What does “machine scrapped” mean?
The recycling process involves recycling a used car. In this case, the body is freed from all plastic and rubber components. The engine, electrical wiring, windows, wheels, instruments, etc. are removed. The body itself is crushed in a shredder, pressed and sent for melting. The process is labor-intensive, but many industrial enterprises are willing to buy recycled materials, since they are much cheaper.
A car scrapped means that it is deregistered and legally no longer exists. It often happens that the documents for the car are disposed of, but the car itself continues to be driven or even sold. True, when buying such a car, the new owner has problems with registering the car.
About how to check a car for scrap according to the state. number or VIN, we will tell you below.
In what cases are cars written off?
Disposal or write-off of used cars is carried out in the following cases:
- got stuck on resource development;
- damaged in an accident and cannot be restored;
- The owner has taken part in the government's old car recycling program and is about to receive a payment towards the purchase of a new car.
A completely new car, fresh from the manufacturer, can also be scrapped.
There may be several reasons for this:
- serious damage during transportation, the dealer receives insurance compensation and must send the damaged car for disassembly;
- discovery of a serious, irreparable manufacturing defect.
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In the latter case, the dealer is obliged to replace the car with a similar one, with the same configuration. He receives compensation for damage from insurers or the manufacturer, and sends the car for recycling.
Why are new cars scrapped?
This happens for two reasons:
- The new car was damaged during transportation to the place of sale. The shipment is usually insured, so the insurance company will pay the dealer monetary compensation. In turn, the dealer is obliged to send a new, but already damaged car “for press”.
- The new car reached the buyer, but it turned out to be seriously defective, which during operation caused some kind of emergency (accident, fire, etc.). Such a car must be replaced with a similar one. The defective vehicle is scrapped and the dealer receives compensation from the insurance company or manufacturer.
Apply for recycling of your car online according to the state. number or VIN!
Verification methods
The traditional way of checking is to contact the registration department of the traffic police with a request for verification by VIN or state. number. Within an hour or two, employees will issue a certified printout with the results of the request. If the car is listed as scrapped in the traffic police database, then it is not worth buying it; it is better to ask the seller to restore the registration. Checking the traffic police database is free of charge.
The second verification method is high-tech and does not require a visit to the registration service. Just go to the Autocode website at avtocod.ru.
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Artemyev Dmitry
Experience as a forensic expert in the field of automotive technical examination for more than 2 years, more than 3 years of work in the field of insurance disputes, appealing guilt in road accidents.
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Is it possible to buy a salvaged car?
“Excuse me! - one of the readers will say. - How is this possible? After all, scrapped cars are dismantled and recycled!” It's not that simple!
In accordance with Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 1001 of November 24, 2008, it is impossible to restore the registration of a scrapped car. But this only applies to those cars that ended up at recycling points. If the car is not included there, it is quite possible to register it. Therefore, a certificate received from the traffic police does not mean that the car will soon be at the collection point. Many owners receive this document only to avoid paying taxes on a vehicle that they do not use. And some are also trying to make money by selling it.
If you deliberately wanted to purchase a salvaged car (prices for such cars are usually one and a half to two times lower than the market average), then by and large there is nothing wrong with such a purchase. The main thing is to know how to register a scrapped car.
How to restore documents if the car is scrapped
To apply for vehicle registration, you must contact the traffic police with the following documents in hand:
- certificate of disposal;
- power of attorney from the owner in writing (it is not necessary to go to a notary);
- photocopies of passports (yours and the seller’s);
- insurance;
- maintenance ticket.
After checking the submitted papers, you will be given an application (of course you need to fill it out) and a payment slip for 3.3 thousand rubles. Next, you need to pay the state fee and, attaching the receipt received from the bank to the rest of the documents, visit the traffic police again to receive a PTS and a registration certificate. With a successful combination of circumstances, you can do it in 1-2 days. Then a standard DCP (purchase and sale agreement) is drawn up, and you are the full owner of a legally registered car.
How to check whether a car is scrapped or not
Today, a motorist can do a check both online and by visiting a traffic police department.
There are 4 main options:
- Filling out an application with the State Traffic Inspectorate by the owner of the vehicle.
- Carrying out an online search through the traffic police website.
- Checking through the Internet service of state and municipal services of the Moscow government (for the capital region).
- Use of chamber sites that provide this service.
- free (via the Autocode service or the traffic police website);
- paid (using various online services).
Check online
This method is much more convenient and faster. To check his car, the owner needs to know its license plate number or VIN code. Important! There is no guarantee that reliable information can be obtained from unofficial sources providing the service of checking vehicles for recycling.
The method under consideration could be:
On the traffic police website
Every Russian motorist can check information about the possible disposal of a car through an official source. The driver needs to visit the website of the State Traffic Inspectorate and complete a request on this issue. A search in the database is carried out by clicking the “Check car” button.
Important! The site developers claim that the service is being finalized. Checking the history of a car will also be connected with online auctions for the sale of vehicles at the international level. This service will be available from 2021.
