A certificate of registration of a car is a certificate of the established form, which is issued to the owner of the vehicle during registration activities. Is it possible to drive without him? And if so, under what circumstances? What is the threat of riding without STS in Russia? And can any sanctions be somehow avoided? The answers to all these questions and not only will necessarily be disclosed below. They are useful to every car owner, especially forgetful citizens.
Help Description
STS is a vehicle certificate. A document that is issued during the registration of the machine in authorized bodies. Today, a certificate can be presented on paper or with a small plastic card.
Is it possible to ride without STS in the territory of the Russian Federation? And if this is allowed, then how to protect yourself from unnecessary problems with law enforcement? We will try to find the answers to all this further.
Mandatory documents for the driver
But first, find out what certificates every modern driver should have. Their list is very limited.
To drive without fear, the driver will have to prepare:
- car license;
- certificate of registration of the vehicle;
- CTP or CASCO policy;
- any identifier of the person.
Additionally, the machine must be attached to a car in designated areas. Only under such circumstances, you can not worry about driving a vehicle without documents.
Type of Responsibility
What is the threat of riding without STS? First of all, you need to understand what responsibility will be for the corresponding violation and whether it really is.
Yes, for the lack of a certificate of registration of a car in Russia, the driver will be held accountable. The punishment is administrative in nature and is most often accompanied by fines of various sizes.
Under certain circumstances, possible sanctions can be avoided. The main thing to know when the driver has the right to do so. We will discuss the relevant situations below.
Possible violations
Driving a car without an STS is a fairly common violation. And far from always, the vehicle owner has to face various sanctions. Much depends on the circumstances in which the driver was detained without car certificates.
Here are the life circumstances that are most often encountered in practice:
- the evidence is forgotten somewhere;
- The document has been stolen or lost;
- STS has fallen into disrepair;
- There is no statement of the established form at all.
Next, we will try to consider all of the above situations and methods of exemption from responsibility for managing the vehicle without documents. As practice shows, it is often possible to get rid of sanctions. But only responsible drivers have such a right.
Forgotten Help
Did a citizen forget STS at home? The fine for driving without documents in this case is not supposed to be too large. As already mentioned, it is administrative in nature.
The penalty for managing a vehicle without documents in this case is only 500 rubles. Such a ride without STS is not always fined. Sometimes the driver may be exempted from the corresponding liability. But when?
Reprimand as an alternative
For example, if the violation was committed for the first time. There is a certificate of registration of a car, but is it forgotten? In this case, the traffic police officer may reprimand the driver.
As a rule, such a sanction is imposed if the driver previously had no problems with law enforcement agencies. Moreover, the violation will have to be rectified as soon as possible. Otherwise, penalties cannot be avoided!
How to fix the situation
Penalty for driving without STS is not always issued.Occasionally, citizens may be warned. This measure takes place if the driver simply forgot the certificate of registration at home.
To fix the violation, you can:
- Ask relatives or relatives to pick up the missing paper;
- go for a certificate yourself.
In the second case, a person will have to leave the car at the traffic police post. Some as a confirmation that they will return, leave some kind of deposit. For example, a passport. Therefore, it is better to ask for help from loved ones.
As soon as the STS will be presented to the traffic police officer, the driver will be released. Instead of a fine, they will receive a warning and nothing more.
Additional measure
But that is not all. What is the penalty for driving without STS, if the document is there, but forgotten, we figured it out. And how to avoid punishment, too.
It is worth paying attention to the fact that the driver in the absence of car certificates can face not only a fine. Additionally, the car has the right to send to the parking lot.
To get your car back, you will need:
- present a valid certificate of registration with the traffic police;
- close the fine if it has been issued;
- pay a ransom for the car (pay the time spent in the parking lot);
- make a call to tow truck.
Only after that the citizen will be able to drive his car again. From now on, it is better not to allow a corresponding violation.
Complete absence
Penalty for driving without STS is found in different sizes. It all depends on the circumstances under which the violation was revealed.
Earlier it was said that a citizen can be fined for a forgotten certificate of registration of a car. The punishment for the complete absence of paper also takes place.
The thing is that riding without STS, when there is no document at all, is punished more seriously. In the described situation, a person will have to pay from 500 to 800 rubles. As a rule, in large cities you need to pay the maximum, in the province - at a minimum.
