Step-by-step instructions for obtaining a duplicate driver's license

How to make a duplicate driver's license

Some people mistakenly believe that you can buy a duplicate driver's license if your license is revoked. Please be aware that this is a criminal act and we strongly recommend that you do not do this. A copy of the VU contains exactly the same information as the original. The only difference is a different date of issue, series and inscription on the back , which indicates the series of the original document and the reason for receiving the duplicate (for example, “loss”).

In what cases is a duplicate needed?

There are many reasons why a duplicate driver's license is issued. This is possible in the following cases:

• physical damage to the plastic driver's license card: the license may fall into fire, be damaged by a child, damaged by a pet, and so on;
• loss of document;
• identity theft.

In these cases, it is possible to replace the document with a duplicate driver’s license. However, the basic information in it will not change. After changing personal data or after the validity period of the document has passed, new rights with the changed information are issued. They will not be a duplicate of the previous certificate.

Punishment for fake driving license

If a car owner orders a duplicate license under the pretext of damage or loss of the document, however, the driver's license actually remains with him, this falls under a criminal article. In this way, criminals obtain plastic cards to make fake licenses. You can find out what the penalties for a fake driver's license are in Article 327 of the Criminal Code.

Various types of punishment are provided for both the manufacturers of the fake and the person who uses such a document. Accomplices who help criminals by acquiring duplicates illegally cannot avoid responsibility. For those using counterfeit licenses, the article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation provides for the following penalties:

• forced labor (maximum 2 years);
• detention (for a period similar to the previous paragraph);
• fine for a false document (up to 80 thousand rubles).

In order to avoid illegally obtaining a second copy of a license, such statements from citizens are carefully checked by the traffic police.

Duplicate driver's license

• Old-style plastic license (orange) – 12 thousand rubles;
• Old-style paper licenses with a seal – 17 thousand rubles (the seal will completely coincide with the form in your region)
• New plastic license with a hologram – 15 thousand rubles;
• Urgency – If the situation with your rights is critical and you need them within a few days, you can use. For an additional payment of 2 thousand rubles, our specialists will issue you a license in just 24 hours.
• Selection of a “copy” of your rights for a duplicate - our specialists will select your full namesake for only 2 thousand rubles.

Duplicate driver's license

• a completed application submitted to the local inspectorate;
• an explanatory letter that describes the loss of a driver's license with specified details of the loss;
• citizen's passport, where registration is noted;
• documents confirming registration (if there is no such information in the passport);
• driver's card with a mark on successful completion of exams at a driving school;
• photo card on matte paper;
• receipt of payment of the state fee.

Driving license revocation period

What is the period for revocation of a driver's license?

1. Revocation of driver's license for up to 3 years. For such a period, a driver’s license can be revoked for repeated driving while intoxicated or for repeated transfer of a vehicle to a person who is intoxicated.

Deprivation of a driver's license for 1.5 - 2 years. A driver’s license can be deprived for such a period: - for transferring a vehicle to a person who is intoxicated; - for the use of illegal light, sound devices and devices; — for an accident that resulted in damage of moderate severity; - for driving your own vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Deprivation of a driver's license for 1 - 1.5 years. For such a period, a driver’s license can be deprived: - for the use of illegal light, sound devices and devices; - for the use of narcotic or alcoholic substances after an accident; - for refusing to be tested for alcohol or drug intoxication; — for an accident that caused minor damage; — for driving a car that displays the color schemes of special and operational services; - for leaving the scene of an accident.

Revocation of driver's license for 1 year. For such a period, a driver’s license can be revoked: - for repeated violation of the speed limit at 60-80 km/h; - for repeated violation of the rules of passage through railway tracks that are permanently equipped; - for repeated driving in the oncoming lane on a one-way road.

Deprivation of a driver's license for a period of 6 months to 1 year. A driver’s license can be deprived for such a period: - for driving a vehicle with fake license plates; - for installing red lights on the front of the car.

Revocation of driver's license for 6 months. For such a period, a driver’s license can be revoked for exceeding the speed limit by 80 km/h or more.

Deprivation of a driver's license for a period of 4 to 6 months. For such a period, a driver’s license can be deprived: - for driving onto oncoming tram tracks or oncoming traffic; — in case of secondary ignoring of traffic lights or traffic controller’s gestures; - when driving in the oncoming lane on a one-way road. - for speeding by 60-80 km/h.

Deprivation of a driver's license for a period of 3 to 6 months. For such a period, a driver’s license can be deprived for gross violations of the rules for crossing permanently equipped railway tracks.

