All kinds of devices such as curtains and other ‘fences’ on the windshields of cars have become an attempt by some car owners to find a ‘non-nice’ alternative to window tinting. Did not succeed. This was confirmed by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court received a complaint from motorist Sergei Fedulov. The citizen decided to follow the principle and abolish the current minimum fine of 500 rubles. He received it in the summer of 2022. On the evening of June 23, his Kia Rio was stopped by a traffic police team on Oktyabrskaya Street in the city of Kotelnikovo, Volgograd region. The police officers were interested in the nets installed on the front side windows of the car. Mr. Fedulov equipped his car with it to protect him from the hot summer sun or from the indiscreet glances of others.
Such modernization contradicts the requirements of Article 7.3 of the List of malfunctions and conditions under which driving the vehicle is prohibited. He talks about the inadmissibility of installing additional items and applying coatings that limit the view from the driver’s seat. In fact, it is this standard that justifies fines for car owners ‘for tinting’.
Sergei Fedulov was sure that since the mesh is not colored glass, there should be no complaints from law enforcement officers against the driver. The traffic police officers thought differently and issued a resolution against him for a fine of 500 rubles under Part 1 of Art. 12.5 Code of Administrative Offenses. Fedulov was not satisfied with this twist in the plot and he decided to withdraw the sentence, successively sending petitions to the competent authorities – first to the local traffic police, and then to the courts.
As this fascinating process unfolded, the motorist discovered procedural violations committed against him. That became extra ‘food’ for professions. The case eventually reached the Supreme Court in early October 2023. In its ruling, the highest court ruled that the driver had rightly been fined. Because placing nets, curtains and other things on the front side windows of a car really hinders visibility.
Fedulov also asked to cancel the refusal decision of the Regional Court of the Volgograd Region. Because he had not been properly informed about the meeting. The law enforcement system has long developed a foolproof method of defense against such arguments from complainants. In legal cases there is always a confirmation from Russian Post that the citizen himself did not appear at the office to receive a notice of the meeting, which was sent to his registration address.
Given the initially litigious attitude of the fan of “nets on the windows”, we can assume that, most likely, he did not specifically go to the post office to pick up a notice of the handling of the case, believing that this would would help in his holy struggle with a fine of 500 rubles. Didn’t help. The court considered the complaint and dismissed it in the absence of the director – administrative law allows this. As a result, the Supreme Court upheld the sentence and confirmed the ban on installing any type of nets, curtains and other similar items on the windshields of cars.
The Supreme Court received a complaint from motorist Sergei Fedulov. The citizen decided to follow the principle and abolish the current minimum fine of 500 rubles. He received it in the summer of 2022. On the evening of June 23, his Kia Rio was stopped by a traffic police team on Oktyabrskaya Street in the city of Kotelnikovo, Volgograd region. The police officers were interested in the nets installed on the front side windows of the car. Mr. Fedulov equipped his car with it to protect him from the hot summer sun or from the indiscreet glances of others.
Such modernization contradicts the requirements of Article 7.3 of the List of malfunctions and conditions under which driving the vehicle is prohibited. He talks about the inadmissibility of installing additional items and applying coatings that limit the view from the driver’s seat. In fact, it is this standard that justifies fines for car owners ‘for tinting’.
Sergei Fedulov was sure that since the mesh is not colored glass, there should be no complaints from law enforcement officers against the driver. The traffic police officers thought differently and issued a resolution against him for a fine of 500 rubles under Part 1 of Art. 12.5 Code of Administrative Offenses. Fedulov was not satisfied with this twist in the plot and he decided to withdraw the sentence, successively sending petitions to the competent authorities – first to the local traffic police, and then to the courts.
As this fascinating process unfolded, the motorist discovered procedural violations committed against him. That became extra ‘food’ for professions. The case eventually reached the Supreme Court in early October 2023. In its ruling, the highest court ruled that the driver had rightly been fined. Because placing nets, curtains and other things on the front side windows of a car really hinders visibility.
Fedulov also asked to cancel the refusal decision of the Regional Court of the Volgograd Region. Because he had not been properly informed about the meeting. The law enforcement system has long developed a foolproof method of defense against such arguments from complainants. In legal cases there is always a confirmation from Russian Post that the citizen himself did not appear at the department to receive a notification of the meeting, which was sent to his registration address.
Given the initially litigious attitude of the fan of “nets on the windows”, we can assume that, most likely, he did not specifically go to the post office to pick up a notice of the handling of the case, believing that this would would help in his holy struggle with a fine of 500 rubles. Didn’t help. The court considered the complaint and dismissed it in the absence of the director – administrative law allows this. As a result, the Supreme Court upheld the sentence and confirmed the ban on installing any type of nets, curtains and other similar items on the windshields of cars.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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