Deregister a car to avoid paying transport tax

What is the difference between termination of registration and deregistration?

First, a little history:

Before July 10, 2021, the concepts of termination of registration and deregistration were different.

From July 10, 2021 to December 31, 2021, the concepts meant the same thing.

From January 1, 2021, each of the concepts again received its own meaning.

Let's consider Article 10 of the Federal Law “On State Registration of Vehicles”:

4. Registration actions include: ... 3) termination of state registration of a vehicle - inclusion in the appropriate entry of the state register of vehicles of information about the temporary termination of the vehicle’s admission to participation in road traffic;
4) renewal of state registration of a vehicle - cancellation of a previously made decision to terminate state registration of a vehicle;
5) removal of a vehicle from state registration - transfer of a vehicle record to the archive of the state register of vehicles;
6) restoration of state registration of a vehicle - cancellation of the transfer of a vehicle record to the archive of the state register of vehicles if actions to remove a vehicle from state registration are recognized as illegal or unfounded;

From this point we can draw the following conclusions:

termination of registration is a temporary procedure;
deregistration is a final procedure.

In fact, if you look at the situation through the eyes of a simple driver, you won’t notice much of a difference between these concepts. In both cases, the car cannot be used.

The law also contains opposite concepts:

resumption of accounting is the reverse operation for stopping accounting;
accounting restoration is the reverse operation for deregistration.

All of the procedures listed below are discussed in more detail.

The powers that the document gives

Any vehicle receives the right to participate in road traffic only after registering it with the State Traffic Inspectorate.
The procedure is carried out by the owner of the vehicle. But in some cases, the owner cannot do this personally for a number of reasons. The law allows accounting actions with vehicles by proxy. A power of attorney for registering a car with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate is a confirmation of the transfer of authority to a third party, who receives the opportunity to carry out all registration actions, after which the rights and obligations arise to the owner of the vehicle. The principal and third party can be both physical and legal entities.

Documents confirming the registration of a car (or other vehicle), executed with the participation of an authorized person, are issued in the name of the owner who issued the power of attorney.

The document gives the right to perform the following actions:

Registration of a vehicle purchased at a car dealership, imported into the territory of the Russian Federation, assembled independently or imported into the Russian Federation temporarily for a period of at least 6 months;
Changing data when purchasing a used car, processing design changes, obtaining new license plates, registration documents, movable property passports if they are lost or have become unusable;
Upon sale of a car or theft - termination of registration;
Deregistration for removal of a vehicle outside the country or for its disposal.

To obtain information certificates from the MREO regarding the registration and re-registration of a car, as well as to appeal the actions of a traffic police inspector through a third party, a power of attorney from the owner will be required.

In what cases is it possible to terminate registration?

Let's consider Article 18 of the Federal Law “On State Registration of Vehicles”:

1. State registration of a vehicle is terminated:
1) at the request of the owner of the vehicle;
2) at the request of the previous owner of the vehicle if the new owner of the vehicle has not applied to the registration department within ten days from the date of its acquisition to make appropriate changes to the registration data of the vehicle;
3) if there is information about the death of the owner of the vehicle;
4) if there is information about the liquidation of a legal entity that is the owner of a vehicle, or about the termination of activities by an individual who is the owner of a vehicle as an individual entrepreneur;
5) if there is information about the termination of guardianship (trusteeship) over the owner of the vehicle, and in relation to a vehicle owned by one of the parents or adoptive parent of a person under the age of sixteen who is the owner of the vehicle - when the owner of the vehicle reaches the age of sixteen years old;
6) if the vehicle is registered with the state on the basis of documents subsequently recognized as counterfeit (forged) or invalid, as well as when the grounds specified in Part 1 of Article 20 of this Federal Law are identified - in the manner and on the conditions determined by the Government of the Russian Federation Federations;
7) due to the expiration of the state registration of the vehicle.

At the request of the car owner

If the car owner wants to stop registering the car, he can do so. In 2021, there is no need to look for special reasons and justifications for this. For example, registration can be terminated in the following cases:

if the car is not in use and the person does not want to pay transport tax for it;
if the car is lost;
if the car is stolen;
if a person wants to keep the license plates of the car, and sell the car itself without license plates.

10 days after selling the car

If the car is sold, and the new owner has not registered it, then the previous owner can, on his own initiative, terminate the registration.

