What happens if you don’t pay the traffic police fine? What to do if you can’t pay the traffic police fine?

Methods of paying an administrative fine through Sberbank

Through Sberbank you can pay the fine by card and cash:

• Through Internet banking Sberbank Online
• Using the Autopayment service
• Via terminal
• Cash at the cash desk of a Sberbank branch
• Visa card through State Services

You won't be able to do this without a commission. Its size depends on the payment method. Let's look at step-by-step instructions for each of them.

Sberbank Online

Let's start with the video instructions, and below it there is a text version with screenshots:

Video: How to pay a traffic fine through Sberbank Online

Go to online.sberbank.ru and log in. Select “Transfers and Payments” from the menu at the top. A page will open asking you to select the type of payment.

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Scroll down and select "Traffic Police".

Click on the “Fines” link.

A new page will open, where in the drop-down list select “Payment by receipt”.

The system will prompt you to select a card from which money will be withdrawn. Then enter the document number, it is written on the receipt as UIN and stands for a unique accrual identifier. This number is used by bank employees in order to identify the recipient of the payment in the system and deliver it strictly to its destination; in our case, the money must go to the traffic police budget.

The UIN is on the resolution, or on the receipt if the fine came to you by mail and begins with the numbers 188:

Select the card with which you will pay the fine, enter the UIN number and click “Continue”.

A receipt generated by the bank will appear on the screen. Check the details and click on “Continue”.

If a discount is available to you for paying a fine, you will see a message about this on the screen:

Confirm the payment - enter the code from SMS. Click "Confirm". Wait for the system to notify that the operation has been completed.

To the begining

Auto payment

This is a free service of Sberbank. The bank itself checks for fines on a weekly basis, notifies them via SMS and automatically pays them from the client’s account or card.

Video: How to set up auto payment

To activate an automatic payment, go to Sberbank Online, go to the “My Auto Payments” tab, select the card or account from which money will be withdrawn, and enter the phone number for which you want to activate Auto Payment. Next, select the minimum balance, upon reaching which a replenishment is possible, and the maximum amount of auto payment per day. Mobile Banking must be connected to the phone number you have chosen.

You can also activate automatic payment through the terminal and at the cash desk of any Sberbank branch.

You can cancel autopayment at any time. When you receive an SMS about the accrual of a fine, simply send the cancellation code in a reply message to number 900.

Commission for auto payment is 1% of the fine amount, but not more than 500 rubles.

What fines can be paid through Sberbank Online

Sberbank pays any types of fines imposed on citizens within the Russian Federation. A complete list of organizations in favor of which a violator can make payments can be viewed in the “Staff Traffic Police, Taxes, Duties, Budget Payments” tab. If for some reason the required organization is not on the list, you can search for the name of the government body receiving the fine through Sberbank Online. To do this, enter either the name of the organization (in whole or in part) or its current account into a special search line. Thus, in Sberbank Online you can pay tax penalties and fines, fines from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, all types of financial claims from the bailiff service, etc.

If a citizen is not sure about the fines he has, he can check. To search for traffic police fines, you must enter the VU number (license) and (or) STS number (registration certificate) in the fields provided. You can also check traffic police fines for violations recorded on traffic cameras. To do this, you must enter the vehicle registration plate numbers in the specially designated fields. To search for other types of fines (indecent behavior, smoking in public places, etc.), you must provide documents confirming Russian citizenship.

Sberbank offers its clients a choice of the following payment methods for administrative fines:

• Payment of fines through Sberbank Online.
• Payment through self-service terminals and ATMs.
• Payment at the bank's cash desk.

To pay via Internet banking, a citizen must be a client of Sberbank and have a bank card. This is the only way he can register on the site (registration is done on the following page: https://online.sberbank.ru/CSAFront/async/page/external/registration.do).

What fees apply and what is the best payment method?

Let's consider which payment method is the most profitable in terms of commission. For example, let’s take a fine of 1000 rubles.

The table shows that it is more profitable to pay fines through Sberbank Online and use a debit card for this. If you are afraid of forgetting about a payment, enable Autopayment. The commission will be the same.

How to pay with a 50% discount

The discount is provided if the fine is paid within 20 days. They are counted from the date on which the decision was issued. During this period, you can pay half of the imposed fine.

The discount does not apply to the following fines:

• driving while drunk and under the influence of drugs;
• repeated driving at a speed exceeding the speed limit by more than 40 km/h;
• repeating a red signal;
• going into oncoming traffic;
• repeated driving of an unregistered vehicle;
• committing an accident in which people were injured.

Repeated traffic violations are considered to be violations committed by the driver within a year after the previous punishment was imposed. Let's give an example. Let’s say that on January 1, 2021, a motorist was detained for running a red light. He was fined 1000 rubles. He paid this fine with a discount of 500 rubles. On January 31, 2021, the driver was stopped for the same violation. It is considered repeated. Discount does not apply. You will have to pay the full amount of the fine - 1000 rubles.

When paying through Sberbank Online and the government services website, the discount is applied automatically. If you pay through the cash register, calculate 50% of the amount yourself and deposit only that.

Where to get payment details

All details are indicated in the resolution. These include:

• recipient of the payment (for example, State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Rostov Region);
• TIN;
• checkpoint;
• payee's bank;
• OKTMO or OKATO;
• KBK;
• name of the payment (this is the resolution data).

