.” The end date of deprivation can be easily calculated by the date of the decision and the period of deprivation.
2. “ The calculation of the period of deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle has been interrupted ” means that the driver did not comply with the court decision in full and did not hand over the license itself.

What does “Calculation of the term is interrupted” mean?

At the same time, one should not mistakenly assume that if the driver at fault did not submit the license itself to the traffic police authorities, then he has the right to drive a car. In 2021, any inspector has access to a list with the names of those drivers who are deprived of their rights to drive vehicles.

The violator is initially punished immediately from the day the decision is made, but the period will be calculated from the moment he surrenders the certificate. As long as he holds the documents in his hands and delays the visit to the inspectorate, he remains “deprived”, but the time of serving the sentence has not yet been counted.

Any check on the road or an accident will immediately reveal its uncleanliness, the inspector will have to punch the driver's license into the database, and the confiscation of the license will inevitably occur. Such a forced seizure will be accompanied by much more unpleasant consequences - a fine of 30,000 rubles , arrest for up to 15 days , an increase in the term of deprivation (depending on the circumstances).

Article 12.7 . Driving a vehicle by a driver who does not have the right to drive a vehicle .

1. Driving a vehicle by a driver deprived of the right to drive vehicles.

A fine of 30,000 rubles or administrative arrest for up to 15 days , or compulsory work for a period of 100 to 200 hours .

Everyone instinctively wants to avoid punishment, and many drivers who have been at fault assume that if they do not surrender their license, then the statute of limitations will expire and the court’s action will never take effect. This is wrong. The period of deprivation has no statute of limitations, and every inspector is aware of how to obtain the necessary information. The sooner the license is surrendered (according to Part 1.1 of Article 32.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - within three days after the trial), the sooner the sentence will begin to count, and the sooner the license will be returned to the owner.

This is exactly what is said in Part 1 of Art. 32.7 Code of Administrative Offences :

1. The period for deprivation of a special right begins from the day the resolution imposing an administrative penalty in the form of deprivation of the corresponding special right comes into force.
2. If a person deprived of a special right evades submitting the relevant certificate (special permit) or other documents, the period of deprivation of the special right is interrupted. The course of the interrupted period of deprivation of a special right continues from the day the person surrenders or withdraws from him the corresponding certificate (special permit) or other documents, as well as the receipt by the body executing this type of administrative punishment of the person’s statement about the loss of these documents.

Thus, not surrendering your license simply does not make sense and, moreover, it is fraught with serious troubles.

If it's right, it's fake

When checking your driver's license, there is another option: “ As a result of the check, information about the specified driver’s license was not found .” This may happen if:

• An error was made when filling out the relevant fields in the request. You should repeat the procedure, carefully entering the series, number and date of issue of the certificate;
• the rights have expired, i.e. are no longer valid;
• the rights were acquired illegally and are not listed in the traffic police database, i.e. they are fake.

Is it possible to indicate approximate driving experience in the application form?

Some drivers ask whether it is necessary to check the day the license was issued. Of course, when applying for insurance, you can indicate an approximate number. But it is important to take into account how many years a citizen has been driving a car.

If the length of service is measured in decades, perhaps such clarification will not play a big role in the cost of insurance. But for a novice driver, each month can affect the amount paid.

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How to find out a court decision on deprivation of a driver’s license via the Internet

If previously it was always necessary to contact the traffic police to check the driver, now this can be done directly from the office or from any place where there is Internet access. This has a number of undeniable advantages.

Advantages of checking the deprivation of rights at the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate using a driver’s license online:

1. The official website provides exclusively reliable information on issues of interest that are within the competence of this service.
2. You can perform the previously described sequence of actions and obtain information if you have access to the Internet.

As you can see, everything is extremely simple and thanks to the site, you now know how to check information via the Internet and make sure your documents are valid.

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How to find out

Just above we talked about absolutely legal ways to clarify information about the details of the VU. However, you also need to be aware of ways in which you will not be able to find out the relevant information.

Method No. 1. For example, you won’t be able to find out about the details of your driving license if you have a passport by using the online service on the official website of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate “Driver Check”.

The service allows you to clarify information:

• is the driver’s license valid or has it already expired;
• whether a particular driver was disqualified from driving and, if so, when and for how long.

To check, you must enter the series, license number, and the date of issue. Entering passport data to clarify information about the details of the VU is not provided.

Other services, such as “Check fines” and “Car check”, also do not provide this opportunity.

This means that through the traffic police website there is no way to find out the number and series of the driver's license from your passport. However, nothing prevents the applicant from doing this by directly visiting the territorial office of the State Traffic Inspectorate.

Method No. 2. In other documents, such as STS or diagnostic card.

Unfortunately, information about the VU is not included in the diagnostic card. There is only data from the vehicle registration certificate. The same applies to the STS itself - there is no way to find out the series and number of the VU from this document.

It is also not possible to find out information about a driver’s license from the PTS, since the car’s passport only indicates the details of the STS.