Termination of registration after sale

On the initiative of the traffic police

Without the participation of the car owner, registration may be terminated in the following cases:

if information has been received about the death of the owner of the car (Article 18, Part 1, Clause 3);
if information has been received about the liquidation of a legal entity or individual entrepreneur (Article 18, Part 1, Clause 4);
upon termination of guardianship or trusteeship of the owner of the car (Article 18, Part 1, Clause 5);
when the owner of the car reaches the age of 16 years (Article 18, Part 1, Clause 5);
if the documents on the basis of which the car is registered are found to be counterfeit or invalid (Article 18, Part 1, Clause 6);
in the absence of an engine number or body number (Article 20, Part 1, Clause 1);
when replacing a car engine without making changes to the registration documents (Article 20, Part 1, Clause 2);
when making changes to the design without approval from the traffic police (Article 20, part 1, clause 4);
if the car or its engine is wanted (Article 20, Part 1, Clause 5);
if the temporary registration period has expired (Article 18, Part 1, Clause 7).

What consequences can there be after buying a car?

The most important factor that the new owner should focus on is the registration date. This is especially true for those situations where a lot of time has passed from the date of registration of the vehicle to the moment of registration. It is very important to immediately find out the true reason for this circumstance.

Why the car might not be registered:

a serious breakdown, the repair of which was financially burdensome for the owner and he decided to temporarily not register the car;
An accident, as a result of which the car became faulty and could not be used for its intended purpose, and therefore the owner deregistered it in order not to pay transport tax in vain;
the car was previously sold, but the buyer did not register the new vehicle.

It’s worth noting right away that the last point is the most difficult. Because in the future, the buyer may be unpleasantly surprised by such surprises as a replaced engine from a different car model, a broken VIN number, or even a search for a stolen car.

If there was a theft, then the car will need to be returned in any case, because it is stolen property.

It is no better if the new owner of the car finds out some time after purchase that his new car is, for example, collateral under a loan agreement with a bank. If any financial restrictions or obligations are imposed on the vehicle, this will not only make it difficult to operate the vehicle, but may also lead to legal proceedings.

What documents are needed to terminate registration?

The list of documents required to terminate registration depends on the reason for which the vehicle registration is terminated.

According to the current owner

Let's consider paragraph 56 of the Vehicle Registration Rules, paragraphs 132 and 27 of the Traffic Police Administrative Regulations for vehicle registration:

56. Termination of state registration of a vehicle at the request of the vehicle owner is carried out by the registration department on the basis of an application for registration action submitted by the owner of the vehicle or his representative.
132. Termination of state registration of a vehicle in accordance with clause 56 of the Rules is carried out by the registration department on the basis of documents established by sub-clauses 27.1 - 27.3 of clause 27 of the Administrative Regulations. In this case, the administrative procedures provided for in subparagraphs 61.1, 61.2, 61.4 and 61.7 of paragraph 61 of the Administrative Regulations are carried out.
27. To receive public services, applicants submit documents provided for in Article 15 of the Federal Law:
27.1. Application from the vehicle owner to complete registration actions.
27.2. A document certifying the identity of an individual who is the owner of a vehicle, and in the case of an application from a representative of the owner of the vehicle - also a document certifying the identity of the representative of the owner of the vehicle and a document confirming his authority.
27.3. Documents identifying the vehicle (vehicle chassis):

That is, upon termination of registration at the request of the current owner, the traffic police will require:

statement (discussed below);
passport of the car owner;
PTS and vehicle registration certificate.

According to the previous owner

Let's consider paragraph 57 of the Vehicle Registration Rules and paragraph 133 of the Administrative Regulations of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate for vehicle registration:

57. Termination of state registration of a vehicle in the event of its alienation is carried out by the registration department on the basis of an application from the previous owner of the vehicle and the presentation by him of documents on the conclusion of a transaction aimed at alienating the vehicle, provided that there is no confirmation of the registration of the vehicle with the new owner.
133. Termination of state registration of a vehicle in accordance with paragraph 57 of the Rules is carried out by the registration department on the basis of the documents established by subparagraphs 27.1 - 27.3 of paragraph 27 of the Administrative Regulations, an application from its previous owner and the presentation by him of documents on the conclusion of a transaction aimed at alienating the vehicle, in the absence of confirmation registration of the vehicle for the new owner. In this case, the administrative procedures provided for in subparagraphs 61.1, 61.2, 61.4 and 61.7 of paragraph 61 of the Administrative Regulations are carried out.

