Removing car license plates is an unpleasant procedure for every car owner, after which you cannot use the vehicle and will have to pay a fine; in some cases, the offense entails the deprivation of your driver’s license and the car being sent to an impound lot.

Why are license plates removed and can this be avoided?

There are several reasons for the removal of license plates by traffic police officers: driving a faulty car (the employee removes the license plates and sends the vehicle to the impound lot), installing license plates on a car in the wrong place, tinting that is not permitted by law, installing special signals and taxi lights without the appropriate permission, lack of compulsory motor third party liability insurance, installation non-standard headlight color.

In some cases, traffic police officers meet the driver halfway and do not remove license plates if the vehicle owner corrects the violation on the spot. For example, it will remove tint, remove a special signal, or set the numbers in their proper place. But a fine cannot be avoided.

What to do if your license plates have been removed?

If a traffic police officer establishes an offense, he draws up a report. The driver can remove the license plates on his own, and if he refuses, a government representative will do so. If such an unpleasant situation occurs, it is better not to interfere with the removal of license plates, this will not lead to anything good. After the procedure, the owner can use the vehicle for 24 hours.

When drawing up the protocol, you must definitely check with the employee in which department the numbers and telephone number of the employee who is responsible for storing and issuing them will be located.

Before picking up the numbers, you need to eliminate the reason for their removal and pay a fine; without this, the numbers will not be given back. If the license plates are seized and the car is sent to the impound lot due to a malfunction, then you need to carry out the same steps, only after that you can hire a tow truck and pick up the vehicle. After this, it must be brought into good condition.

Those who, after removing their numbers, decide to order a duplicate from a commercial company should know that this will not help resolve all issues. Traffic police officers have at their disposal an electronic database that shows all driver violations.

Removing numbers is an unpleasant but effective procedure. As the practice of traffic police officers shows, vehicle owners, after removing the license plates, quickly eliminate violations and pay fines.

For many drivers who have recently received their license, it seems completely incredible that traffic police officers once had the power to deprive them of their state vehicle license plates for committing an offense. Car owners with more impressive experience still remember this “cave” relic of administrative legislation - the law on removing license plates. Let's refresh our memory when and why it was canceled, why it was appointed, and what its specific manifestations were.

Adoption of a law abolishing the removal of numbers

The law, which many car owners were waiting for, came into force in the fall of 2014 - November 15. From this day on, the authority to remove the license plate number from the car of someone who violated traffic rules was removed from officials.

The long-awaited amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses were adopted on September 17 of the same year by the State Duma of the Russian Federation in the third reading. On October 1, 2014, they were approved by the Federation Council.

Along with this amendment, another one, long awaited by drivers, was adopted - the abolition of administrative arrest in case of late payment of a fine. However, the bill is only valid in two cases:

If the violation was recorded by automatic recording cameras.
If the fine was sent by mail to the place of registration, but the driver, due to objective reasons, could not be aware of the presence of the document in his mailbox - he was away, living at the place of temporary registration, etc.

The essence of the legislative act

Removing license plates from a car was not an independent means of punishing a negligent driver. This was in addition to his payment of an administrative fine. This measure was introduced for three main offenses:

Driving a car without a driver's license.
Glass tinting.
Expired MTPL policy.

Those drivers who, at the time of the entry into force of the ban on removing license plates, were deprived of their license plates due to seizure by traffic police officers, could receive their property back within 6 weeks after the entry into force of the legislative act. After this period, the numbers for which the owners did not show up were disposed of.

Reasons for the adoption of the law

The law on removing license plates from cars was adopted for a number of reasons:

The long struggle of motorists for the adoption of this bill.
The development of modern technologies - today, in just a couple of minutes, an employee can find out from the license plate of a vehicle whether there is a ban on driving it.
The corruption issue - leaving the number or removing it as an additional measure to the imposition of a fine was decided by a specific traffic police officer. What could be a fertile field for corruption to flourish.
On October 15, 2013, a bill was introduced into force that allowed drivers to issue an unlimited number of duplicate license plates for their cars. Accordingly, nothing prevented an unscrupulous car owner from ordering and installing a duplicate in return for the seized one and driving for his own pleasure until a new meeting with the inspector.
Under the old law, drivers were afraid of having their license plate removed rather than being fined. Therefore, the law banning the removal of license plates could allow an increase in the amount of penalties for the violating driver if, after its introduction, the number of violations across the country increases. Which is a beneficial moment for the country's state budget.

