Is it possible to re-register a car without deregistration?

How to buy a car

From a legal point of view, it is impossible to buy something without registering it in your name - the purchase involves taking the goods into personal ownership.
After this, the owner can dispose of it at his own discretion within the framework of the law. As for cars, state registration with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate completes the process of acquiring ownership. However, among motorists, purchasing a vehicle (VV) is also often referred to as taking ownership of it under a general power of attorney. This document allows its owner not only to operate the car, but also to alienate it in any available way:

• deregister due to disposal;
• present;
• sell;
• change;
• transfer for use under a second general power of attorney. However, it should be borne in mind that only the holder of the power of attorney issued by the owner of the car has this right. The holder of a second power of attorney cannot transfer a car under a general power of attorney.

Motorists often call obtaining a general power of attorney for a car a purchase, and we will also use this term in the future.

Deadline for car registration

Based on Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated November 12, 2012 N 1156, the new owner is obliged to register vehicles (including trailers) with the traffic police after their purchase or customs clearance within 10 days .

Therefore, you must register the car in your name within 10 days . If you do not do this, then the previous owner can write a statement to terminate the registration (numbers and documents will be put on the wanted list, the car’s registration can be renewed at any time).

Because formally, until the car is re-registered to you in the traffic police MREO, it will still be registered with the former owner (which means that “chain letters” (transport tax, fines for violations) will arrive at his address, which, of course , he won't like it).

There are also penalties for owners driving a vehicle that is not registered in accordance with the established procedure. That is, if an inspector stops you on the road and you show him a sales contract that was written more than 10 days ago, the inspector may fine you. For the first violation, the fine will be 500-800 rubles, for a second violation - 5,000 rubles or deprivation of the right to drive from 1 to 3 months .

But this will most likely happen after the former owner writes an Application to the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate to terminate registration.

Otherwise, who in their right mind would show an expired policy to an inspector on the road in order to be fined?

When registering with the traffic police, there is now a fine of 1,500 rubles for late re-registration of a car.

This is how a car is re-registered. I can add that in order to protect yourself from dishonest sellers, you can come to an agreement with the seller and together re-register the transaction in any division of the MREO of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of Russia.

How should you purchase a car?

The procedure for selling a car must be accompanied by the execution of a purchase and sale agreement. In this case, the following is included in the contract:

• information about the parties to the transaction;
• information about the car;
• transaction value;
• payment procedure;
• transport transfer procedure;
• date of conclusion of the contract;
• signatures of the parties to the agreement.

An annex to the purchase and sale agreement is the vehicle acceptance certificate. Currently, notarization of such an agreement is not mandatory. In addition, the agreement can be drawn up in any form, even by hand on a regular sheet of paper.

The new owner of the car is required to register it in his name with the traffic police within 10 days. At the same time, changes are made to the vehicle passport (PTS) and a new vehicle registration certificate (VRC) is issued. If desired, the new owner can change the license plates or keep the old ones. Issuing a new STS will cost 350 rubles, making changes to the PTS will cost 245 rubles, and issuing a new number will cost 1,400 rubles.

In this case, the previous owner of the vehicle is obliged to pay tax on the funds received.

Is it possible to register a sale without re-registering it in your name?

Sometimes the buyer does not benefit from registering the vehicle in his own name, especially if the car was purchased for the purpose of further resale or it was inherited. In this case, it is recommended to conclude a purchase and sale agreement, adhering to the following useful recommendations:

If the vehicle was inherited or just purchased

A universal way to sell a car without registering it in your own name involves concluding a purchase and sale agreement within 10 days after purchasing the car or entering into inheritance rights, after which you will need to submit all documents to the traffic police.

Having a new and previous bill of sale in hand, the inspector will have no choice but to independently register the vehicle to the new owner, without mentioning the old one.

How can you buy a car without registering it in your name?

If you decide not to register a car purchased as your personal property, you have three options:

• Buying a car without re-registration is possible only with a general power of attorney. Theoretically, in this case, the owner of the power of attorney can completely freely dispose of the car, but the previous owner remains its formal owner. The maximum validity period of a power of attorney is limited to 3 years, and if you have not sold the car during this time, you will have to make a decision on how not to lose the right to dispose of it.
• You can buy a car in another person's name. Usually the closest relatives or friends are chosen for this. Sometimes a purchase and sale agreement is concluded between spouses. Currently, a power of attorney to drive a vehicle is not required - it is enough to have documents for the car and the absence of a statement about its theft. Thus, you can constantly drive a car that belongs to anyone. However, when alienating a vehicle, its formal owner will definitely be needed.
• If a car is purchased for the purpose of resale and you are confident that you will have time to sell it within ten days, you can draw up a sales contract in your name and, as the owner, resell the car to another person. In this case, when registering transport with the traffic police, he will need both contracts.

Purchasing a car under a general power of attorney

A general power of attorney for transport currently also does not require notarization. That is, you can write it by hand literally on your knee. But it’s still better to use a printout from a legal website. This will guarantee that the power of attorney will contain all the necessary sections and information.

It should be noted that the owner of the power of attorney has only those rights that are listed in the document. For example, if it is not indicated that he can deregister a car, then he will not be able to do this.

After the expiration of the power of attorney, there are 3 options for the development of events:

• Find the old owner of the car and ask him to draw up a new power of attorney or purchase and sale agreement.
• Sell ​​the car to third parties.
• Sell ​​the car to loved ones for further use.

