Alerts about traffic police fines today can be set up via SMS, email or online on official websites.
Novice drivers don’t often think about how unpleasant it is to find out at the wrong time that they have been fined. Few of them have any idea what a fine notice looks like and what to do with it. And this is an important question. If you suddenly missed this piece of paper and did not pay on time, then not only will you still have to pay, but also double the amount. Or even end up under arrest.
Typically, 60 days are allowed for payment. If the driver has not received notifications of traffic police fines on his phone and does not have time to pay within this period, this is a real violation of the law. You will have to pay double the amount (Article 20.25 of the Administrative Code). And some risk earning 15 days of arrest.
Both bailiffs and traffic police inspectors have the right to detain the defaulter. And after this, the driver is immediately sent to the traffic police department for investigation. Then he is given another receipt for payment or assigned corrective labor (up to 50 hours). Administrative arrest is resorted to if the driver turns out to be a willful defaulter, with debts of a large amount, or if he evades a previously imposed punishment.
The solution is simple - in the 21st century, it is very easy to connect an alert about traffic police fines via SMS and stay informed of all sanctions.
There is simply great news for violators. If you receive a prompt notification that sanctions have been imposed on you, you will have time to pay within 20 days. If you do this, you will only be charged half of the amount written out. It's worth setting up messages about penalties for traffic violations!
How to enable SMS notifications
The first method is simple: if you have already violated the rules, request a one-time notification of traffic police fines via SMS, they arrive as needed. This is done by sending a free SMS message to phone 7377, in it you should write: “fine77av123456”, where the alphanumeric code is the STS number. An alternative option is text, where instead of it is the driver's license number.
It is possible to receive SMS messages about traffic police fines free of charge on an ongoing basis.
You can subscribe to receive information that you have been fined without asking:
- by sending the same message with the STS number to phone 7377, as indicated above, but first adding the word “STS”;
- by writing the same message to the same recipient, but indicating the license number in it, and at the very beginning write “VU” instead of “STS”.
This service is free.
You can unsubscribe from the mailing list by sending a similar message to the same address, adding the word “Stop” in front of it. But if you consider how the traffic police notifies about fines, after unsubscribing, it makes sense to immediately find another way to find out information about penalties in a timely manner so as not to be late in payments.
What services allow you to enable notification via SMS and email?
The service of informing car owners about violations via SMS messages and email has received recognition at the state level. This significantly saves the budget of the traffic police and other organizations, which annually send out several million registered letters with fines. At the same time, a third of the envelopes remain unclaimed. Transport owners are also dissatisfied, since letters with regulations take about 10 days to reach the suburbs, and reach the outback within a month. For this reason, time is wasted on preferential payment of fines, and in some cases the period for voluntary repayment passes and the case of an administrative offense is sent to bailiffs.
The FSSP press department informs that in the first half of 2021, half a billion more debts on traffic police fines were collected than in the same period last year. Enforcement proceedings have been opened for almost 22 million fines, with the largest number of debtors in the capital (4 million). The number of debtors increased by 600 thousand, which is due to the placement of stationary and portable video cameras for recording violations.
Linking a driver's license to a telephone number or email address allows motorists to find out current information about changes in traffic regulations and quickly receive objective data on fines, which are issued using images from traffic cameras. Information is also provided on the transfer of overdue collections to bailiffs. Timely receipt of information about penalties makes it possible to save 50% of the amount specified in the resolution. To do this, you must pay off the fine within 20 days.
Services for connecting notifications via SMS and email:
- State Services portal (registration on the website is required);
- portal "Yandex.Money" (it is not necessary to register on the service);
- portal of Moscow information resources (only for residents of the capital).
All of these services are free and available to residents of any region of the Russian Federation (except for the Moscow portal).
Do I need to check the information somewhere else?
The first way is to subscribe to notifications about traffic police fines on State Services. By clicking on the “Notifications” link in your personal account, you should link your mobile phone to your account on the site. And be sure to download the application to your phone and allow notifications to notify you, then they will be displayed automatically and duplicated by SMS messages.
To receive similar push notifications, you should download the official application “Fines of the State Road Safety Inspectorate” to your mobile phone. Before receiving fines on your phone, you will need to consent to notification in the application settings.
If it is more convenient for you to pay through the Sberbank.Online application, you can check information about penalties there. For this:
1. At the bottom of the main page of the application, find the “Payments” button.
2. In the menu that appears, select the “Transport” line.
3. A new list will appear on the screen, find the line about traffic police penalties in it, click on it.
4. Two lines will appear, select the one that says “Search”.
5. In the window that appears, enter the VU number and STS number, click the “Search” button at the bottom of the screen.
If these methods do not suit you, there are other options other than receiving notifications of traffic police fines by email, SMS or government services. The same can be easily done on the official website of Sberbank. In the same way, the presence of penalties is checked using the Yandex.Money service. It is not necessary to register there, but if you already have an account, this method may be the most convenient.