Tightening

The cancellation of license plate removal also led to tougher penalties for drivers. For example:

Increase in the amount of fines for driving without a license, with tinted windows, without/with an expired compulsory insurance policy.
Tightening sanctions for hiding your license plate from surveillance cameras. “Curtains” and other devices that block at least one character in a room are “outlawed” today.
An amendment was adopted allowing traffic police officers to conduct alcohol testing without the presence of witnesses. The latter today can be replaced by a video camera. By the way, video recording is not prohibited for the car owner during this procedure.

An unfortunate amendment was also introduced for owners of technical inspection stations. If it was discovered that the data in the vehicle’s diagnostic card was incorrect, falsified, or that the maintenance procedure was carried out in violation of legal requirements, then the owner of the dishonest station must pay a fine of 300 thousand rubles.

How it happened: procedure algorithm

Let's remember the times before the lifting of state restrictions was cancelled. numbers. Until 2014, the ban on operating a car was regulated by Art. 27.13 (part 2) of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. The procedure looked like this:

If a traffic police officer determined that the vehicle was impossible or dangerous to continue operating, he was authorized to personally remove the registration numbers from the vehicle.
In this case, a protocol was necessarily drawn up, which necessarily indicated the procedure performed.
The right to operate the car and, accordingly, the license plate was returned to the driver once the reasons for the ban, prescribed by the traffic police officer, were eliminated.

What could be a sufficient basis for the decision of the traffic policeman? The Code of Administrative Offenses noted the following:

Malfunctions of the steering, braking system, coupling devices.
Installation of non-standard lighting devices or color graphics for special vehicles, taxis on a personal vehicle.
Incorrectly functioning headlights.
Tinting of viewing glasses.
Illegal installation of flashing lights and taxi lights.
Expired, invalid MTPL policy or lack thereof.
Lack of identification symbols on the car.

Let's look at the offenses in more detail.

Lack of identification marks

How can you confiscate numbers that, in principle, do not exist? Let's explain the situation. The following points were covered by the law:

Temporary or permanent ones are present in the car, but are installed where this is not required by law. For example, owners of new cars sinned by simply placing a plate with the number behind the windshield and/or trunk glass.
The registration number contains objects or devices that completely or partially interfere with its identification.

There were exceptions only for motorists who had recently purchased their vehicle: by law, it can be registered within 10 days after purchase.

Installation of lighting, sound circuits and devices

The ban applied to everything we listed above. After canceling the removal of license plates, the driver will only face a fine for these violations. Moreover, an employee can only impose it on a car he has stopped, and not on a parked car.

The details are as follows (valid both today and until 2014):

On the front of the car there are devices in colors that are not included in this spectrum: white, yellow, light orange (not close to red). Decorative installations are also subject to violations. Now and until 2014, lighting devices will be confiscated, the driver will be fined and deprived of his license for up to 1 year.
If flashing lights are installed on the car, then the inspector is obliged to confiscate them, issue a fine to the car owner and deprive the latter of his rights for 12-18 months. But if the car was stopped during a “show of light”, then the period of deprivation of a driver’s license is extended to 1.5-2 years.
Then and now, only operational services are allowed to apply color schemes on the sides of vehicles. For ordinary drivers, this threatens to deprive them of their license for 1-1.5 years.

Tinted glass

If the light transmission of the car windows is insufficient, then since 2012 the inspector has the authority to arrest such a vehicle, impose a fine, and confiscate the license plate. In 2017, the cancellation of number removal also applies to this case.

Invalid OSAGO policy

A traffic police officer has the right to prohibit the operation of a car in the following cases:

Lack of compulsory motor liability insurance policy.
This document is overdue.
Violation of the vehicle operating rules specified in the policy.

Technical problem

A traffic police inspector has the authority to deprive a vehicle owner of the right to drive a car that has significant defects that could lead to an emergency. After canceling the removal of license plates, the car is sent to a impound lot, and a fine is imposed on the driver. The right to operate the vehicle is restored after the malfunction is completely eliminated.