Deprivation of a driver's license for a period of 1 to 3 months. A driver’s license can be deprived for such a period: - for driving a vehicle without license plates, or for driving a vehicle with license plates installed in the wrong place; — for deliberately concealing license plates; - for deliberately obstructing vehicles with sirens on, for example, an ambulance or a fire truck; - for repeated driving of an unregistered vehicle.

Revocation of driver's license for drunkenness

What does a driver need to know about the issue of revocation of a driver’s license for drunkenness?

1. The examination procedure must take place in the presence of two witnesses.
2. The driver of a vehicle cannot be deprived of his license based on the breathalyzer reading.
3. It is necessary to undergo alcohol testing at a medical facility and should not be refused, otherwise a drunk driving conviction will be automatically accepted.
4. If the fact of intoxication is determined, the license is confiscated and the car is sent to a parking lot for a fine.
5. All other issues are resolved in court.

Lost your driver's license? There is an exit!

There are situations when vehicle owners are deprived of their driver's license for some reason. Without going into the essence of this problem, we will tell you what can be done. With our help, of course.

1. You can make new licenses in another region. You will not be included in the general database, therefore, you will not need to worry about the fact that the truth about your “exploits” will sooner or later come out. Even if an urgent situation arises and a traffic police officer wants to make a request at your place of registration, he will receive only the information that he should receive. How do we do this? This is probably not particularly important for you. The main thing is that with our help you can become the owner of a new driver’s license in the Moscow region, obtained completely legally. Moreover, please note that your new rights will have a new stamp and a different number, therefore, if they are checked by traffic police officers, they will be “highlighted” in the database, and not the rights that you were once deprived of.
2. You can make a duplicate driver's license in any way that suits you best.
3. Buy duplicate rights, issued in accordance with the rights that you were deprived of.
4. Buy mirror rights – a symbiosis of your data and the rights of the donor. Moreover, we will find you a donor in a database in the Moscow region.
5. Buy a driver’s license form without wiring and indicate in the “Reason for replacement” column “Lost abroad.”

The return of a driver's license in the Moscow region to everyone who has lost it is a service that is incredibly popular today. Therefore, it is no wonder that the probability of running into scammers is extremely high. In order to avoid losing a tidy sum of your hard-earned money without regaining your rights, do not forget that:

• Promises to enter any information about you into the database retroactively, including information about your driving experience, are one hundred percent deception. Remember - this is impossible to do!
• Only a strictly defined circle of people have access to the databases; any intervention by them leaves traces in the database. No one will risk themselves just like that, because every action of these authorized specialists, who own passwords and important information, is constantly monitored by higher authorities.

We value our clients and appreciate the trust they place in us. The affordability of our prices, the honesty and openness of our work, speed, quality and reliability - these are the components of our reputation. Having contacted us once, by chance or on the recommendation of friends, acquaintances or relatives, people, when difficult situations arise, return to us again and again. And they tell others about us. And we meet everyone's expectations!

Do you want to get a driver's license in the Moscow region? We will help you

We can provide you with real assistance in purchasing a driver’s license legally and in the shortest possible time. Call us by phone or send a request to our email address and we will contact you within 24 hours to discuss the details of the future transaction. You can find out from us all the details that concern you and even ask us uncomfortable questions regarding this topic. And then make an informed decision and get a new driver’s license.

• Unlike most companies today offering all car owners who have been deprived of their licenses to buy them, we guarantee 100% legality of your new documents. No one can provide you with such a high degree of reliability of rights!
• We never require prepayment - you pay for our services only after you personally verify that we have prepared your documents.
• You get the opportunity to check the authenticity of the driver's license produced for you in the Moscow region through the traffic police database. If you can access it through friends or relatives, you will once again be able to verify its legality.

Call us, thanks to our cooperation you will be able to buy rights and avoid unpleasant encounters with scammers. We will take on any of your problems and we will solve them!

When deprived of rights, a duplicate is a copy of the original that has equal legal force and contains similar information. The document is issued to the owner of the vehicle in the event that his original license has been lost or stolen.

Reasons for refusal to issue

The reasons for refusal may include the following factors:

1. You have been deprived of the right to drive by a court decision, for example, for driving while intoxicated.
2. The list of documents you provided was not complete .
3. The rights you want to make a copy from are fake .
4. Errors in writing explanatory notes.

If none of the four points has anything to do with you and you are sure that the refusal was given illegally, you can request a document in which this refusal is recorded. With this document, you can appeal the decision of the traffic police and even go to court.

