State duty for deregistration of a vehicle 2021

When to deregister a car with the traffic police

According to the law on state registration of vehicles, the traffic police can temporarily stop registering a car or permanently deregister it, that is, transfer the records to the archive.

Vehicle registration is temporarily stopped at the owner’s request due to:

• sales. The new owner has 10 days to change the credentials. If he does not do this, the previous owner deregisters the car.
• losses, for example, if the car was lost many years ago;
• hijacking

Less often, accounting is stopped due to the death of the owner, the end of registration of the car, or the liquidation of the legal entity that had the company car on its balance sheet.

The car is finally deregistered when:

• export abroad,
• recycling.

For brevity, we will not further distinguish between termination of accounting and withdrawal.

How to stop registering

The third option is to personally visit the tax office at the place of permanent registration, write an application for registration of the owned vehicle and provide copies of all necessary documents.
The tax payment notice can be collected either in person at the tax office or received by mail. Now, according to the Law of the Russian Federation No. 52-FZ “On Amendments to the First and Second Parts of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation,” which came into force in May 2014, every citizen of the Russian Federation is obliged to independently provide information to the Federal Tax Service at the place of residence about what is in his personal possession. property, including the availability of vehicles.

More recently, amendments were made that combined 2 procedures - termination of registration and deregistration. At the moment, according to Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 605, these are absolutely identical concepts, synonyms. It is on the grounds listed in paragraph 60 that you can deregister a vehicle and thereby get rid of the need to pay transport tax. There are ten such bases in total:

• disposal;
• loss of a vehicle (usually an accident);
• transfer of the car to a car dealership or insurer for replacement or receipt of payments, respectively;
• detection of grounds for cancellation of registration (unregistered design change, etc.);
• upon termination of the leasing agreement, if the vehicle is registered by the lessee for a limited period;
• theft, theft of a car;
• transport is exported outside the Russian Federation for a permanent period;
• termination of legal persons or death of the owner-individual;
• the temporary registration period has ended;
• a statement from the former owner who sold the car, if after 10 days the vehicle has not been re-registered to the new owner.

It will be possible to terminate registration and avoid paying transport tax annually for any of the reasons listed above. Is it possible to rent a registered car not to the owner, but to his representative? Yes, if he provides a power of attorney, certified in accordance with all the rules by a notary, which will make it possible to represent the interests of the owner and dispose of the car.

The list of documents for each case varies; only the application for termination of registration remains the same. The only difference is the reason, which is indicated in the body of the document and is the basis for deregistration of the vehicle and termination of tax accrual.

How much does it cost to deregister a car?

The traffic police deregisters the car free of charge. New documents and license plates are not issued, so there is no need to pay a state fee.

The only exception is when the owner of the car deregisters it to take it abroad. In this case, the owner receives a registration certificate (CTC), if there is none, and transit numbers. The state duty for STS is 500 rubles, for a number - 1600 rubles.

Nuances of the procedure

The most important thing that the new amendments to the law provide is the absence of an obligation for the seller to be present at the time the sold vehicle is deregistered. In 2021, by the time the contract is concluded, all problems with re-issuing papers fall on the buyer.

Here are the circumstances under which a car owner is required to remove a vehicle registered on it in 2021:

1. If the car or its license plates are stolen.
2. The car is transported outside of Russia for an extended period.
3. A situation has arisen when a car needs to be scrapped.
4. The seller had problems due to the fact that the buyer did not re-register the car in his name in time.

For any other explicit or implicit reason, no one can demand the car owner to deregister his car. Sometimes a controversial issue arises when they demand that a car be deregistered due to the loss of license plates. However, if the owner did not write a statement to law enforcement agencies demanding a search for them, then deregistration of the car is unlawful. In this case, you just need to create a duplicate of the lost numbers.

Having examined in the article all possible situations when deregistration of a car is required, we can conclude that it is almost always possible to stop registering a vehicle in 2021 without having a car. The exception is the removal of a vehicle for partial recycling, when inspection of the numbers of the stored units (body, engine, chassis) is required. Moreover, a car can be deregistered via the Internet - a government service portal. In this case, the owner saves time and eliminates the need to travel to authorities.