Return of license plate

Before the law came into force, the driver could prevent the license plate from being withdrawn in one way - to immediately eliminate the reason that the inspector identified. For example, remove tinting or a light fixture. In other cases, the license plate was confiscated, and the driver was given a day to eliminate the source of the problem. If it was not resolved during this time, the car was subject to arrest, in addition to the ban on operation. The number was returned after the reasons for this penalty were completely eliminated.

The adoption of a law banning the removal of license plates by traffic police officers was a long-awaited event for owners in 2014. Although it entailed the tightening of other penalties, this phenomenon is still regarded as a progressive step by the state.

In situations where traffic police officers intend to confiscate the driver’s car state registration plates, as well as before starting to operate the car, it will be useful to know.

The seizure of automobile registration plates by traffic police officers is carried out in accordance with Art. 27.13 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. Seizure is carried out until the cause of the violation that resulted in the seizure is eliminated. Within 24 hours after the registration plates are removed, the driver has the right to travel in a technically sound vehicle to the place where the reason for which the license plates were removed is eliminated.

Let's define the terms:

Prohibition of exploitation means that operation of the vehicle is prohibited until the reason for the prohibition is eliminated.
Vehicle detention represents a temporary forced cessation of the use of a vehicle, including (if it is impossible to eliminate the cause of detention at the site of detection of an administrative offense) placing it in a specialized parking lot.
Specialized parking- this is a designated guarded parking area and storage of detained vehicles.

Reasons for confiscating state vehicle license plates

There are not many of them, but you need to know them:

1. License plates are removed during the operation of technical vehicles, the content of pollutants in emissions or the noise level of which exceeds the norms established by state standards of the Russian Federation (Article 8.23 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation).
2. When driving vehicles that have not passed state technical inspection (Part 2 of Article 12 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation).
3. When installing on the front part of a vehicle lighting devices with red lights or red reflective devices, lighting devices, the color of the lights and the operating mode of which do not comply with the requirements of the “Basic provisions for the admission of vehicles to operation and the duties of officials to ensure road safety movement" (part 1 of article 12.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation).
4. When installing on a vehicle without appropriate permission devices for producing special light or sound signals, with the exception of a security alarm (Part 2 of Article 12.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation). 5. When illegally applying special color schemes of emergency services vehicles to the external surfaces of a vehicle (Part 3 of Article 12.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation).
6. When driving a vehicle with a faulty brake system (except for the parking brake) or steering (Part 2 of Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation).
7. If the owner of the vehicle fails to comply with the obligation established by federal law to insure civil liability, as well as driving the vehicle, if such compulsory insurance is obviously absent (Part 2 of Article 12.37 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation).

Procedure for removing registration plates

1. A prohibition on the operation of a vehicle on the grounds provided for by the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation is carried out by an authorized employee of the State Road Safety Inspectorate after drawing up a protocol on the relevant administrative offense or issuing a ruling to initiate a case on an administrative offense (clause 144 of the AR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation).
2. The procedure for removing license plates must be recorded in the administrative protocol, a copy of which is given to the driver. The person in respect of whom the procedure is being applied is asked to remove state registration plates (clause 144 of the AR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation).

IMPORTANT!
It is worth remembering that prohibiting the operation of a vehicle and detaining it (for a certain period) are different concepts.

Where are confiscated state registration plates stored and for how long are they confiscated?

The law tells us this:

1. Registration plates are subject to removal and storage in the traffic police department until the reason for prohibiting the operation of the vehicle is eliminated (clause 144 of the AR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation).
2. Registration plates confiscated from the driver remain with the traffic police department that made the seizure. At the same time, registration plates are not sent to the driver’s place of residence or registration. After eliminating the reason for removing the registration plates, they are returned to the driver (clause 144 of the AR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation).

What rights does a driver have when seizing car registration plates?

Within one day, the driver can drive a car without license plates to the place where the reason for prohibiting the operation of the vehicle is eliminated (Part 2.1 of Article 27.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation). The exceptions are the following malfunctions (clause 2 of the List of malfunctions and conditions under which the operation of vehicles is prohibited):

the efficiency of the service brake system does not comply with GOST R 51709-2001;
the tightness of the hydraulic brake drive is broken;
the total play in the steering of a passenger car does not exceed 10°, for trucks - 25°, for buses - 20°;
there are movements of parts of the steering mechanism and its components not provided for by the design of the vehicle;
the steering column position fixing device is inoperative;
The power steering provided by the design is faulty or missing.