For Muscovites, everything is even simpler - the check is available on the Moscow Mayor’s website mos.ru.
At any convenient time, it is easy to check the presence of sanctions on the official website of the State Traffic Inspectorate - traffic police.rf. On the main page, in the menu at the top of the page, select the “State Traffic Inspectorate” button, and in the drop-down menu, select the line with the check. You will need to enter your vehicle number or driver's license number.
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Traffic police fines by email
The SMS message provided by Internet services usually contains only brief information about the payment, without details. The SMS almost never indicates the details for paying the fine and the circumstances under which the recorded offense occurred.
Also, not everyone likes receiving unpleasant information about fines on their mobile phone. There are people who find it more convenient to calmly check their email inbox in the evening and find all the necessary information there.
Previously this was not possible, but now such a service already exists.
It is most convenient to use the above-mentioned government services portal. To set up notifications via email, you must also register. You must fill in all vehicle identification information. The registration number is fundamentally important; the brand name can be anything. Next, you need to request to receive the information service by email. Messages will be sent to the address specified during registration.
As a result, you will be sent a detailed notification indicating the circumstances of the violation. A photo may be provided. The letter will include bank details that can be used to pay the fine.
The essence of the problem
If previously a fine from the State Road Safety Inspectorate was issued directly by employees when stopping a car, now drawing up a report “at the scene of the violation” is rather rare.
Most fines are assigned based on traffic camera data, the protocol is drawn up remotely, and the offender is identified in the traffic police database by automatic license plate recognition.
In a normal case, such a receipt should be sent by mail to the violator’s residential address . However, in reality, such delivery is most often impossible. The receipt is either not printed at all, or is not sent, or is lost when sent by Russian Post.
As a result, the car owner to whom the car is registered may not even know that a fine has been issued against him.
This situation causes many problems, since fines accumulate and can add up to a fairly large amount.
In accordance with many laws, such a debtor may be denied a loan, be prohibited from traveling abroad, etc.
For this reason, a responsible car owner, in order to avoid a number of problems, must independently regularly check for traffic police fines in his name. This can be done in several ways - many services offer a similar service. But the most common and convenient method is checking using services from Yandex, the interface of which is familiar and understandable to most users.
Payment of fines
There are several ways to pay fines for traffic violations. The usual option for many is at a bank branch or using terminals. But also make the payment online. There are several ways to make an electronic payment:
- If you are a client of Sberbank. Then you can use Sberbank Online;
- State Services website;
- There are other services to pay off debt; you can search for them using search engines.
Whatever option you choose, payment can be made from a credit card, from an electronic wallet or via a mobile phone.
What are “Yandex fines”
The Yandex Fines application is a simplified analogue of the state portal State Services, with the help of which a person can check his vehicle for unpaid traffic police reports and cover his debts to the State Traffic Inspectorate. Its main differences from similar services are:
- Availability of a mobile application that allows the driver to monitor the current debt to the traffic police remotely;
- The ability to connect SMS notifications that serve the motorist to track new material penalties offline;
- A unified template for checking traffic police fines through Yandex online (it is impossible to find the protocol on the mentioned resource based on the car number, personal data of the vehicle owner and the resolution. For this, the system uses a series of VU and the code of the citizen’s technical passport);
- There is almost a 100% chance of paying for the protocol with a 50% discount due to timely notifications from the system.
Advice! You can download the Yandex traffic police fines application absolutely free, since this utility is freely available. The only thing the user will have to pay money for is a commission of 1% of the amount of each transaction.
Receiving messages about fines
Previously, there was nothing complicated - he committed a violation, the traffic cop drew up a report - which means there is definitely a penalty. At the moment, everything is different - due to the introduction of a large number of video and photo surveillance cameras, motorists may not always know exactly where and when they committed a violation. Traffic fines recorded from cameras are sent by notification, that is, via mail.
Every car enthusiast should understand the order of their registration:
- The traffic police sends a notification within 3 days after the violation;
- A photograph proving the violation is attached to the letter;
- Regardless of who was driving, the notification is sent to the owner of the vehicle at the place of registration;
- The letter is issued by registered mail, the owner receives a notification of its receipt.
- The letter is delivered to the driver within 7 days.
But since the mail does not work perfectly, this may happen later. Situations also often occur when “chain letters” are lost or sent to the wrong address.
When receiving a notification, it is recommended to save the letter itself and the receipt, which indicates the date of delivery of the letter. After all, you have 10 days to appeal the fine.
To avoid any problems, it is much easier to understand how to connect SMS notification of traffic police fines to your phone, so you can stay informed about offenses committed on the highway.
Payment
Proceed to pay your debt using Yandex Money.
- In the list of debts, find the one you need to pay (they are arranged in descending order - from most urgent to least). Click on the Pay button located to the right of the name and brief description of the fine.