What to do before the procedure

Check registration. By law, the new owner of the car has 10 days to change the credentials. On the 11th, you can check the registration data on the traffic police website, if the car is registered in the capital or the Moscow region - in the Autocode service. To do this, enter the body, chassis or VIN number.

If you sell the car, and on the 11th day you are still listed as the owner, you should deregister the car.

Fill out an application. This can be done at the registration office of the traffic police, but it’s easier - in advance, on the State Services website. Log in to the portal and select a situation:

• sale,
• loss,
• hijacking,
• export abroad,
• disposal.

Complete the application and print it before going to the registration office.

Make an appointment at the traffic police department. After completing the application, you will be asked to select a registration department. To deregister a car, the owner's registration does not matter. Contact the traffic police where you are now.

It happens that the branch closest to you is not available on the list - then the State Services recommend signing up for another: you will have to travel further, but you will save time in queues.

If you take your car abroad, pay the state duty. In other cases, deregistration of the car is free.

Timing of the procedure

Deregistration of a car takes from a few minutes to three days. More time is spent on preparation - collecting documents, registering with the traffic police, choosing a traffic police.

After registering the sale of a car, the owner is obliged to register it independently. If this does not happen, on the 11th day the previous owner can apply to the traffic police himself, with an application for deregistration, with documentary evidence of the sale (agreement). This can be done regardless of the location of the sold vehicle, at any branch of the MREO.

What documents to collect

The main list consists of four documents:

• application , it can be filled out on the State Services website or independently according to the sample,
• civil passport of the car owner or the passport of his representative and power of attorney,
• vehicle registration certificate,
• vehicle passport.

When selling or exporting abroad, you additionally need a purchase and sale agreement for the car.

When recycling, the car owner brings license plates and a recycling certificate. Such a document is issued at a recycling point when a motorist hands over an old car and provides a passport, PTS and STS.

If lost or stolen, license plates are required, if available.

The owner of the car brings the original documents to the registration department of the traffic police

Do I need to pay a state fee to deregister a car in 2021?

There is no fee for deregistration of a vehicle after its sale, theft, loss or disposal. This service is provided free of charge.

However, if the car is exported outside of Russia, you will need to pay a fee for transit plates. Its amount is 1,120 rubles when paying through government services and 1,600 rubles when paying in the standard manner.

And if there was no registration certificate, then the owner needs to obtain one, and the cost of the state duty for the STS is 500 rubles .

The deregistration of the car itself remains free.

After the car is sold, it is necessary to prepare the following documentation:

• passport of the former owner;
• STS;
• PTS;
• contract of sale;
• receipt of payment of state duty, if it is necessary to issue STS or transit numbers;
• a notarized power of attorney, if a third party acts on behalf of the owner;
• a notarized copy of the general power of attorney, if the driver disposed of the car under this document.

If a car is deregistered during a trade-in sale, you must have an agreement with you from the car dealership or dealer confirming the transaction.

If the application is submitted through government services, of all the documents, only the purchase and sale agreement will be required. A scanned copy or photograph of it must be uploaded to the service along with the completed form.

An MTPL policy is not required to deregister a car.

Regardless of what kind of transport was purchased, it is subject to registration with the relevant authorities. The law defines the period allotted for registration of equipment. It is 10 days after purchase. This responsibility falls on both legal entities and private individuals. Naturally, the registration procedure involves making certain payments to the budget.

Today there are several types of duty payment. Motorists have the right to independently choose the most suitable method. Regardless of the option chosen, you first need to find out the details and the exact amount for your specific case. The most common and familiar option is to deposit cash at a bank. Here you can use the help of a cashier or deposit money yourself using the terminal. But there are other options:

Step-by-step procedure for deregistering a car with the traffic police

Fill out an application. This can be done at the registration department, or filled out in advance using a sample or on the State Services website. When selling a car, you can submit an application online - an employee will check the documents and terminate registration. In other cases, the driver prints a statement and brings it to the traffic police.

Make an appointment. State Services will offer to do this immediately after you fill out the application.

Come to the registration department of the traffic police. If you sign up in advance, do not join the general queue. Find out how citizens with an electronic queue number are accepted.