A duplicate of rights upon deprivation is not a photocopy

A duplicate should not be confused with a photocopy of rights. Many drivers mistakenly believe that if the paper is identical to the original, a copy of the driver's license will be enough to drive a vehicle. Before issuance, a special mark is applied to confirm legality during inspection by traffic police officers. It should be noted that it can only be obtained in accordance with the procedure established by law. Buying it is considered an offense. Part 3 of Article 327 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation stipulates the following penalties for this:

• Fine up to 80,000 rubles;
• Fine in the amount of income for a period of up to 6 months;
• Compulsory or corrective labor;
• Imprisonment for up to 6 months.

Document registration price

If you want to buy a duplicate driver’s license illegally, the price from dealers offering such a service will be at least 30 thousand rubles. Although, since fake documents are easily identified by the police, such an act is usually punished with two years in prison, compulsory labor, or a fine of at least 80 thousand rubles.

Intermediary firms can help in obtaining a duplicate. The cost of their services is 10-15 thousand. The main advantage of such agencies, which explains the significant overpayment, is the production of documents within 1-3 days, bypassing queues.

Read also: How much does a medical certificate for a driver’s license cost in 2019?

How to get a duplicate license?

To purchase a duplicate driver’s license, you must contact the MREO of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate or leave a request on the State Services website. This option remains the best due to its simplicity and availability in different regions. In this case, you will have to collect a package of documents, which includes:

• Direct statement;
• Identification document of the originator of the application;
• Confirmation of registration in the region where the application was submitted;
• Driver's card;
• Photo;
• Receipt for payment of state duty.

If the rights have already been lost or stolen previously, and the police were contacted, a decision on refusal or on the initiation of a criminal case must be attached to this list. If you are going to apply for a duplicate of your rights on the State Services website, you only need to submit an application for its receipt, following the specified instructions. Here you can also check for unpaid traffic fines and other issues that could delay or hinder the receipt of the document.

Procedure for obtaining a duplicate

If you need a copy of your driver’s license due to loss or damage to the old card, then there will be only one algorithm for obtaining a duplicate. The main thing is to be patient and go through all the stages in order.

Where to contact

Having discovered the disappearance of his rights, or having decided to replace them due to natural wear and tear, a citizen has the opportunity to contact several government agencies at once:

• Local (or closest in territorial location) branch of the MREO (State Traffic Safety Inspectorate);
• Multifunctional Center of the Russian Federation (MFC);
• Official website of State Services.

The first option has a significant advantage regarding the duration of the procedure, since all the necessary forms and papers will be filled out by the citizen according to the generally accepted template, under the supervision of police officers.

This will reduce the likelihood of errors to almost zero. In addition, if all the documents provided correspond to a genuine driver’s license, the applicant will receive a certified duplicate the very next day. But due to long queues, the entire procedure can drag on for a week, which is considered a disadvantage of a personal visit to the MREO.

In the case of the MFC, a copy of the license will be issued using the same algorithm as when visiting the traffic police department, with the difference that the queues at the multifunctional center are often longer. Among the positive differences of this structure, one can note the absence of a territorial link between the department and the applicant, thanks to which even citizens with temporary registration can submit a form for the issuance of a duplicate of the VU.

The last option with early registration of a driver’s license through the State Services website is more suitable for those who value their money. Since the entire procedure is carried out online, no one will be able to demand money from you for additional services. But in this case, it will take much longer to wait for the identification of the provided package of documents (from 7 to 15 working days). Therefore, people use this method extremely rarely.

List of documents

Regardless of through which structure a citizen decides to make a duplicate driver’s license, the package of documents for such a procedure will include only one possible list of papers:

• Internal passport of the Russian Federation (in certain cases it is replaced by a birth certificate or temporary identity card);
• Application for replacement of old licenses due to wear, loss, or theft;
• Two photos, in a 3x4 ratio (standard image size for VU is 21x30 mm);
• A receipt indicating payment of the unified state duty (in order to save time, you can pay the duty in advance through the State Services website, and bring only a copy of the receipt to the traffic police department).

Moreover, to obtain a duplicate, a person will not need to retake oral exams and theoretical driving, which is considered a big plus. After all, each such standard is paid separately, and it is almost impossible to pass it the first time.

Deadlines for issuing a duplicate

A duplicate of the license is issued within 30 days from the date of submission of the application. In this case, the applicant receives a temporary certificate for a period of no more than 2 months. This time is enough for the final verification of the submitted papers. In some cases, receipt occurs on the same day the application was submitted. This is more typical for large cities with high traffic, where all transactions are completed as quickly as possible.