To obtain information, you must enter the VIN code. The next request is “Checking the registration history in the traffic police,” which is performed by clicking on the “Request verification” button. As a final result, the user receives information about the vehicle registration periods. There will also be data on whether the car is sent for recycling or not. Also, on the service in question, you can also identify the vehicle using the license plate using the same principle.
Check by license plate
Such a check is carried out both online (through the State Traffic Inspectorate website or “Autocode”), and as a result of a visit to the traffic police department. Motorists from Moscow and the capital region can find information through the Autocode website. The state number is entered into the required field and the data is then processed by clicking on the “Check” button.
Information about car disposal can also be obtained from the traffic police department through the license plate number. Although this method is free, motorists do not particularly like it due to the mandatory presence of the owner and the long process. Waiting for a response can last from three days to several weeks.
The driver needs:
- visit a traffic police post or traffic police department;
- fill out the required forms;
- wait until the data is processed;
- come for your results on the due date.
Check by VIN code
In this case, the motorist can use the traffic police website. The search is quite easy. And the steps are very simple. The site user only needs to enter the vehicle's VIN code in the appropriate field and start processing the information. If the motorist is a user of the car verification service (“Autocode”), then he needs to type the required characters into the search bar and click “Request verification”. After decrypting the captcha, the driver receives the necessary information. It is also permissible to check the vehicle’s VIN code when contacting the traffic police post in person.
Did you know? Today, the Autocode service has become so popular among Muscovites and residents of the capital region that this site generates more than five thousand reports for drivers and car dealerships per day.
What to do if the car is scrapped, but you didn’t know about it when you bought it
To avoid problems, it is better to check the car in advance using the traffic police database for disposal. If a scrapped car has already been purchased, there are several ways to resolve the situation.
First option
Find the owner and demand that he restore the registration. The former owner's lack of time is not an argument. Let him write out a general power of attorney for you. And then the procedure is the same as described in the previous section of the article.
Second option
Applicable in the case when the owner of the car declares that I am not me, and the house is not mine, and refuses to do anything to restore the registration of the car. If there is a purchase and sale agreement, the seller can be safely sued. Article 451 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation provides that a gross violation of the rules of the monetary policy may serve as grounds for termination of the transaction and return of funds. Your claim will most likely be successful, but legal proceedings may take a long time.
Third option
If you were unable to find the old owner on your own, contact the traffic police with a request to find the owner of the car. In this case, you can, for example, indicate that you simply found the car in the middle of the road. If the owner is found, use one of the two methods described above.
What to do if the car is scrapped?
According to letter No. 13/5-229 of the Main Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation dated October 18, 2011 and order No. 139 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation dated March 20, 2017, it is possible to restore the registration of a junk car if there is no confirmation of this:
- certificate of disposal;
- a certificate from a center that dismantles cars;
- a statement from the car owner that he independently dismantled and scrapped the vehicle.
The main condition is the presence of the owner of the car included in the title. If the car was received after the execution of a purchase/sale or donation agreement, its new owner can initiate the restoration procedure if he has a notarized power of attorney with the right to restore registration from the previous owner.
If the location of the real owner of the car is unknown, it will not be possible to restore the registration of a car, even if it is formally scrapped. In this case, you will need to submit an application to the local traffic police department to search for the owner of the vehicle.
If the State Traffic Inspectorate officers cannot find the person, then they will have to apply to the court to recognize the ownership of the specified car. It takes 6 months to find a person. After this period, the previous car owner is considered missing, and the new owner is considered the owner of the car.
Is it possible to drive a scrapped car?
The Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation does not provide for any special punishment for driving a scrapped car. However, for a number of reasons, such a ride can cost a pretty penny. Including, in accordance with Art. 12 of the Code of Administrative Offences, driving an unregistered car will cost 500 rubles. Repeated violation will increase the fine to 5 thousand rubles. Also, traffic police officers will have every right to send the car to the impound lot. There it will remain until the violations are eliminated (that is, until you register it).
How to check a car for recycling
You can check, for example, in the following two ways.
Contact the traffic police
To check the car, you will need to present the title, passport details of the seller and buyer, as well as the state registration plate number.
Use the online verification service "Autocode"
Simply enter the vehicle's license plate number or VIN code into the search form. Checking your car for recycling will take no more than 5 minutes. You will also receive information about mileage, number of owners, fines, accidents, restrictions and other information about the car.
Recycle your car right now!
Autocode is suitable if you need to check one or more cars. If you need to constantly check a large number of cars, use the “Autocode Pro” unlimited car check service. A subscription to unlimited car checks costs 2,500 rubles per month. “Autocode Pro” allows you to add comments to reports, create your own lists of liquid vehicles, quickly compare options and store data about cars in an orderly manner.
You can learn even more about how to get your car inspected in our free book, Secrets to Buying a Used Car Safely.
Scrapping check – completely eliminating the risk of buying a problem car
You can check a car for recycling on the traffic police website, believing that this control structure provides reliable information. But it must be remembered that the database of registered cars is not updated so often, and therefore the buyer is not insured against purchasing a problematic vehicle even after receiving supporting information from the traffic police database. Therefore, before buying a car, it is better to use several online services to avoid mistakes and not terminate the car purchase and sale agreement in the future.
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