Registering a vehicle with the traffic police: how long can you not register a car?
The deadline for registering a vehicle after purchase or another method of acquisition is established by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation dated June 26, 2021 N 399 “On approval of the Rules for state registration of motor vehicles and trailers for them in the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, a sample form of a certificate of vehicle registration and recognition as invalid regulatory legal acts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and certain provisions of regulatory legal acts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia."
How many days are given to register a car and what order indicates the time for registering a vehicle with the traffic police? According to clause 6 p.1 of the above order, after purchasing a vehicle, the car owner is obliged to register it within 10 days . This period is counted from the date of transfer of ownership rights (usually it coincides with the date of signing the purchase and sale agreement), about which a corresponding note is made in the vehicle passport.
You can use the vehicle immediately after purchase, but after the end of the established period you will be held liable for violating the registration deadlines. If documents are checked by traffic police officers, this offense can be easily calculated from the entry in the PTS.
Those who didn't have time are late
The terms of registration and registration and all periods for their registration are determined in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
Based on the results of the process, a stamp will appear in your passport indicating the address where you are registered on a permanent basis.
When registering a person under 14 years of age, a similar stamp is placed on the birth certificate .
As for the deadlines for processing a document at the place of residence on a permanent basis, they are as follows:
- Within a period not exceeding three days, all necessary documents for registration are accepted.
- Then, within 8 days, all documents are reviewed, analyzed, and sent for revision, if really necessary.
This also includes sending a request to the necessary authority, after which the request is usually confirmed.
If the duration of the procedure was violated due to the person in need of the procedure, then he is issued a certain fine .
Responsibility for violations of the rules: how much do you have to pay if you didn’t register on time?
Responsibility for failure to comply with the vehicle registration deadline is established by the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses in Part 1 of Article 19.22. What will be the fines for late registration of a car, namely if the vehicle has not been registered for more than 10 days? A car owner who has not registered a vehicle on time, even if he does not participate in road traffic, if the car is not registered, will face a fine for violating the rules of state registration of vehicles in the amount of:
- for individuals, the fine for registering a vehicle later than 10 days is 1500-2000 rubles;
- for officials – 2000-3500 rubles;
- for organizations – 5000-10000 rubles.
For driving an unregistered car, if the vehicle is not registered, the driver also faces an administrative penalty in the form of a fine. The amount of the fine is specified in Art. 12.1 of the Administrative Code and amounts to 500-800 rubles.
In what cases does liability for overdue time increase?
The fines will be significantly higher if late registration is repeated. A car owner who, after being held administratively liable for violating the terms of vehicle registration, still does not register his car, will pay a fine of 5,000 rubles or will lose his driver’s license for a period of 1 to 3 months (according to clause 1.1 of Article 12.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation). The same punishment awaits a driver who is repeatedly charged with driving an unregistered car.
Which days are counted – 10 working days or calendar days?
The period given for registering a car is calculated in calendar days, excluding weekends and holidays. This somewhat complicates the task of timely registration of the car, and if you purchased the vehicle on the eve of the New Year or May holidays, then the situation becomes critical. But there are options to solve the problem:
- Not all traffic police departments are closed on holidays. And since you can register a car without being tied to the place of registration of the owner, all that remains is to find a registration office with a suitable work schedule (where can you register a car?). In this case, the problem is that this schedule is not even on the official website of the traffic police, so you will have to call the departments in person.
- According to Art. 193 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, if the last day of the established period falls on a weekend, then the period is extended until the first working day that follows the weekend. This working day will be the last one in order to have time to register a car without violations.
You will find more information about vehicle registration on weekends and holidays in this article.
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Practical recommendations
How long does it take to register a car with the traffic police? The period allotted for registering a car after purchase is quite sufficient to carry out this procedure. After all, modern legislation has greatly simplified it:
- the processing time is regulated and is 1 hour (instead of the previous 3 hours);
- You can register a vehicle at any traffic police department;
- no deregistration of the car by the previous owner is required;
- The vehicle engine number check has been abolished.
When do you need to register your car and how correctly? To register your car on time, you should:
- think through your plans and possible force majeure circumstances in advance;
- do not delay registration until the last day, it is better to contact the traffic police immediately after purchase and have some time to resolve possible issues;
- Carefully check the documents when purchasing a car to avoid difficulties with registration.
How long does registration last?
Every person who comes to Russia is interested in how long a temporary registration is issued for. The validity period of the issued document depends on the purpose of arrival (rest, work, study), place of residence (boarding house, apartment) and from which country the guest came.
Depending on the category of citizen, the permissible period of temporary registration is established. The length of the document is decided between the guest and the owner of the house where he is staying.
By place of stay
Every person who comes to another city for an indefinite period of time must obtain a residence permit. Its validity period is limited only by two factors: articles of the law and the desire of the owner of the home with whom the guest will be registered.
The length of temporary registration depends on the type of property and the inviting party. In a municipal apartment, the period is limited to 6 months. You can live in private real estate for 5 years.
How to avoid late fees?
Below are ways to avoid penalties and fines for late registration. Even if you did not manage to register your car within the prescribed period, there are legal ways to avoid liability for this offense and not receive a fine for late registration of a new vehicle with the traffic police.
Provide evidence of good cause and statement to supervisor
Will there be a fine if the car remains unregistered after 10 days? There are no valid reasons for missing the 10-day period for registering a car after purchasing it. Of course, if the reasons are truly valid (sick leave, business trip, vehicle breakdown), then by providing the necessary documentary evidence, you can try to avoid punishment by filing a statement with the head of the traffic police or trying to negotiate with the employee.
The likelihood that you will be able to avoid a fine for late registration of a vehicle is very low. Most likely, no one will want to lose a bonus because of your circumstances. You can appeal the imposed penalty (or reduce its size) through the court by contacting a competent lawyer.
Wait 70 days
What should you do to avoid a fine if you didn’t register your car on time? If you still did not manage to register the car within the 10-day period, then it makes sense to wait out the statute of limitations for the offense in order to avoid a fine for not registering the car.
According to the Administrative Code, you can be held accountable in the form of a fine for late registration of a vehicle (vehicle) with the traffic police within 70 days, which are counted from the date of purchase of the vehicle. After 70 days, you can register a car without receiving a fine for not registering a car on time, since the statute of limitations for attracting has expired. Naturally, you cannot use a car during this period.
Renew the contract for a vehicle
Another way to avoid a fine for not registering a car on time is to re-sign the purchase and sale agreement. If you manage to come to an agreement with the former owner of the vehicle and re-issue the document, then you will not have any problems. It is important to check whether the date of sale was entered in the title; if so, you will have to correct it.
Receive a document stating that the car is being repaired due to technical problems
You can obtain a document confirming that all this time the vehicle was under repair due to technical problems that did not allow it to pass. If a car has not passed MOT, then it has no right to participate in road traffic. In this case , a document confirming that the vehicle is under repair for the entire period established for registration is a valid reason, but has no legal force . In such a situation, traffic police officers can accommodate the car owner and not impose a fine for missing the registration deadline, but according to the law, they are not required to do this.
Register a car by proxy without the presence of the owner
If the new owner of the car cannot, for some reason, come to the traffic police department to register the vehicle (for example, for health reasons), then another person can do this instead if he has a power of attorney. In 2021, it does not necessarily have to be certified by a notary, but it is important that it indicates the date of preparation and the powers that are transferred to the trustee.
The procedure for registering a car by a proxy is the same as in the personal presence of the owner. If 10 days have already passed, then when registering a vehicle, along with the state duty, you will have to pay a fine for violating the registration rules. Otherwise, registration of the vehicle will be denied.
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