When to deregister a car with the traffic police
According to the law on state registration of vehicles, the traffic police can temporarily stop registering a car or permanently deregister it, that is, transfer the records to the archive.
Vehicle registration is temporarily stopped at the owner’s request due to:
- sales. The new owner has 10 days to change the credentials. If he does not do this, the previous owner deregisters the car.
- losses, for example, if the car was lost many years ago;
- hijacking
Less often, accounting is stopped due to the death of the owner, the end of registration of the car, or the liquidation of the legal entity that had the company car on its balance sheet.
The car is finally deregistered when:
- export abroad,
- recycling.
For brevity, we will not further distinguish between termination of accounting and withdrawal.
Features of deregistration of a car
It is required to provide a car for technical inspection and verification of vehicle components with those indicated in the title when:
- partial recycling;
- export of vehicles from the country.
In other situations, there is no need to present the car to the traffic police inspector.
How much does it cost to deregister a car?
The traffic police deregisters the car free of charge. New documents and license plates are not issued, so there is no need to pay a state fee.
The only exception is when the owner of the car deregisters it to take it abroad. In this case, the owner receives a registration certificate (CTC), if there is none, and transit numbers. The state duty for STS is 500 rubles, for a number - 1600 rubles.
Cause | Price | |
Stop accounting | sale, loss, theft | for free |
Deregister | export abroad | if there was no STS - 500 rubles, for transit numbers - 1600 rubles |
disposal | for free |
How much does it cost to deregister a car with the traffic police in 2021?
If a car or other vehicle is deregistered upon sale, without disposal or changes to the title, no state duty is paid - this procedure is carried out free of charge. This is explained by the fact that the state does not need to make significant efforts for this action.
In case of purchase, the buyer pays for registration and issue of license plates. By the way, the duty will be less if the car retains its old registration number.
When it is necessary to make changes to the PTS, the car owner must pay 350 rubles. Then, with a set of documents and a receipt for payment, contact the traffic police department.
If changes to the title occur in connection with the sale of a car, the cost of the fee for entering information into the vehicle passport is borne by the buyer.
There is no need to provide a receipt for paid state duty. They themselves will be able to check whether the money has arrived in their account. It is recommended to attach it to the set of documents in paper form, since in this way you can immediately confirm the fact of payment and speed up the time for receiving the service. Also, if the MREO does not see the paid fee, it will be possible to prove that the money was transferred to the department’s account.
The receipt itself looks like any receipt for paying a duty. The main thing is to check that it indicates the recipient of the payment, his tax identification number, account number, checkpoint, as well as the purpose of the payment (state duty for registration of foreign transport, for recycling, etc.). If any of this is not indicated, the bank may not process the payment and return the money back to the payer’s account.
The State Traffic Inspectorate will refuse to provide the service on the grounds that the fee has not been paid, because the required document has not been provided, and the required amount has not been credited to the institution’s account.
When purchasing a new car, you must obtain new registration plates (numbers) and a registration certificate from the traffic police. The title for the car is issued by the car dealership.
To be paid: 2,000 + 500 + 350 = 2,850 rubles. With a discount: 1,400 + 350 + 245 = 1,995 rubles.
If the registration certificate is lost, the car owner must pay a fee for issuing a new document. You will also have to pay for making changes to the PTS, because Information about the new STS must be entered in the passport.
To be paid: 500 + 350 = 850 rubles. With a discount: 350 + 245 = 595 rubles.
What to do before the procedure
Check registration. By law, the new owner of the car has 10 days to change the credentials. On the 11th, you can check the registration data on the traffic police website, if the car is registered in the capital or the Moscow region - in the Autocode service. To do this, enter the body, chassis or VIN number.
If you sell the car, and on the 11th day you are still listed as the owner, you should deregister the car.
Fill out an application. This can be done at the registration office of the traffic police, but it’s easier - in advance, on the State Services website. Log in to the portal and select a situation:
- sale,
- loss,
- hijacking,
- export abroad,
- disposal.
Complete the application and print it before going to the registration office.
Make an appointment at the traffic police department. After completing the application, you will be asked to select a registration department. To deregister a car, the owner's registration does not matter. Contact the traffic police where you are now.
It happens that the branch closest to you is not available on the list - then the State Services recommend signing up for another: you will have to travel further, but you will save time in queues.
If you take your car abroad, pay the state duty. In other cases, deregistration of the car is free.
What documents to collect
The main list consists of four documents:
- application , it can be filled out on the State Services website or independently according to the sample,
- civil passport of the car owner or the passport of his representative and power of attorney,
- vehicle registration certificate,
- vehicle passport.
When selling or exporting abroad, you additionally need a purchase and sale agreement for the car.
When recycling, the car owner brings license plates and a recycling certificate. Such a document is issued at a recycling point when a motorist hands over an old car and provides a passport, PTS and STS.
If lost or stolen, license plates are required, if available.
The owner of the car brings the original documents to the registration department of the traffic police
Step-by-step procedure for deregistering a car with the traffic police
Fill out an application. This can be done at the registration department, or filled out in advance using a sample or on the State Services website. When selling a car, you can submit an application online - an employee will check the documents and terminate registration. In other cases, the driver prints a statement and brings it to the traffic police.
Make an appointment. State Services will offer to do this immediately after you fill out the application.
Come to the registration department of the traffic police. If you sign up in advance, do not join the general queue. Find out how citizens with an electronic queue number are accepted.
Check after removal. When the traffic police informs you that the car has been deregistered, you can check it again on the inspection website.