Check after removal. When the traffic police informs you that the car has been deregistered, you can check it again on the inspection website.

What if you don’t deregister your car?

If the owner of the car has changed, but the previous one remains in the credentials in the traffic police database, there may be consequences for him.

Transport tax. The previous owner will continue to receive notifications about the transport tax and will have to pay it. Typically, after the sale, the car owner pays tax only for a few months - from the beginning of the year until the day of sale. If the tax office demands payment for the entire year, then the car is still listed as the seller’s.

Fines. When the new owner of the car violates traffic rules, the previous owner will receive fines. He must pay the fine within 60 days, otherwise the debt will be transferred to the bailiffs, who will collect the money from the bank account.

What if I deregistered the car, but received a fine?

The traffic police updates information about the owner of the car in the database after deregistration of the car. Sometimes this does not happen immediately, so the previous owner of the car may receive a fine for violations by the new owner.

A decision containing an erroneous fine can be appealed within 10 days from receipt.

Find someone to write to. The resolution usually indicates the telephone number of the police department whose officer issued the fine. Call this number and find out the exact name and position of the department head.

Make a statement. In the application, write that the car has been sold and attach a copy of the sales contract.

Submit an application. You can complain about a fine for illegal parking in Moscow through Autocode. The numbers of such resolutions begin with 035, 780 and 782. Fines in other cities can only be appealed in writing - to do this, send the application by mail or bring it in person to the traffic police department.

When is it permissible to remove a car from registration without the car itself?

Partially, cases where it is possible to carry out registration actions without presenting a vehicle overlap with the previous list. In any case, these are situations where this method is considered the only possible one. So, let’s list when removing a machine from the register does not require its immediate presence:

• complete disposal (as opposed to partial, in this case the car owner loses the entire vehicle). Typically, such cases are resorted to after a serious accident, when restoration of functionality is not economically justified. They do the same thing if the car is simply so old that it can no longer be used. Since complete disposal does not require checking what the owner keeps for himself and how intact and functional these components are, registration of the car is possible without her presence;
• When the car is stolen, the owner of the car is also deprived of the physical ability to present it for registration, so the procedure is applied without inspecting the vehicle. In cases where the car is found as a result of operational search activities, you can register it in your name again;
• lack of re-registration of the car upon change of owner, that is, resale. This procedure is carried out only after the completion of the transaction, so the old owner, after transferring the car, is no longer able to influence the new owner. But if he does not deign to re-register the car in his name within the 10 days allotted by law (for mercenary purposes or for another reason), his partner in the transaction can do this for him. Naturally, without presenting the object of the transaction itself;
• when the car owner intends to travel abroad, but for a long period of time. While he is moving to the border on the territory of Russia, he has the right to use the old numbers, but when crossing the customs checkpoint he will need to withdraw from registration and register at a new place of residence, but outside the country. Thus, in this case it is not necessary to bring it in a car to the Russian Federation for the purpose of performing registration actions.

All of these cases, which involve undergoing procedures with a car without the vehicle itself, are regulated by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs dated January 20, 2011, number 28 (clause 3.03, subclause 6.2.1). We will describe below how to deregister a car without the presence of the car, since the procedure differs for each of the described options.

Documents required to deregister a car

The package of required documents also varies depending on the specific reason for performing registration actions. But if we talk about the complete list to deregister a car, we recommend collecting the following set:

• an application indicating the reasons and circumstances of the registration action, filled out in accordance with the established template;
• Russian Federation resident passport;
• PTS/STS;
• a document confirming the fact of payment of the state duty, the amount of which is established depending on the warrant of the registration procedure;
• in the case when a car is removed from the register due to its resale, a vehicle purchase and sale agreement is required;
• in the case of registration actions performed by a person representing the interests of the owner, a certified power of attorney is required.

How to make an application

Although the document is drawn up according to the sample, the part that describes the reason for deregistration will differ accordingly. In particular, if it is planned to travel outside the country for a long period of time, it should be indicated “in connection with the movement of the vehicle outside the Russian Federation.” If complete disposal is intended, it is necessary to indicate that certificates for the released components (as in the case of partial scrapping) are not required, and all identification numbers and documents for the machine must be indicated. Partial recycling involves the mandatory provision of a vehicle, while the application indicates that there is a need to obtain certificates for the necessary components and assemblies (body, power unit, chassis). If, after the sale, the new owner does not deign to re-register the car in his name within the prescribed time frame, the old owner may well have doubts about the legitimacy of the subsequent history of the vehicle, and therefore he has the opportunity to submit an application for complete disposal of the car, indicating in it that the documents and license plates were lost .