In this case, the traffic police requires the following documents:

statement (discussed below);
passport of the car owner;
contract for the sale of a car.

Note. The regulations on vehicle registration also talk about what needs to be provided to the traffic police with a PTS and a registration certificate. However, these documents are transferred to the new owner along with the car, so you won’t be able to take them with you in any case.

On the initiative of the traffic police

In this case, no documents are provided to the traffic police; department employees make the decision to terminate registration on their own.

How does the procedure work?

Let's consider the procedure for temporarily stopping the registration of a car initiated by the former owner of the vehicle. This procedure will take no more than 20 minutes, but the applicant’s personal presence at the traffic police department is required in order to fill out the necessary official documents. The procedure for suspending the registration of a sold vehicle consists of several stages:

Determining the fact of re-registration.
Clarification of the reasons for the temporary termination of registration.
Submitting an application to the MREO.
Collection of necessary documents.

In order to begin the procedure for suspending the registration of a vehicle without any complications arising, it is necessary to collect and present a package of documents to the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate. If at least one of the following documents is missing, the suspension of vehicle registration will be denied. So, the traffic police must provide:

The applicant's valid passport;
Vehicle registration certificate;
PTS;
Application for suspension of registration of a vehicle indicating a justified reason;
A document or a photocopy thereof justifying the reason for the need to suspend registration (depending on the reason, the document is not always required);
Explanatory note (at the request of the inspector).

You can find out whether your car has been re-registered at the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, but you should immediately prepare to waste time in queues. You can more quickly find out whether a car has been re-registered on the official website of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate using registration numbers, VIN code, etc. If it turns out that the seller is still the owner of the car, then you can move on to the next stage - clarifying the reasons. Before submitting an application for temporary termination of vehicle registration, it is necessary to determine the reason for this procedure. According to Section 3 §12 pp. 60-64 of the Administrative Regulations, introduced by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 605, termination of registration of a vehicle can only be carried out on the following grounds:

Selling a car;
Loss of a vehicle;
Theft or other illegal taking of property;
Premature termination of the leasing agreement;
Expiration of temporary registration.

Temporary termination of registration is preferable to complete deregistration, since in this case the time spent on performing any registration actions in relation to a given vehicle is significantly reduced. However, this procedure is possible only in situations provided for by current legislation.

What happens when registration is terminated?

In general, termination of registration looks like this:

The car owner contacts the traffic police with the above documents and car numbers.
The traffic police takes and destroys the vehicle title and registration certificate (clause 61 of the registration rules).
If the car owner did not indicate in the application that he wants to keep the plates, then the plates are also confiscated (clause 61 of the registration rules).
A mark is placed in the database indicating that the registration of the car has been terminated (clause 55 of the registration rules).

There is no need to present the car itself to the traffic police.

Attention! If you subsequently decide to renew your registration (discussed below), you will need at least one registration document.

That is, first the rules say that the registration document is destroyed when registration is terminated, and then that the same registration document is needed to restore registration. This is a flaw in the regulatory document that can cause problems in practice.

In this regard, it makes sense to “lose” the PTS before contacting the traffic police and submit only the registration certificate for destruction. And the PTS will be used in the future to identify the car.

Procedure for deregistration in case of theft

Depending on the reason, the process for deregistration varies. If a person's vehicle is stolen, you will need:

collect documents for the car, hand them over to traffic police officers for checking and making copies;
fill out a free form statement about theft;
fill out an application for termination of registration;
hand over papers to employees.

Statement of theft in any form

How much does it cost to deregister?

The procedure is not subject to state duty, verification of documents and applications is carried out free of charge. If a citizen requires transit numbers, their cost is 1,600 rubles.

How to renew a terminated registration?

Let's consider paragraphs 62 and 67 of the Vehicle Registration Rules:

62. Renewal of the state registration of a vehicle is carried out by making an entry in the state register of vehicles by the registration department about the renewal of the vehicle’s admission to participation in road traffic.
67. Renewal of state registration of a vehicle is carried out by the registration department at the place of application of the vehicle owner with the issuance of a new registration document and vehicle passport (in the absence of an electronic passport).
Renewal of state registration of a vehicle, except for the cases provided for in paragraph 68 of these Rules, is carried out with the assignment of a state registration number.

