As you know, while driving a vehicle, the driver must have the right to drive a car or motorcycle. But for various reasons, sometimes a driver’s license does not appear to be available to vehicle owners. In this case, the law of the Russian Federation imposes a certain punishment.
If the driver has forgotten the license
Initially, it is worth noting that fines and other forms of punishment may vary depending on the reason for the lack of rights and the driver’s condition at the time of the check.
The punishment for driving without rights that have been forgotten is usually reduced to minimal measures. We are talking about a fine of 500 rubles for driving without appropriate documentation. Perhaps some are accustomed to the figure of 100 rubles, but since 2015 it has been increased 5 times to curb the negligent attitude of drivers.
The process of influencing the driver does not end there. The punishment for driving without a license also implies a lack of the ability to continue driving until the circumstances of the absence of a document are clarified. And even after the execution of the fine.
This means that a protocol can be drawn up in which all the data regarding the stopping of a particular vehicle (time, place and reason) is recorded. An important condition for the design of the protocol is the presence of two witnesses and video.
The subsequent fate of the car
When the work with the protocol is completed, and all the circumstances and reasons for the lack of rights have been clarified, the vehicle is sent to a special parking lot.
Such a development of events can be prevented if the rights are really forgotten. In this case, it is possible to contact relatives and ask them to bring all the necessary documents.
If this does not work, then punishment for driving without a license will lead to transportation of the car to a special parking lot, but certain formal procedures must be followed:
- the traffic police officer must give the driver a copy of the drawn up protocol;
- there is every reason to demand also a copy of the certificate of administrative violation;
- the driver is informed of the exact location of the vehicle he owns.
Driving a car by unauthorized persons
The foregoing penalties imply the existence of rights as such, but their absence at the time of stopping. But if the document confirming the right to drive a vehicle has not yet been issued to the driver, or if he was previously confiscated for other violations, then the punishment will be much harsher.
We are talking about a fine, the amount of which can reach 30 thousand rubles. But these are not all the possible consequences that await the driver if riding without a license was recorded. What punishment will be applied to a specific violator will be determined by the court, but in addition to the fine, the following outcome of the situation is possible:
- community service (up to 200 hours);
- administrative arrest (15 days).
It happens that the owner of a car lets someone who has not received the right to drive. In this case, the owner of the vehicle will also have to pay a fine of 30,000 rubles. After the car will go to the parking lot.
If riding without juvenile rights was recorded, the court will also determine the punishment, but the person who transferred his vehicle to control will be fined.
If the rights are expired
Initially, it is worth paying attention to the issue of the period of use of the rights received.This is important for the reason that the traffic police officer, having established the fact of expiration of the right to drive a vehicle, can apply certain measures in accordance with the law.
Riding with expired rights the punishment implies the same as for their absence. This is explained by the fact that according to the first paragraph of Article 28 of the Federal Law, the expiration of the period is the basis for the termination of the right to drive a vehicle. This means a fine and placing the car in a special parking lot.
Fake Riding - Punishment
The use of fake driver's licenses has become a common practice in the Russian Federation. But an experienced traffic police officer is able to distinguish the fact of falsification in most cases.
The punishment in this case comes down to criminal liability, implying a fine of 80 thousand rubles. Moreover, this amount can be replaced by cash payments in the amount of wages or other type of income that the violator receives during the month. Moreover, you will have to pay for six months.
Alternative penalties are also possible, such as forced labor, which lasts from 180 to 240 hours. In some cases, the driver who granted the fake rights is required to perform corrective work for 2 years. Sometimes it ends with an arrest lasting from 3 to 6 months.
How are things with a moped and a scooter
Initially, it is worthwhile to determine the fact that, on the basis of current legislation, a scooter is equated to a moped. The obvious conclusion follows from this: the same rules apply for such vehicles.
Moreover, the minimum age of persons entitled to use the aforementioned vehicles is not yet regulated by law. But it is mandatory to have a driver’s license, which can be obtained as early as 16 years old.
Therefore, the driver must have the right to drive a scooter or moped. In extreme cases, he must provide a temporary permit, allowing him to ride on such vehicles.
But with motorcycles the situation is somewhat different. Since the bike is considered a high-risk vehicle, it can only be controlled by someone who has category “A” rights. If we are talking about a motorcycle with an engine capacity of not more than 125 cubic meters. see, it is possible to use the subcategory "A1".
Accordingly, there is every reason to expect punishment for driving without a license on all the aforementioned vehicles.
All the rules regarding motorcycles with low power are also relevant for snowmobiles, which are actively used by some citizens in the winter.
As you can see, the legislation clearly regulates the process of driving vehicles, and in case of violation of the rules, the driver will be severely punished.
