All of us, or almost all of us, know very well that in order to legally drive a vehicle, a driver must carry a CTC, an OSAGO policy and a driver’s certificate. When meeting with the traffic police for a forgotten document, you will be fined 500 rubles. For all three – 1500 rubles. But if a driver can continue driving without insurance, then without “driving licenses” and registration certificate, that is by no means always the case.
Traffic cops can easily remove the driver from the car and evacuate him to a special parking lot. And that not only causes loss of time and nerves, but also extra costs. You must pay both for the tow truck itself and for each day the car is stationary in the penalty area. That is only for this, the military must have good reasons. For example, suspicions that a person is driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, which, however, must be sent for a medical examination before evacuating the car, or “blow through” on a breath test in the presence of testifying witnesses or under video recording.
And law enforcement officers can also evacuate the car if there is no way to “break” the driver in the database for a valid driver’s license, and the car could be stolen. This, as we know, also happens. Not all roadside officers have tablets connected to the traffic police system. In some regions of the country, such gadgets are completely unknown. And mobile communications, which allow law enforcement officers to reach the unit on duty, just don’t pick up on certain sections of the road.
In addition, a driver who has forgotten the papers of a car that is not his may arouse suspicion from law enforcement because there is simply no evidence that he is legally driving it.
But even without all the above grounds, traffic police officers have the right to evacuate the car, which is stated in part 1 of art. 27.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation: to suppress violations of the rules of operation, use of the vehicle and its management, stipulated in particular by Art. 12.3 of the Administrative Code “Driving a vehicle by a driver who does not carry documents”, cars can be stopped and sent to a special parking lot. If they want, of course.
Another thing is if you are a law abiding citizen and don’t have a pile of unpaid fines and haven’t been held liable, the right to “deprive” a vehicle. In this way it becomes possible, purely humanly, to count on the indulgence of traffic cops. We are all human beings, and a mistake in the form of documents forgotten at home, with a lover or lover can happen to anyone. Of course the police understand this. Again, if they want to understand.
However, it is much better when the photos of the “papers” for the car, including the “rights”, can be found on your smartphone. Or someone promptly retrieves the forgotten documents. In the worst case, a passenger with a driver’s license is behind the wheel. But it will be even worse if the driver does not have a passport in addition to everything, which at least makes it clear to people in uniform that they are a citizen who does not need to be identified. Otherwise, an undocumented person is easily taken to the police station for verification.
Meanwhile, the authorities plan to replace the usual plastic “entitlements” with electronic ones in the near future. This has already happened with TCP and insurance. But until this happens, it is still not recommended to forget about the documents that allow you to drive a car somewhere.
All of us, or almost all of us, know very well that in order to legally drive a vehicle, a driver must carry a CTC, an OSAGO policy and a driver’s certificate. When meeting with the traffic police for a forgotten document, you will be fined 500 rubles. For all three – 1500 rubles. But if a driver can continue driving without insurance, then without “driving licenses” and registration certificate, that is by no means always the case.
Traffic cops can easily remove the driver from the car and evacuate him to a special parking lot. And that not only causes loss of time and nerves, but also extra costs. You must pay both for the tow truck itself and for each day the car is stationary in the penalty area. That is only for this, the military must have good reasons. For example, suspicions that a person is driving in a state of alcoholic or drug intoxication, which, however, must be sent for a medical examination before evacuating the car, or “blow through” on a breath test in the presence of testifying witnesses or under video recording.
And law enforcement officers can also evacuate the car if there is no way to “break” the driver in the database for a valid driver’s license, and the car could be stolen. This, as we know, also happens. Not all roadside officers have tablets connected to the traffic police system. In some regions of the country, such gadgets are completely unknown. And mobile communications, which allow law enforcement to reach the unit on duty, just don’t pick up on certain sections of the road.
In addition, a driver who has forgotten the papers of a car that is not his may arouse suspicion from law enforcement because there is simply no evidence that he is legally driving it.
But even without all the above grounds, traffic police officers have the right to evacuate the car, which is stated in part 1 of art. 27.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation: to suppress violations of the rules of operation, use of the vehicle and its management, stipulated in particular by art. 12.3 of the Administrative Code “Driving a vehicle by a driver who does not carry documents”, cars can be stopped and sent to a special parking lot. If they want, of course.
Another thing is if you are a law abiding citizen and don’t have a pile of unpaid fines and haven’t been held liable, the right to “deprive” a vehicle. In this way it becomes possible, purely humanly, to count on the indulgence of traffic cops. We are all human beings, and a mistake in the form of documents forgotten at home, with a lover or lover can happen to anyone. Of course the police understand this. Again, if they want to understand.
However, it is much better if the photos of the “papers” for the car, including the “rights”, are in your smartphone. Or someone promptly retrieves the forgotten documents. In the worst case, a passenger with a driver’s license is behind the wheel. But it will be even worse if the driver does not have a passport in addition to everything, which at least makes it clear to people in uniform that they are a citizen who does not need to be identified. Otherwise, an undocumented person will easily be taken to the police station for verification.
Meanwhile, the authorities plan to replace the usual plastic “entitlements” with electronic ones in the near future. This has already happened with TCP and insurance. But until this happens, it is still not recommended to forget about the documents that allow you to drive a car somewhere.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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