When renewing registration, the traffic police enters information into the database, and also issues the driver a new registration certificate, vehicle passport and assigns registration plates (numbers). The number does not have to be new; you can also assign a number from storage.

But for issuing a registration certificate and PTS you will have to pay state fees: 800 and 500 rubles .

Note. If the registration was terminated erroneously or illegally, it is renewed without paying fees, without providing documents and without inspecting the vehicle. However, to do this, you need to contact exactly the unit whose employees stopped registering (clause 68 of the registration rules).

In other cases, the choice of registration renewal option depends on the reason for which the registration was terminated. In addition, if a car whose registration has been terminated is sold or donated to another owner, then the procedure for renewing registration will also have some features.

If registration is terminated at the request of the owner

Let's consider clause 63 of the Registration Rules:

63. Resumption of state registration of a vehicle terminated in accordance with paragraph 56 of these Rules in the absence of a transfer of ownership of it is carried out by the owner of the vehicle, information about which is contained in the state register of vehicles, when the owner of the vehicle or his representative submits an application for registration actions, a document identifying the vehicle, a document confirming payment of the state duty, a document certifying the identity of the person applying, and in the case of an application not on one’s own behalf, also a document confirming his authority.

If the car remained with the previous owner (was not sold), then the following documents will be required to renew registration:

statement (discussed below);
receipts for payment of state fees;
car owner's passport;
registration certificate or PTS.

Once again, note the ambiguity of the situation. When registration is terminated, the rules require you to hand over the STS and PTS to the traffic police, and when renewed, they require you to provide these documents. In this regard, before terminating registration, it makes sense to “lose” the title.

If you stopped registering earlier and submitted all documents to the traffic police, then take copies of them with you. If you haven’t even saved copies, then simply contact the traffic police without identifying documents.

Since the owner of the car has not changed, there is no need to present the car to the traffic police for inspection .

Resumption of state registration of a vehicle terminated in accordance with paragraph 56 of these Rules, in the event of a transfer of ownership of it or a change in the owner of the vehicle, is carried out by the new owner of the vehicle. In addition to the documents specified in paragraph one of this paragraph, documents confirming ownership of the vehicle and an insurance policy for compulsory civil liability insurance of vehicle owners are presented, and the vehicle is also inspected.

If the car, the registration of which was terminated upon application, is sold or donated to another owner , then the list of documents for return will be slightly different:

statement (discussed below);
receipts for payment of state fees;
car owner's passport;
registration certificate or PTS;
purchase and sale agreement or gift agreement;
OSAGO insurance.

In addition, when changing ownership, the vehicle must be inspected by the traffic police.

If registration is terminated by the previous owner after sale

Clause 64 of the registration rules:

64. Resumption of state registration of a vehicle terminated in accordance with paragraphs 57 and 58 of these Rules is carried out by the new owner of the vehicle in the manner prescribed by paragraph two of paragraph 63 of these Rules.

Required documents:

statement (discussed below);
receipts for payment of state fees;
car owner's passport;
registration certificate or PTS;
purchase and sale agreement or gift agreement;
OSAGO insurance.

Vehicle inspection required.

If registration is terminated after the death of the previous owner

In this case, it will be possible to restore registration only after the inheritance procedure is completed:

Registration of a car by inheritance

Required documents:

statement (discussed below);
receipts for payment of state fees;
car owner's passport;
registration certificate or PTS;
certificate of inheritance;
OSAGO insurance.

Vehicle inspection required.

Clause 67 of the Registration Rules:

When resuming the state registration of a vehicle, the registration of which was terminated due to the death of the owner of the vehicle in accordance with paragraph 58 of these Rules, in the presence of the will of the new owner, state registration plates recognized as invalid in accordance with paragraph 61 of these Rules and entered by the registration department into the relevant search records records of lost special products of the State Traffic Inspectorate are excluded from the list of wanted ones and are retained for the vehicle.

When entering into an inheritance, the heir has the right to keep the car's license plates . However, this can only be done if the region code on the number corresponds to the place of registration of the heir.

If registration is terminated upon liquidation of a legal entity or individual entrepreneur

This section discusses cases when registration is terminated:

upon liquidation of a legal entity;
upon termination of the activities of the individual entrepreneur.