How long to ride without documents
Only the complete absence of a certificate of registration of a vehicle is not always a violation. At the moment, citizens can move around for a while without a document. An exception is a driver’s license. They must be with the one who gets behind the wheel.
Riding without documents is not considered a violation if a citizen received rights to a movable object no later than ten days ago. That is how much time is devoted to registration actions with the vehicle. On the eleventh day, riding without STS will be regarded as an administrative violation.
Theft or loss
We figured out the main options for the development of events. Riding without rights and STS in Russia threatens with serious consequences, especially if you often break the law.
If the certificate of registration of the car with the authorized bodies was stolen or lost, is it possible to drive? Only at your own peril and risk. In this case, you will have to put up with a fine for driving without an STS. The driver faces exactly the same payout as in the complete absence of the corresponding paper.
Will they somehow manage to bypass the sanctions? No, this is simply not provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation. First you have to restore the car documents, only after that - get behind the wheel again.
Disrepair
In some cases, a person has to replace the certificate of registration of the machine. For example, if the document is damaged or the owner has changed personal data. In these situations, it is generally accepted that the STS is invalid.
Driving a car with a similar document is also not allowed. The act will be regarded as riding without STS. The punishment for this violation will be exactly the same as in the complete absence of registration certificates for the car.
Lack of registration
But the sanctions cannot be finished on this. Russian legislation is currently not only flexible, but also multifaceted.The lack of a certificate of registration is most often accompanied by untimely registration of the car with the traffic police.
This is a gross violation, entailing a number of punishments. For example, if drivers catch for the first time for late registration actions, the driver faces a fine in the amount of 1.5 to 2 thousand rubles. There are no ways to release liability. All that a car owner can do is prove that the time allotted for registering movable property has not expired.
A second time
Penalties for driving without STS were presented to the attention above. The thing is that it is problematic to predict how events will develop in a particular case. Sometimes citizens give bribe inspectors to the traffic police to turn a blind eye to the violation. In some cases, you can legally get rid of possible sanctions.
What to do if a person did not just drive a car without STS, but also did not register the car? Previously, a penalty was indicated for late registration of the vehicle. What if the driver was again caught for such an act?
Will have to come to terms with a more serious punishment. The owner of the car faces a fine of 5 thousand rubles, or the deprivation of a driver’s license for a maximum of 3 months.
About the registration authorities
So that a person is not fined for the lack of a certificate of registration, most often it is enough for him to just register the car on time, and then carry car certificates with him. Better - along with copies.
Where are vehicles registered? You can cope with this task through:
- MREO;
- "Government services";
- traffic police department;
- Traffic police;
- multifunctional centers.
To work with "State services", you must first go through the mandatory registration, and then confirm the account. Only after that the electronic services will become available to the user.
Registration Guide
What punishment for driving without STS will threaten the driver in one case or another, we found out. And how to register a car so as not to encounter the above consequences?
The machine registration guide looks like this:
- Prepare documents for further action. They vary depending on the reason for registration.
- Pay for the manufacture of car certificates.
- To apply to the authorized body with the application of the established form.
- Wait for the traffic police inspector to inspect the car.
It is done! Now a citizen will be able to pick up registration documents for his car. If you carry them with you, there will be no problems with law enforcement agencies for the lack of a certificate of registration.
Documents for registration
Riding without rights and STS are violations that are quite common in Russia. To register a car, the car owner needs to prepare:
- statement of the established form;
- passport or other identification card;
- vehicle registration certificate;
- check confirming payment of state duty;
- title papers on the vehicle.
Additionally, such elements may come in handy:
- old certificate of registration;
- certificate from the police about the theft or loss of auto documents;
- marriage / divorce certificate;
- extracts from the registry office about changing personal data.
It'll be enough. It is advisable to prepare copies of the listed certificates in advance.
About state duty
How much to pay for the design of the STS? A document on paper will cost 500 rubles, on plastic - 1,5 thousand rubles. These are not the only expenses that have to be incurred.
When registering a car you need to pay 350 rubles for the adjustment of the TCP. The issuance of a new copy of the document costs 800 rubles. If you need to make a license plate for a car / motorcycle, you will have to pay another 2,000/1,500 rubles.
Important: payment of the fee through "State services" allows you to get a 30% discount.