If the driver has lost the order, he will still have to pay. The document will be restored to the traffic police. You must contact the department where the fine was issued and ask for a copy.

When paying through the government services website, all details are filled in automatically. The system takes them from the decision imposing a fine.

How to print a receipt and why you need it

Checks are stored in your personal account in the Sberbank Online system and on the government services website. But the electronic format will not work if the traffic police has any complaints. We recommend that you print out all receipts and keep them with your receipts for at least two years after the fine was issued. This is exactly the limitation period after which the State Traffic Inspectorate will not be able to hold you accountable.

You can print a receipt directly from your computer if it is connected to a printer. To do this, go to your payment history in Sberbank Online, select the desired transaction and click on the “Print receipt” button. You can also save the receipt on a flash drive and print it out at any copy shop.

The printing function is also available on the government services website. Log in to your personal account. Next, go to the “Notification Feed” tab. Select the desired service from the list and click on the “Print” button.

How can I find out if there are unpaid fines?

So, let's imagine that you didn't receive the notification. You don’t even suspect that you have a fine (albeit small, but it is there). Fortunately, today we don’t even have to go anywhere to find out. All you need is a computer and an Internet connection. The traffic police has an official website where you, in fact, can check whether you have violated anything recently or whether everything is fine. You can also go to the traffic police and find out there, but as practice shows, the first method is much faster and easier, so use it.

Many are also interested in this point: if you don’t pay traffic fines, will you be allowed to go abroad? It is worth noting that no one except bailiffs has the right to prohibit you from traveling to another country. When the matter came to court, and a case was opened against you, then you are welcome to be on the territory of the Russian Federation.

FAQ

How to find out how long the 50% discount is valid

When paying through Sberbank Online, at the stage of entering data about the payer and the fine, the system shows until what date the discount is valid.

You can calculate this date yourself. To do this, add 20 days (including weekends and holidays) to the date specified in the resolution.

Can I pay the fine with a credit card?

Yes, you can pay the fine with a credit card, for example, through the State Services portal. In this case, the commission will be the standard 1%. The grace period also applies to transactions of this type.

How to pay if you don’t have a Sber card

You can pay the fine electronically (on the government services website) from your Webmoney or Yandex Money e-wallet, as well as from your mobile phone account.

In the Sberbank terminal it is possible to pay a traffic fine even without a card. To do this, choose to pay in cash. In the menu that appears, click on “Taxes, fines, duties,” and then click on “Traffic Police Fines.” Next, select how to search for a fine: by barcode, by TIN or by department. The simplest option is by barcode. You just need to attach the barcode receipt to the reader, wait for your data to appear on the screen, check it carefully, read the commission and deposit money.

In addition, without a card, you can pay the fine through the Sberbank cash desk. Show the employee your receipt and deposit the required amount in cash. Regardless of which method you choose, take and save the receipt.

How to pay? Step-by-step instruction

It is very easy to pay a traffic fine on the Sberbank Online portal. You must first register on the portal and connect your mobile bank.

It is important to know and remember that only the card owner can pay in this way. That is, the last name of the card owner and the owner of the car must match. Otherwise, penalties will not be removed from the violator, and the money will not be returned to you.

Search for fines

If you want to find out about possible violations, then Sberbank Online can help with this. It allows you to check and pay immediately.

1. 1. Go to the portal, fill in the login and permanent password fields, wait for an SMS notification with a one-time password.
2. 2. Go to the “Payments and Transfers” menu, go to “Staff Police, taxes, duties, budget payments”, sub-item “Staff Police”, and then “Fines”.
3. 3. In a new window in the “Select” item. Enter your STS or ID details. Click "Continue".
4. 4. If there are no violations, a notification will appear at the top stating that they were not found. If they do exist, then a column with a list will appear below.
5. 5. Select one of them, select the card with which you will make payments. Click Continue.
6. 6. In the new window, enter the amount and click “Continue”. Check the details carefully and then click “Pay”. Wait for an SMS with your password, then enter it and complete the payment.
7. 7. The same steps must be taken for other violations.

Your phone will receive an SMS about the debiting of funds, and you will be able to save the receipt by printing it, and also send it by email as confirmation of payment.

It is important to remember that if the system does not detect anything, this does not guarantee the absence of violations. The reason, most likely, lies in the fact that the State Traffic Inspectorate has not yet provided the data to the GIS.

Payment by order number

If you have already received a resolution, you can also pay it on the Sberbank Online portal.

1. Go to the portal, fill out the login and permanent password fields, enter the password from the sms.
2. Go to the “Payments and Transfers” menu, there select “Staff Police, taxes, duties, budget payments”, and then the sub-item “Traffic Police”. Go to the "Fines" section.
3. You will need . Select a card and write the document number. Click the “Continue” button.
4. In a new window there will be data about the offense, check them carefully. Then enter the payment amount and click “Continue”.
5. Check all the details again and if they are correct, click the “Pay” button. Wait for an SMS with your password, enter it and complete the payment.
6. You will immediately receive an SMS on your phone about the debiting of funds. Be sure to keep your receipt. You can print it or send it by email. You can do this with the “Save or send check” button. If problems arise, you will have confirmation.