To restore in this case you will need:

statement (discussed below);
receipts for payment of state fees;
car owner's passport;
registration certificate or PTS;
car purchase and sale agreement or other document confirming the change of owner;
OSAGO insurance.

The car must be inspected by the traffic police.

If registration is terminated due to termination of guardianship or trusteeship

Clause 64 of the Registration Rules:

Renewal of the state registration of a vehicle, terminated in the presence of information about the termination of guardianship (trusteeship) over the owner of the vehicle, is carried out for the owner of the vehicle, information about which is contained in the state register of vehicles, in the manner prescribed by paragraph one of paragraph 63 of these Rules, with vehicle inspection.

Required documents:

statement (discussed below);
receipts for payment of state fees;
car owner's passport;
registration certificate or PTS.

The car must be submitted to the traffic police for inspection.

If registration is terminated due to the fact that the documents are found to be counterfeit or inconsistencies in the design of the vehicle are identified

This section deals with the following reasons for termination of registration:

if the documents on the basis of which the car is registered are found to be counterfeit or invalid;
if the engine number or body number is missing;
if the engine is replaced without making changes to the registration documents;
if changes are made to the design of the car without approval from the traffic police

65. Resumption of state registration of a vehicle terminated in accordance with paragraph 59 of these Rules is carried out after eliminating the reasons that were the basis for termination of registration, for the owner of the vehicle, information about which is contained in the state register of vehicles, in the manner prescribed by paragraph one of paragraph 63 of these Rules, with an inspection of the vehicle.

To restore registration in this case, you must first eliminate the reason for the termination of registration. For example, instead of documents that were previously recognized as fake or forged, provide new documents to the traffic police. Or obtain a certificate of compliance of the vehicle with changes made to its design with safety requirements, in the event of a design change.

In addition, the car owner will need:

statement (discussed below);
receipts for payment of state fees;
car owner's passport;
registration certificate or PTS.

In this case, an inspection of the car is not necessary.

If registration is terminated due to the expiration of the temporary registration period

This section deals with the situation when the temporary registration of a car has expired and it was terminated automatically. This also applies to the case when the owner of the car has reached the age of 16 years.

Clause 66 of the registration rules:

66. Resumption of state registration of a vehicle terminated in accordance with paragraph 60 of these Rules, in the absence of a transfer of ownership of it, is carried out by the owner of the vehicle, information about which is contained in the state register of vehicles, in the manner prescribed by paragraph one of paragraph 63 of these Rules, and for vehicles whose state registration was terminated due to the expiration of the state registration period, additional documents are submitted that establish the grounds for extending the registration period.

Documents for renewal of registration if the owner of the car has not changed :

statement (discussed below);
receipts for payment of state fees;
car owner's passport;
registration certificate or PTS;
a document establishing the grounds for extending the registration period.

A vehicle inspection by the traffic police is not required.

Resumption of state registration of a vehicle terminated in accordance with paragraph 60 of these Rules, in the event of a transfer of ownership of it or a change in the owner of the vehicle, is carried out by the new owner of the vehicle in the manner prescribed by paragraph two of paragraph 63 of these Rules.

If in a similar situation the car was sold, that is, the owner has changed , then the list of documents becomes like this:

statement (discussed below);
receipts for payment of state fees;
car owner's passport;
registration certificate or PTS;
purchase and sale agreement or gift agreement;
OSAGO insurance.

The car should be presented to the traffic police for inspection.

State fee for restoration of registration

If temporary termination of vehicle registration is a free procedure, then the owner will have to pay to restore the vehicle’s registration. In general, the cost of such a service directly depends on what kind of actions the traffic police officers perform.

Registration of a new car registration certificate will cost the owner 500 rubles.
For making changes to the PTS you will have to pay an additional 350 rubles.
If license plates need to be replaced, the car owner will have to pay an additional 2,000 rubles.

However, it is better to use a temporary termination of registration of a car instead of a permanent one, if only for the reason that in the future the time for carrying out various registration actions in relation to this vehicle is significantly reduced. But this procedure is possible only in situations specified by law.

In what cases is deregistration possible?

Let's move on to the second operation - deregistering the car.

Let's consider Article 19 of the Federal Law “On State Registration of Vehicles”:

1. The following vehicles are subject to removal from state registration:
1) exported outside the territory of the Russian Federation for alienation in connection with the transfer of ownership of this vehicle to a foreign individual or legal entity;
2) at the request of the owner of the vehicle or an organization authorized in the manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation, after disposal of the vehicle;
3) whose state registration was terminated on the grounds specified in paragraph 7 of part 1 of Article 18 of this Federal Law, and was not renewed after one year.