When car registration plates are returned to the driver

In such cases, the law provides only one outcome:

1. The reason for returning previously removed state registration plates to the owner of a vehicle is confirmation of the elimination of the reason for the prohibition of operation (clause 22 of the Rules for the detention of a vehicle, its placement in a parking lot, storage, and prohibition of operation)

Towing a car to a specialized parking lot

When placing a vehicle in a specialized parking lot in order to eliminate a malfunction that has resulted in the prohibition of the operation of the vehicle, the vehicle can be moved to the place where the malfunction is eliminated using a tow truck (Part 1 of Article 27.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation).

IMPORTANT!
The driver, after receiving a document confirming the elimination of the malfunction, must bring this document with his car to the traffic police department to undergo a state technical inspection. If more than one day has passed since the date of seizure of car registration numbers, the driver must deliver his vehicle to the inspection site using a tow truck. That is, driving a car without license plates a day after the date of their seizure is prohibited!

Based on materials from the reference book “Safe Route”

Art. No. 27.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - what measures are applied to ensure paperwork in the event of administrative offenses;
Art. No. 27.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - implementation of the procedure for the delivery of the vehicle itself after detention, as well as the numbers from it;
Art. No. 27.3 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation – procedure for administrative detention;
Art. No. 27.4 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - how a protocol is drawn up when carrying out administrative detention;
Art. No. 27.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - reflects the time periods for which administrative detention is carried out;
Art. No. 27.12 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - when and how the procedure for removal from driving a vehicle is carried out;
Art. No. 27.13 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - the process of detaining a vehicle.

For this reason, this type of administrative punishment simply loses its meaning. Since if the license plate is removed from the car, the violator can simply purchase a new one - all that is required is to pay for the manufacturing process and submit the necessary documents.

When can a traffic police inspector remove a license plate?

Now about impound lots. It is worth remembering that for malfunctions for which operation is prohibited, the inspector has the right to send the car to the impound lot. These malfunctions are listed in Article 27.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. These are faulty brakes, steering or clutch, lack of documents for the car, driver's license and compulsory motor liability insurance policy, driving while intoxicated, as well as the driver's refusal to undergo a medical examination. It is legal. But this is why the car owner should pay for the services of a tow truck in the event of a faulty steering or braking system - this, according to lawyers, is a big question. Therefore, if you consider yourself a fighter, actively defend your interests.

Hello, fellow motorists! The “Steering Traction” program and its host Anatoly Gorlov are with you. On April 24, the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs “On the rules for detaining and prohibiting the operation of vehicles” came into force. This order was approved procedure for removing license plates and placing cars in impound lots, which is prescribed by Article 27.13 of the Administrative Code. How to resist this is the topic of today’s show. So, let's go...

Offenses for which license plates can be removed from a car

People are often interested in how to avoid having their license plates removed. This possibility is not always available, but there are still cases when the use of this measure can be prevented. The reason for which you were fined must be eliminated. For example, remove the tint film or return the signs to the correct place. But in any case, you will have to pay a fine.

Vehicle owners should know why inspectors can remove license plates from their cars. In 2019, traffic police officers have a similar right. If the driver violates certain rules, then this measure may be applied to him. As a result, the person is fined, their license plates are removed and their license may be revoked. To prevent this from happening, first of all, you need to know in what cases such punishment is applied. Every driver should not violate traffic rules in order to avoid problems with the traffic police.

What to do if license plates have been removed from a car

There are known cases when car owners, in order to avoid having their license plates removed, fasten them with non-standard nuts or glue them on. For such cunning people, we inform you: the license plate is the property of the state, and the traffic police officer has the right to remove it in any way, including by damaging the fasteners.

To avoid the removal of license plates by traffic police officers, it is necessary to eliminate the basis for the removal. In most cases this can be done on site.
The tint film can be removed and the license plate can be screwed into place. The fine will have to be paid in any case. And if deprivation of rights is envisaged, it will be imposed.

Why are license plates removed from cars in 2019?

2,000 rub. - production of duplicate numbers;
350 rub. - making changes to the passport of an old car;
500 rub. - issuance of a new registration certificate for the car being sold;
2,000 rub. - issuing numbers;
350 rub. - making changes to the passport of a new car;
500 rub. - issuance of a registration certificate for the purchased car;
2,000 rub. – issuance of license plates for the purchased vehicle.

