A citizen who has undergone special training in a school that has an appropriate license passes the state exam at the end of the courses, after which he receives rights.
When the traffic police inspector stops the car, he asks to show him a document authorizing its operation, and a certificate confirming permission to drive the car. Time sometimes passes unnoticed, and the driver does not have time to notice how his license expires. In the article, we will talk about what the driver will be fined for driving with expired rights.
Time of action
Driving license is issued for 10 years. After the expiration of the term it is subject to replacement. But in some cases, the document is declared invalid earlier than this period. If the driver ignores this rule, then stopped by the traffic police inspector, he will receive a fine for an expired driver’s license.
It does not matter if the violation was intentional or not. Ignorance does not relieve the driver of responsibility. Consider when a document is changed before 10 years.
- The reason for the replacement is to change the driver data. So, a woman in most cases has to change documents after marriage. The same has to be done by everyone who has changed their first or last name.
- They also acquire a new certificate if the old one is worn to such an extent that it is impossible to read the information in it.
- If a driver’s license is issued under fake documents, they are changed by presenting them.
- The same awaits those who have lost their rights or from whom they were stolen. Then new ones are issued for the period indicated in the lost or stolen document.
- A new driver’s license is needed if the driver’s health status has changed.
Thus, the driver will have to pay not only after 10 years if the driver’s license is expired. What penalty should be given, we find out below.
Driving license for foreigners
The ten-year period does not apply to foreign citizens who do not have permanent registration on the territory of Russia. An international driving license is issued for three years. However, if the validity of the national document is less, then the international certificate must comply with it. If the driver does not have national rights, in Russia they are issued with the same validity period as the temporary registration.
What is the penalty for expired rights awaiting foreigners? Sanctions for them are the same as for citizens of the Russian Federation.
Overdue Penalty
The driver must not drive a car if the driver’s license is not valid. Even if the delay is only 1 day, it is equal to those who have no rights. Therefore, you will have to pay a fine for expired rights.
According to the law, it is not necessary to study again or pass an exam if it is necessary to replace a driver’s license. But to go through the replacement procedure and get a new document is necessary if you want to drive a car. This is evidenced by the Federal Law "On Road Safety". According to him, the fact that the validity of the certificate has expired is the basis for recognizing the expiration of the permit to operate the vehicle.
Currently, the Code of Administrative Offenses fines for driving with expired rights ranges from 5 to 15 thousand rubles. In addition, the traffic inspector, stopping the car and identifying the violator, will withdraw his expired rights. But the amount of punishment, as a rule, depends on the period that has passed since the moment when the certificate ceased to work. If, for example, it is small and lasts for a week, then the traffic police officer may limit himself to a warning without writing out a resolution on an administrative offense.
On the other hand, if the driver is at the wheel, who was previously deprived of the right to drive, then he will be punished:
- 30 thousand rubles fine;
- administrative arrest;
- compulsory work while holding salaries in favor of the state.
But a fine for expired rights cannot be issued if the driver, although he was in the cabin on the driver's seat, did not drive the car. As a result, the vehicle is not evacuated.
You were stopped, and the rights expired
But when the car inspector stopped a car on the road, the driver of which was holding the expired documents in his hands, further actions would develop as follows.
- A protocol is being drawn up.
- The car is evacuated to the parking lot. This, however, can be avoided if there is a driver in the cabin who has valid rights. Otherwise, the car owner will have to pay not only for the evacuation itself, but also for finding the car at the parking lot. Moreover, the amount will grow daily.
- The driver pays a fine for expired rights.
- Then he goes through the replacement procedure and receives new rights.
- After that, he picks up the car, moving on it legally.
It is unlikely that anyone would want to expose themselves to such a long, unpleasant and expensive procedure. Therefore, it is worth taking a closer look at the certificate so as not to miss the time and get a new document.
Effects
Let's not forget that today fines that are not paid on time have negative consequences. After the deadline for payment, the case is transferred to the FSSP. Bailiffs are entitled to withhold the required amount, for example, from a salary or bank account. For expired rights, a fine can double.
Moreover, discussions are underway to prevent debtors from leaving the country until they are fully repaid. In order to avoid unpleasant consequences, when planning a trip abroad, it is better to check for arrears.
How to check if there is a penalty?
On the Internet, they do this on the official website of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, the portal of the State Service or other electronic services. You can also drive to the traffic police department or to the bailiff service and ask them to check the employee for the available base.
Having paid in any way, they leave a paper document on their hands attesting to this. If you paid via the Internet, print the receipt, and when paying through an ATM, do not refuse to issue a check. So you protect yourself if you entered the data incorrectly or some system crashes.
If you forget about the expiration date of the driver’s license, then there is a great risk that one day the traffic police officer, stopping you, will find out expired rights. The fine and evacuation of the car, as well as the process of paying for all this, as well as receiving a new document, await you due to carelessness or irresponsibility.
How to avoid a parking lot?
If, nevertheless, you find yourself in a situation where the rights have expired and the inspector has stopped, this does not mean that the situation will end sadly. At least the consequences can be minimized by paying only a fine.
To get started, just ask the inspector to leave the car on the side of the road so that your friend drives it to the parking lot. But if this does not help, listen carefully to every word. For example, if, giving the protocol for signature, the inspector does not offer you to use the services of a lawyer, there is reason for his accusation of improper performance of the job description.
Some drivers get out of the situation because they tell the inspector about existing rights forgotten at home. The penalty for this offense is much lower than what the penalty for a ride with expired rights will have to pay. If in the first case it will be 500 rubles, then in the second - from 5 to 15 thousand rubles. However, fraud will not be revealed only if the traffic inspector does not look into the database.
Certificate Replacement
We found out if a driver’s license is overdue, what kind of penalty will have to be paid. Now we will understand what is needed to replace the certificate. The following documents are prepared.
- Handwritten application for the replacement of rights.
- Passport or other identity document and photocopy.
- Medical certificate of the established form on the driver's approval to drive a car.
- Driving license or driver card.
- Help from the traffic police that you did not lose your rights.
- Receipt of payment of state duty.
- Three photos 3 * 4 (if the production is automated, then they are not needed).
Documents are submitted to the district traffic police department at the place of registration and are given new rights.
Conclusion
The procedure for resolving the consequences of a violation, regardless of what kind of penalty for expired rights was collected by a traffic inspector, is unpleasant. To avoid it, try not to wait until the last. It is better to take care of replacing a driver’s license in advance .
To clearly follow the rules, the driver must know them firmly. With the innovations taking place and the fines that have jumped in size, one should regularly be interested in the innovations of traffic rules.