There are only 3 reasons for deregistering a car:

export outside the Russian Federation by a foreigner or a foreign legal entity;
after recycling the car;
if within a year after the termination of the temporary registration the car owner has not renewed it (happens automatically).

What it is

In accordance with the requirements of the rules for conducting registration actions, any vehicle that meets certain parameters must be registered. In particular, according to the norms of this legislative act, those vehicles whose maximum speed exceeds 50 kilometers per hour and whose power exceeds the established limit of 50 cubic meters are subject to mandatory registration. centimeters.

According to the law, a vehicle must be registered with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate within 10 days from the moment the car owner acquires ownership of it. If this deadline is violated, the motorist is held accountable in the form of a fine, the amount of which directly depends on who exactly is the owner of the vehicle.

Traffic police officers are also authorized to deregister cars. In particular, this procedure is necessary in cases where the owner plans to take the car outside the Russian Federation. In this case, a corresponding mark is placed in the technical equipment passport, which will be impossible to remove.

Recently, the traffic police can also temporarily terminate the registration of a vehicle in other cases of alienation of the car. The use of this method of deregistering a car is allowed only in cases where the car owner assumes that after certain measures are taken, the car will be registered again.

Since this action does not require payment of state duty, many car owners actively use it to avoid having to pay taxes and fees.

What documents are needed to deregister a car?

When taking a car abroad

Let's consider clause 70 of the Vehicle Registration Rules:

70. Removal from state registration of a vehicle exported outside the territory of the Russian Federation for alienation in connection with the transfer of ownership of this vehicle to a foreign individual or legal entity not registered in the Russian Federation is carried out by the registration department on the basis of applications from these persons and purchase and sale agreements , donation or other documents provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation, certifying their ownership of this vehicle.
For a vehicle removed from state registration and exported outside the Russian Federation, a vehicle registration certificate with a mark on deregistration and a state registration plate “TRANSIT” are issued, the validity of which is 30 days. The vehicle passport (if available) is submitted to the registration department.

Please note that in this case we are talking about the fact that before being exported abroad, the car became the property of a foreigner or a foreign legal entity. If the owner of the car is registered in Russia, then he cannot deregister the car. He can only terminate registration upon application, and it is better to do this after the car has left the territory of Russia.

As for a foreigner, to deregister he will need the following documents:

statement (discussed below);
purchase and sale agreement, gift or other agreement certifying ownership;
vehicle passport - PTS.

When deregistered for export abroad, the car must be inspected by the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate (clause 146 of the registration regulations), and after deregistration, a registration certificate and transit numbers (for 30 days) must be issued to it.

When disposing of a car

Let's consider clause 71 of the registration rules and clause 147 of the registration regulations:

71. Removal from state registration of a vehicle after disposal upon application for registration actions by the owner of the vehicle or an organization authorized to dispose of vehicles is carried out by the registration department upon presentation of a certificate (act) of disposal confirming the fact of destruction of the vehicle.
147. Removal of a vehicle from state registration in accordance with paragraph 71 of the Rules is carried out on the basis of documents provided for in subparagraphs 27.1 - 27.3 of paragraph 27 of the Administrative Regulations and provided for in subparagraph 27.4.7 of paragraph 27 of the Administrative Regulations, a certificate (act) of disposal confirming the fact of destruction of the vehicle. In this case, the administrative procedures provided for in subparagraphs 61.1 - 61.2, 61.4 and 61.7 of paragraph 61 of the Administrative Regulations are carried out.

To deregister after disposal, the car owner will need:

statement (discussed below);
passport of the car owner;
PTS and vehicle registration certificate;
certificate of disposal.

Please note that a car can be deregistered only after the car has actually been disposed of. That is, first the car is destroyed, and only then its owner receives a certificate and applies to the traffic police with it. In addition, it is impossible to re-register a car that has been deregistered after disposal.

Car recycling

Is it legal to temporarily deregister a car?

The possibility of temporarily terminating the registration of a vehicle is provided for by the Traffic Rules and regulations approved by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 1001.