When can traffic police officers remove license plates?

Although I would like to add on my own that driving without a muffler or with direct flow is at least a manifestation of disrespect for others. And operating a car with faulty brake and steering systems is simply deadly for both the driver and other road users.

However, if you have passed the technical inspection, the traffic police inspector has no right to check the brake system, exhaust, or noise of the vehicle*. Moreover (if you are stopped simply on the highway) it is impossible to determine “by eye” that these parameters do not meet the standards. You need the appropriate equipment.

How to leave license plates on a car when selling it

Compose the text of the application in any form with a request to retain the license plates after the sale of the car.
Write down the details of the vehicle owner in the space provided.
Indicate the license plate number, make and model of the car, as well as its VIN number.
Record the date and signature.

If the numbers do not meet the requirements, you may be forced to make duplicates. This can be done at the MREO or at an organization that has permission and the necessary equipment. Making duplicate numbers will take 20-40 minutes.

Traffic police officers will not be able to remove license plates from cars

Traffic police officers will no longer be able to remove license plates from cars for a number of traffic violations. Instead, increased fines will be applied as security for some violations of traffic rules, driving with tinting that does not meet the standards, illegal installation of special signals and color schemes of special services, taxis, driving without a compulsory motor liability insurance policy, faulty steering, braking system, etc. (Table fines Art. Code of Administrative Offenses 12.4, 12.5 Part 2, 12.5 Part 3, 12.5 Part 31, 12.5 Part 4, 12.5 Part 41, 12.5 Part 5, 12.5 Part 6, 12.5 Part 7, 12.37 Part 1 , 12.37 Part 2)

With the introduction of new administrative regulations, dishonest drivers now have another loophole with which they can circumvent some traffic violations. Since October 15, car owners were allowed to make duplicate license plates; this became necessary due to the large number of thefts of the latter (due to the difficulty in restoring them, citizens had to pay scammers money for information about the location of the stolen license plates). However, some decided to use such relaxations to their advantage. Now drivers can get new license plates to replace the allegedly stolen ones from any licensed organizations that have the right to produce license plates. As it is not difficult to guess, car owners who violate the relevant Articles of Chapter 12 of the Administrative Code could make duplicates in advance and, when stopped by a traffic police officer and remove the license plates, hang up new ones and calmly continue driving the car.

Cancellation of number withdrawal

Is it possible to deregister a car and keep the license plates?

You have six months to submit a new application to register your car. Come to the traffic police in a new car and register it. When submitting documents, you must indicate that you expressed a desire to keep your previous registration numbers. The inspector will have to check this information and make notes, and you will eventually return your numbers back. You will also have to pay a state fee of 2,000 rubles, and you can read more about the tariffs for traffic police services at the end of the material.

When selling a car, it is not necessary to deregister it;
Deregistration of a vehicle is mandatory only when sending it abroad or for disposal;
You can change registration information at all traffic police departments;
the new owner of the car has the right to choose: keep the old plates or make new ones.

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Previously, there was a practice of removing state registration numbers from a car for certain types of traffic violations. Today, such a measure is not usually used.

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All issues related to the right to dismantle rooms are reflected in specialized legislative norms.

Who is eligible

Today, only representatives of the relevant government bodies have the right to dismantle car license plates.

Drivers can also do this at their own discretion, if there are certain reasons for this (installation and deregistration, as well as some other reasons).

But still, only traffic police officers have a priority right to carry out such a procedure.

Relatively recently, there was a fairly extensive list of reasons on the basis of which numbers were removed.

Previously, in accordance with current regulatory documents, state registration numbers were removed if the following violations were detected:

drunken driving;
presence of tinting that does not meet certain state standards;
using a vehicle with modifications that make operation dangerous for the driver and other road users;
other.

It also often happens that car registration numbers are removed by persons who simply do not have any rights to carry out this action. For example, the practice of stealing criminal numbers has emerged relatively recently.

In the absence of the owner, the attackers simply twist them, after which they leave a note with the details for sending the ransom. After this, the location of the numbers is sent to the owner’s phone number.

Figure out how to restore the state. number on the car after theft, quite simple. Previously, registration plates of this kind were issued only by the traffic police.