Sometimes, at the discretion of the road inspection, the specified period is extended (but not more than 1 month). However, this happens extremely rarely. The reason may be problems when checking documents, for example, suspicions about their authenticity. Such a long period of time is due to the fact that a complete verification of all submitted papers is often difficult or simply takes a lot of time.

When receiving a duplicate driver's license, it is necessary to take into account that the validity of the lost original will be canceled. Even if it is found by chance, its use is no longer possible. According to part one of Article 12.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, driving with such a document is equivalent to the absence of a license. The penalty for this is a fine, the amount of which can vary from 5 to 15 thousand rubles. Found licenses must be handed over to the traffic police department where their duplicate was received.

Solution options

Depending on the conclusion of the inspection inspection, the applicant may be issued a duplicate license or denied it. What could cause the latter? These factors include:

• Deprivation of the driver's right to drive a vehicle in accordance with the court's conclusion;
• Unreliability of the submitted documents or absence of any of the required list;
• There are errors in the text of the application;
• The rights being restored were obtained illegally;

A document confirming the refusal to issue a duplicate driver’s license indicating the reasons is given to the driver. If the applicant believes that there are no legal grounds for rejecting the application, he can appeal this decision in court or a higher authority of the traffic police, providing the issued conclusion.

Many drivers are interested in whether they need to undergo a medical examination in order to obtain a duplicate license in case of their loss. No, this is not necessary. Obtaining a medical certificate is mandatory only if the license is renewed due to expiration or returned after deprivation.

Procedure for obtaining a duplicate driver's license

To make a duplicate driver's license, you need to come to the traffic police office or go through the procedure online by registering on the State Services portal. In general, the algorithm of actions does not differ from the scheme of replacing an expired certificate with a new document.

Required documents

To submit an application to the traffic police department, you must prepare a package of documents:

• completed application form;
• a photographic card that can be made at the MREO;
• a receipt confirming the paid fee;
• passport or military ID.

If a duplicate is requested due to the theft of the original document, an order to initiate an investigation must be presented. It can be provided to a citizen within 30 days from the date of reporting the theft to the police.

Those with disabilities due to poor health will need a medical certificate only if their license specified the need to constantly provide it when checking documents. For healthy drivers, a repeat medical examination is carried out only when replacing a license every 10 years and in case of reinstatement after deprivation of rights by court order.

If the request is made over the Internet, similar data is entered in an electronic form filled out in real time. When receiving a duplicate, the originals will have to be brought to the traffic police so that employees can verify the authenticity of the previously entered data.

Who can be denied registration?

A copy of the license is not issued only if the driver himself violates the procedure. The legislation establishes the following reasons:

• By decision of the judge, the car owner was deprived of his driving license;
• a duplicate is requested for a false license;
• not all documents were submitted when submitting the application;
• the driver has not paid the duty;
• there were errors made in the application or false information was provided.

The refusal is issued in the form of a document. The decision can be appealed to the authorities of the traffic police department or in court. If during the registration process the fact of criminal actions is revealed, a criminal case may be opened against the applicant. It should be emphasized that fakes are detected in the Ministry of Internal Affairs database in a matter of minutes.

Help in obtaining a duplicate

A driver who is faced with the need to obtain a duplicate license for the first time can use the services of companies or private lawyers who will take on the role of intermediary between the client and government organizations. A specialist will help you quickly collect all the necessary documents and correctly draft an appeal to the relevant authority.

In addition, it will help check for outstanding fines and other details that could influence the decision of the road inspector. By enlisting the support of an experienced lawyer, you are guaranteed to save yourself from the need to correct mistakes and waste time on paperwork. The cost of services may vary depending on the urgency of the issue, as well as the amount of work assigned to the specialist.

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Issuance of a duplicate: decision on the application

Traffic police officials, based on an application for a duplicate, send requests to the relevant authorities. Based on the responses received, they make a decision:

• issue a duplicate of the driver's license;
• refuse to restore the driver's license.

Issuance of a duplicate document to replace the previously lost one

A citizen who has successfully passed the test can receive a new license, which is handed over against signature at the road inspection department. At this moment, the new document (number, series) is registered in the relevant registers.

It should be noted that the duplicate of the Russian driver's license, which was issued to the applicant in replacement of the lost one, has legal force for 10 years from the date of issuance of the lost license.

In this case, the lost driving license is considered invalid and if after some time it is found by the owner, it will be necessary to hand it over to the traffic police department that issued the duplicate driving license.