Expert opinion

Order No. 1001 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated November 24, 2008 became invalid due to the publication of Order No. 399 dated June 26, 2018. This document approved new rules for registering vehicles. The agency has added two new points according to which a car can be deregistered: refusal of the car in favor of the insurance company in case of serious damage and return of a vehicle recognized as a product of inadequate quality.

In order to carry out this procedure, the owner of the vehicle must contact the traffic police department with the following packages of documents:

Car owner's passport.
A power of attorney, if the interests of the car owner are represented by a third party in the traffic police (as a rule, it is required only in situations where the car is owned by a legal entity, while individuals more often represent their interests independently).
Vehicle registration certificate.
Technical equipment passport.

In this case, the surrender of license plates from a car is required only in the following cases:

Expiration of the lease agreement.
End of temporary registration.

In both of the above cases, the car owner is issued transit license plates, for which he will have to pay (200 rubles for the paper version and 800 for metal plates).

In the case where the temporary termination of registration of a vehicle is initiated by the former owner of the car, due to the fact that the new owner has not fulfilled his obligation to re-register the car within 10 days from the date of execution of all documents (donation agreement or purchase and sale of the car), the applicant must provide the traffic police officer with the following package of documents:

Application for suspension of registration.
Contract of sale or gift.

How to restore vehicle registration?

73. Restoration of the state registration of a vehicle in the event of recognition of actions related to the removal of a vehicle from state registration as illegal or unfounded is carried out by the registration department that removed the vehicle from state registration, without submitting documents, collecting a state fee and conducting an inspection of the vehicle.

It is possible to restore a car's registration only in one case - if deregistration is declared illegal. In other cases, it is impossible to restore the account. However, this does not mean that a deregistered vehicle will not be able to be used in the future.

If a car is deregistered for export from the territory of the Russian Federation or 1 year after the end of the temporary registration period (automatically), then the car owner can simply re-register it (by analogy with a new car).

Registering a car with the traffic police

If a car is deregistered after disposal, then it is impossible to either restore its registration or re-register it (Federal Law “On Vehicle Registration”, Article 20, Part 1, Clause 3).

How is registration canceled?

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 399 obliges traffic police officials to send the owner a written notice of cancellation of registration. This must be done no later than 3 days after cancellation. The notification must indicate the reasons and grounds for making such a decision.

The notification must be sent to the registration address of the owner-citizen or to the location of the legal entity. However, during the period between the sending and actual receipt of the notification, the copyright holder may not be aware of the termination of registration. If during this time the car is stopped on the road, the driver will be prohibited from continuing to drive. The car will be towed to the impound lot, or the driver will be able to take it away himself upon payment of a fine.

Similar consequences occur if the car was driven by a person by proxy. The presence of driving authority does not give the right to operate a vehicle with a canceled registration with the traffic police. After the registration documents are confiscated, the authorized person will be able to independently appeal the decision of the traffic police or eliminate the grounds.

Further consequences depend on the actions and decisions of the car owner:

according to Order No. 399, he is obliged to submit registration documents to the traffic police department;
if the owner does not hand over the documents himself, they will be included in the search lists and confiscated as soon as they are identified;
the owner can submit an application to exclude registration documents from the search and transfer them for safekeeping to the traffic police (the period of such storage cannot exceed 360 days).

We invite you to familiarize yourself with: Conditions for unilateral termination of the contract

The complaint is submitted within 30 days to a higher official, i.e. in order of subordination. The owner can also file an administrative claim in court to challenge the illegal act.

If the car owner agrees with the grounds for deregistration, he can eliminate them, for example:

undergo certification of a car or individual structural elements through accredited bodies;
provide appropriate documents or information;
submit a document on the lifting of prohibitions and restrictions;
pay the state duty or recycling fee, submit the payment to the traffic police;
take other actions to eliminate the grounds for cancellation.

At the request of the owner or other persons (organizations), inspection materials may be issued through the traffic police, which indicate the grounds for termination of vehicle registration. For example, such documents will be required to conduct an independent examination and certification of individual car components.

To restore the registration, the owner contacts the same traffic police department where the cancellation was carried out. The timing of new registration actions must comply with the Administrative Regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - on the day of application, or within 15 days (if additional verification is needed).

For the period of elimination of these grounds, but not more than 360 days, registration documents may be stored in the traffic police. If the owner can correct the situation, the registration will be restored. In this case, new registration documents and license plates will be issued, and the vehicle will be cleared for operation.