- Next, select a payment method - it can be a Yandex Money wallet, a card linked to it, or any other bank card, the details of which you will need to enter to make the payment. Wait for the security code and enter it in the appropriate field on the updated page.
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The system will prompt you to save receipts. Also, a copy of the payment receipt will be automatically sent to you to the email address to which the wallet is linked, as well as to the one that you indicated when creating the wallet as a settlement one.
Information about unpaid traffic fines
The traditional way to find out about the imposition of a penalty for a violation recorded by an automatic camera is a notice of fine, which is sent by mail from the Center for Automatic Recording of Administrative Offenses (CAFAP). In the envelope, the driver finds a notice with a photo of the car at the time of the violation, a copy of the resolution and a completed receipt for payment through the bank cash desk. Each driver, without waiting for letters from the traffic police center, can independently and free of charge check the presence of unpaid fines for traffic violations via the Internet. This is available on the official website of the department or use third-party services. Sources used:
- https://www.sravni.ru/enciklopediya/info/uvedomlenie-o-shtrafakh-gibdd/
- https://1avtoyurist.ru/shtrafy/svedeniya/podklyuchit-sms-opoveshhenie-o-shtrafah.html
- https://avtozakonyrf.ru/shtrafy/proverka/shtraf-gibdd-cherez-sms.html
- https://video-dtp.ru/pdd/gibdd-app-prihodyat-sms.html
- https://gosuslugipro.ru/uvedomleniya-o-shtrafah-gibdd
- https://jur-prav.ru/opoveshhenie-o-shtrafah-gibdd-po-jelektronnoj-pochte-podkljuchit.html
Cost of obtaining information
The programs and services to which the user connects are completely free. The only thing you may be charged for is for sending SMS alerts and for using your Internet provider’s traffic. The exact cost will depend on the prices of the cellular operator.
To avoid the accrual of double penalties, quite a lot of services and portals have been created that provide the necessary information free of charge and in the shortest possible time. All that is required from the vehicle owner is to connect and pay off any fines in a timely manner.
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Need for connection
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia informs drivers about a new opportunity to timely inform about fines imposed on them for violating traffic rules, including through video recording.
- The driver only needs to submit a request for SMS notification about the presence of fines once, and he will be immediately informed about their imposition. Already with the next violation of traffic rules, messages will be sent to your phone or email address automatically.
- The vehicle owner will also receive confirmation of payment made to the same registered message delivery addresses.
- If the debtor maliciously evades his duties, then the case may be transferred to the bailiff service, and the driver will also receive a notification of this fact by phone or mail.
- Timely notification of the presence of administrative traffic violations will allow the driver not to miss the deadline for appealing the decision in controversial situations.
The public service is available in any format:
- by receiving messages on any mobile device;
- by sending to the registered email address;
- It is possible to receive push notifications (PUSH) on smartphones and tablets if they have the “Government Services” mobile application installed.
The information service is available to drivers of any Russian region.
This service is especially relevant for obtaining preferential payment terms of 50% if the payment is made within 20 days from the date of the decision.
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How do you pay
Any fines must be paid or they will be referred to the Bailiff Service. There are different ways to pay off debt. The simplest options are to visit a bank branch or use a payment terminal.
Recently, the electronic option for paying traffic fines has been gaining popularity. If you are registered with State Services, you can use this service. Sberbank Online allows its clients to save time.
Payment via mobile operator and payment systems is also available.
Paying off debt using your phone
A mobile phone can be used to pay for services and fines. In this case, the citizen has 3 methods of compensation for penalties:
- payment on any specialized website;
- compensation of a fine by sending SMS;
- payment through RosShtrafi applications.
Before paying a fine from a mobile phone through State Services, you must register on the website. When paying from a mobile phone, use a card from any bank or an electronic wallet.
If there are enough funds in your mobile account, you can use them to pay off the fine debt. Within a few days, information about the paid fine appears in the traffic police system.
- date and number of the order issued for traffic violation;
- personal details of the motorist and place of registration.
The next step is choosing a payment method. A citizen can indicate his card number or select a mobile account as a payment source. In the first case, the commission fee will be 10 rubles for SMS confirmation and 3.95% of the fine.
If the amount is debited from a mobile account, the commission will be 4%.
Mobile operator MTS offers customers to pay fines from their account, subject to prior registration on the website. To do this, you need to specify a phone number to which a confirmation password will be sent. To pay the collection, you must provide information about the service and confirm the transfer of funds from your account or card.
You can use the MTS “Easy Payment” service; to connect it, you should read the instructions.
Using your phone as an electronic wallet is possible with help from the Megafon operator. To make a payment, you must enter information about the order. The presence of the OKTMO/OATO code is a prerequisite. This service is paid. A commission fee is charged per payment.
SMS confirmation of payment is not subject to tax.
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