Car enthusiasts often ask whether a husband can sell his wife a car. It should be noted that there are no legal restrictions for such transactions. At the same time, Russian legislation prohibits the holder of the power of attorney from selling the car to himself. If the formal owner of the car files a complaint, such a transaction may be canceled by the court.

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Buying a car in the name of another person

In this case, the transaction is formalized by a purchase and sale agreement and ends with the re-registration of the car with the traffic police. In this case, the formal owner of the transport is not the purchaser, but his authorized representative. It should be noted that trust in this person should be unlimited, since it is he who is endowed with all the formal rights to dispose of the car at his own discretion. That is, a trusted person, for example, can sell a car, and the consent of the real buyer of the car is not required. That is why fictitious owners are usually chosen from among the immediate family.

Buying a car for resale

The new owner of the car can do without registration within 10 days. The following penalties are imposed for violation of registration deadlines:

• for individuals – from 1.5 to 2 thousand rubles;
• for officials of organizations - from 2 to 3.5 thousand rubles;
• for organizations – from 5 to 10 thousand rubles.

If the lack of timely registration is detected by a traffic police inspector on the road, the fine will be:

• for the first such violation - from 500 to 800 rubles;
• if repeated – 5 thousand rubles. Instead of a fine, the driver may be deprived of his license for 1-3 months.

Resellers often buy cars under a sales contract, but do without registering with the traffic police, managing to sell the car faster. In this case, the buyer receives a purchase and sale agreement in the name of the reseller and the same agreement in his name in his own name. When registering with the traffic police, only the details of the last owner are entered into the documents. The reseller does not formally become the owner and does not pay taxes on the sale.

VIN code check

After that, pick up the PTS and independently check the VIN numbers indicated in the PTS with the numbers located on the body and plate (if you don’t know where they are located, ask the seller or look on the Internet for this car model).

Why do I suggest you carefully look at the PTS and carefully compare the numbers indicated in the PTS with the numbers stamped on the body? According to the new vehicle registration regulations of October 15, 2013, cars are not deregistered, which means that until you re-register the car in your name, you will not know anything about its legal purity.

Before the adoption of this law, the main method of sale was deregistration of the car with its subsequent registration by the new owner. The owner deregistered the car for sale.

If there were any problems, then when the car was deregistered, the inspector found these problems.

• car is under arrest, stolen, number plates are broken, there is no identification plate on the body, “fake” title, the car is not cleared through customs:
• re-equipment or non-standard changes have been made (steering wheel, brakes, exhaust system, body paint, painted lights and headlights, optics do not comply with GOST),
• different engine (power, modification);
• other various jambs,

All these and other problems had to be solved by the previous owner, otherwise he could not deregister the car and sell it.

Now, with the adoption of the new regulations, all these problems automatically fall on the shoulders of the new owner of such a “dark” car. You buy a car, give the money and only after that will you re-register it in your name.

If problems arise during registration, you will have to solve them personally. Therefore, go to the MREO together with the seller and re-register the car together.

Risks of purchasing a car without registration

If you purchase a car not in your name or, having issued a general power of attorney, do not formally purchase it, you are exposing yourself to serious risks. The owner of the car, registered with the traffic police, at any time has the right to demand its return or try to dispose of it.

However, serious problems can arise even if you deal with reputable sellers and trustees. For example, the death of the formal owner of a car immediately revokes the power of attorney issued to him. And then, according to the law, the car that belonged to the deceased is disposed of by his heirs. Cases where relatives claim their rights and refuse to acknowledge the fact of selling a car by proxy are recorded regularly.

Transfer of money

If everything is filled out correctly, then sign all three purchase and sale agreements, put your signature, date, month, year. You hand over the money to the seller and carefully watch his hands (even if someone is trying to distract you at this moment, do not pay attention).

The buyer counted the money, everything is correct. The seller must sign all purchase and sale agreements and put his signature on the title in the “Signature of the previous owner” in the next blank section.

Please ensure that the signature matches the column “Signature of the current owner” in the section earlier (the one that is already filled out and where the stamps are). The buyer signs in the column “ Signature of the present owner”

You can also enter your data into the PTS yourself, but this is not necessary; the traffic police MREO will do it for you without errors by typing your data when registering the car. Pick up the documents

• your personal passport,
• PTS,
• laminated registration certificate,
• car keys
• diagnostic card (if available).

All! Now you are the owner of the car.

Disadvantages of the new form of undergoing the re-registration procedure

On the one hand, this process has become easier. However, there is another side - a negative one. Simplification of this stage has led to the fact that a person purchasing a car can no longer automatically obtain information about the possible theft of a car, the vehicle being on credit, an attempt to falsify official documentation, the presence of extraneous upgrades in the car system and other important situations.

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That is, when registering a car without deregistration, if a person wants to obtain all the necessary information on his purchase, he will need to go through additional procedures, make official requests, and so on. And this is a waste of your own time and additional financial costs. Therefore, it always recommends that you initially obtain all the information on the essence of the issue, and not rush to buy a car if they ask for a very small amount of money.

Procedure for re-registration

In accordance with the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 1001, re-registration of a car in the name of a relative is possible without deregistering the car. But information about the new owner is included in the documents for the car. The procedure involves performing the following steps:

1. Collect a complete package of documents, the list is presented below.
2. Go with the vehicle to the traffic police department.
3. Join the electronic queue and hand over the documentation and application when called.
4. Get your car inspected.
5. Pay the state fee and get new papers for the car.

Submitting an application is also possible through the government services portal. To do this, you must have an authorized profile on the site . The advantage of the method is that all stages of document verification will be carried out without the participation of the owner. Will he need to bring the vehicle for inspection on the selected day?