If the application has been drawn up and the package of documents has been collected, it is necessary to pay the state fee with the obligatory receipt of a receipt. In case of deregistration due to car theft, payment of IP tax is not required. If the car is suddenly found, on the basis of this application it will be possible to go through the reverse re-registration procedure, but provided that you promptly notified the responsible traffic police officer about the find. To do this, you need to submit a document received from the investigator who handled your case. It is issued in the form of a certificate with all the relevant attributes (stamps, signatures). Please note that in such cases you should not delay re-registration, since any delays may not be interpreted in your favor. Currently, it is possible to speed up the procedure by making an appointment with the MREO via the Internet or simply by calling. To find out the numbers, it is not necessary to visit the branch itself - they are indicated on the website in the corresponding section. You can register for those procedures that are carried out at the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate through the State Services portal. True, you will be required to register, after which you can select the nearest unit and choose a time convenient for you.

Deregistration when disposing of a vehicle

In this case, you will need the following documents:

• civil passport of the car owner;
• STS/PTS;
• completed application;
• a document confirming payment of the state duty (for providing a certificate for license plates released as a result of disposal);
• the license plates themselves.

By contacting the traffic police with this package, you will receive the desired certificate. With complete disposal, a vehicle inspection is not required, so there is no need to bring the car to the department. It's another matter if you intend to leave certain nodes. They are subject to inspection in order to verify identification data if available. If the machine is not in working condition, an inspection can be carried out by an expert right at its location. If everything is in order, you will eventually receive a certificate from the inspector about the removal of your vehicle from the registry.

Removal from registration in case of theft

Before submitting documents, you must notify law enforcement agencies about the offense committed. If your application is accepted, search activities will be carried out over a certain period of time. If they prove unsuccessful, you can begin to remove the car from state registration. In this case, the package of documents will be as follows:

• Russian Federation resident passport (if the owner of the car is a military personnel, then an identity card);
• a certificate confirming that the police have initiated a criminal case in connection with the theft of a vehicle;
• completed application;
• PTS/STS (if available).

Deregistration upon sale

According to the new legislation, all registration steps when making such transactions must be carried out by the buyer. But if he evades re-registration, this responsibility falls on the shoulders of the seller. In this case, the following documents are prepared:

• car owner's passport;
• an agreement confirming the fact of the transaction;
• a receipt confirming the fact of payment of the state duty charged for the transaction.

Remember

1. Vehicle registration is suspended temporarily if it is sold, lost or stolen. The car is permanently deregistered when exported abroad or disposed of.
2. The traffic police deregisters a car free of charge, with the exception of when the car is taken abroad.
3. Before the procedure, check who the car is registered to. If it's on you, deregister.
4. To do this, fill out an application at State Services, make an appointment with the traffic police and collect documents. Visit the department at the appointed time.
5. If you do not deregister the car, you will have to pay taxes and fines for the new owner.
6. If the fine was received by mistake, complain to the traffic police and attach the car purchase and sale agreement to the application.

All articles by the author: Ilya Novikov

Can they refuse to deregister? Causes

The reasons for refusal to deregister a vehicle may be an incomplete package of documentation or a court decision that placed the vehicle under arrest. The full list of restrictions for registration actions is prescribed in Federal Law No. 283, Article 20:

• Prohibition on registration actions with vehicles.
• Incompetence of the person who applied to the traffic police to deregister the vehicle;
• Failure to comply with the requirements of the MREO. These are blots, unauthorized corrections of records, unreliability of PTS data;
• Problems with the electronic vehicle passport;

The traffic police formalizes its refusal in a written notification, which indicates its reasons. The owner of the vehicle, having corrected the shortcomings, has the right to go through the procedure again. At first. Therefore, if you need to deregister a car without unnecessary hassle and for sure, the vehicle owner can use it.