But relatively recently a legislative norm was passed that transfers the process of producing license plates to private hands. As a result, even in the event of theft or seizure by traffic police inspectors, you can simply make new ones.

That is why today a similar administrative measure such as dismantling and confiscation of license plates by authorities has been cancelled.

What law governs

The fundamental document that you need to rely on when confiscating license plates is the Administrative Offenses Code of the Russian Federation - the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. It is established by Federal Law No. 195-FZ.

The main article of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, which you will need to focus on, is. It regulates the procedure and grounds for detaining a vehicle.

If possible, it is worth familiarizing yourself with the contents of the type of chapter in question in advance:

– what measures are applied to ensure record keeping in the event of administrative offenses;
– implementation of the procedure for the delivery of the vehicle itself after detention, as well as the numbers from it;
– procedure for administrative detention;
– how a protocol is drawn up when carrying out administrative detention;
– the periods of time for which administrative detention is carried out are reflected;
– when and how the procedure for removal from driving a vehicle is carried out;
Art. No. 27.13 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - the process of detaining a vehicle.

There are a large number of different nuances associated with the procedure for withdrawing numbers. But it should be remembered that all of them are designated in the current legislation.

If illegal actions by police officers are detected to remove the state registration number, or if it is simply stolen, law enforcement agencies should be notified.

Preliminary familiarization with legislative norms will allow you to avoid a large number of various problems and difficulties. First of all, protect your own rights before government officials.

There are often cases when license plates were previously confiscated from vehicle owners without sufficiently serious reasons. Judicial practice on this matter is quite extensive.

If for some reason problems arise, you should seek special legal advice.

Why are license plates removed from a car under the new rules?

Today, state registration numbers are removed for the presence of any violations, in the presence of which the operation of the vehicle is simply prohibited.

The full list of such violations today is reflected in Part 2 of Art. No. 27.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

Previously, state registration plates were removed in the following cases:

based on - if the vehicle is being operated and there is a significant excess of noise, as well as harmful substances in the exhaust;
on the basis - if the vehicle for some reason is not registered in the manner prescribed by law;
based on - if the vehicle is equipped with sound/light warning systems that for some reason do not comply with the standards;
based :
- if a vehicle is operated with a faulty brake system (applies to the steering and parking brake);
- red reflective elements or red lighting devices are installed on the front part of the body;
- on the vehicle being driven, special sound or light warning systems are installed without the appropriate permits;
- The vehicle is illegally painted with colorographic elements of special operational services (medical, law enforcement, etc.).
on the basis that the owner of the vehicle has not properly fulfilled his obligations to insure the vehicle or its trailer (if any).

Today, the procedure for removing a license plate from a car is no longer used. The main reason for this is that recently a procedure has been initiated to transfer the process of producing numbers to private enterprises.

If previously, for tinting not according to the rules, you could lose the state registration number of the vehicle, but today only a fine is issued. In case of non-payment, various types of administrative sanctions will be applied.

In fact, amendments abolishing the removal of license plates from cars were adopted almost simultaneously with legislation transferring the production of state license plates to private hands.

How to return it to the driver

Previously, to return a number, it was necessary to complete a list of certain actions.

The return algorithm looked like this:

an administrative fine was paid - if necessary;
you should contact the location of the specific traffic police regiment whose employee carried out the seizure of the license plate;
The following documents are provided:
- a receipt confirming payment of the fine;
- vehicle registration certificate;
- identification document (passport, driver's license).
After submitting all the above documents, the state registration number will be returned.

If any difficulties arise in the procedure for returning a state license plate, you should simply go to court.

Sometimes it happens that the number is not seized by law enforcement agencies, but is lost or damaged in such a way that its further use becomes simply impossible.

In this case, the best solution would be to contact a special company that produces such numbers.

It is important to remember the need to restore the license plate only in a certified enterprise that has a license for this activity and the appropriate equipment.

Today there are a large number of different enterprises that are “gray”. They do not have the appropriate license to conduct activities for the production and sale of state registration license plates.

Usually the reason for this is failure to comply with the technical process that must be followed during production.

As a result, such license plates will simply be of inadequate quality and will become unusable much earlier than those made in accordance with all established standards.

The process of removing license plates from a car today can be carried out legally only by the owner of the vehicle and, in some cases, by a traffic inspector.