Algorithm for deregistering a car
Deregistration consists of 4 main stages:
- filling out and submitting an application;
- making an appointment;
- visiting the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, providing the inspector with documents.
- checking the status (ownership) of the car (on the website of the state traffic inspectorate).
By law, deregistration of a car, with the exception of some cases, is an optional procedure - re-registration is the responsibility of the new owner. But it happens that the owner is in no hurry to register the car in his name. Then fines, transport and property taxes will be sent to the previous address. It is possible to protest the need for payments to government agencies, but this can take a long time and requires either correspondence with the tax or traffic police department, or their visits. You can read about registration here.
What if you don’t deregister your car?
If the owner of the car has changed, but the previous one remains in the credentials in the traffic police database, there may be consequences for him.
Transport tax. The previous owner will continue to receive notifications about the transport tax and will have to pay it. Typically, after the sale, the car owner pays tax only for a few months - from the beginning of the year until the day of sale. If the tax office demands payment for the entire year, then the car is still listed as the seller’s.
Fines. When the new owner of the car violates traffic rules, the previous owner will receive fines. He must pay the fine within 60 days, otherwise the debt will be transferred to the bailiffs, who will collect the money from the bank account.
What if I deregistered the car, but received a fine?
The traffic police updates information about the owner of the car in the database after deregistration of the car. Sometimes this does not happen immediately, so the previous owner of the car may receive a fine for violations by the new owner.
A decision containing an erroneous fine can be appealed within 10 days from receipt.
Find someone to write to. The resolution usually indicates the telephone number of the police department whose officer issued the fine. Call this number and find out the exact name and position of the department head.
Make a statement. In the application, write that the car has been sold and attach a copy of the sales contract.
Submit an application. You can complain about a fine for illegal parking in Moscow through Autocode. The numbers of such resolutions begin with 035, 780 and 782. Fines in other cities can only be appealed in writing - to do this, send the application by mail or bring it in person to the traffic police department.
How to deregister a car without a car: procedure
A car can be registered not only to a private person, but also to a company. In the second case, its owner will be a legal entity. Accordingly, the payment procedure will be slightly different. In total, several characteristic features can be distinguished for it:
- If the vehicle is registered to a legal entity, it is strictly prohibited to enter data about the person making the payment. The receipt will not be accepted by the traffic police officers, since the information is not valid.
- Transfer of funds is possible only by non-cash method.
- Payment can be made by an accountant serving in the company. Traffic police officers will need to provide documents with their signature in the established form.
Important! Payment of state fees for a legal entity is carried out to the recipient's bank account strictly by bank transfer.
To pay the state fee, the established receipt format “Form PD-4” is used.
The following information must be included in this document:
- Name of the type of state duty.
- Full name of the payer or name of the enterprise if the payment is made by an individual.
- Payment amount.
- Traffic police details.
The State Services portal provides a number of offers for which you can apply for state duty at a favorable discount. These are:
- Filling out an application for the issuance of a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation or a foreign passport.
- Applying for a driver's license. The exception is the exchange of a foreign-style identity card.
- Filing an application for registration or divorce.
- Submitting an application for vehicle registration.
A fixed discount of 30% is provided for all of the above services.
At the beginning of 2021, according to statistics, almost every third person has their own car. Buying and selling a vehicle involves paying certain types of state fees: for registration or deregistration of a vehicle. Thanks to modern technologies, you can now make payments without leaving your home. It is very fast, convenient and profitable.
Remember
- Vehicle registration is suspended temporarily if it is sold, lost or stolen. The car is permanently deregistered when exported abroad or disposed of.
- The traffic police deregisters a car free of charge, with the exception of when the car is taken abroad.
- Before the procedure, check who the car is registered to. If it's on you, deregister.
- To do this, fill out an application at State Services, make an appointment with the traffic police and collect documents. Visit the department at the appointed time.
- If you do not deregister the car, you will have to pay taxes and fines for the new owner.
- If the fine was received by mistake, complain to the traffic police and attach the car purchase and sale agreement to the application.
All articles by the author: Ilya Novikov
How much does it cost to deregister a car from the traffic police in 2021?
- The car will be re-registered if it is sold, lost or stolen, as well as when it needs to be taken abroad or after disposal.
- This is a free service. You will only have to pay the state duty for transit license plates if you are exporting the car from Russia.
- Most often, the car is re-registered after the sale. It's easier and faster to do it online.
- If you do not deregister the car, you will have to pay taxes and other people's fines.
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The need to recycle vehicles according to one of the government programs. If a motorist decides to get rid of his car in this way, he must write an application to deregister the car and pay the appropriate state fee.
The most reliable option for paying the state fee for registering a car in 2021 is the State Services portal. This is an electronic tool for providing services to the public. Its use is recommended on the State Traffic Inspectorate website.
- for performing operations a commission of up to 10% of the paid amount is usually charged;
- To confirm payment on third-party sites or payment terminals, a receipt will be required. If the payment was made electronically, then you need to send the receipt to your email address and print it out;
- when presenting such a check to the traffic police, it may not pass verification - in this case, you will have to go to the branch of the bank through which the payment is made and certify the payment document with a seal;
- There may be delays in the receipt of the amount to the recipient. This may be due to technical glitches or peculiarities of the bank's operation.
The reasons for deregistering a car can be different. We are talking about several options for terminating accounting:
- Complete, when the vehicle is permanently deleted from the register.
- Temporary, under which registration can be restored.
- Voluntary, that is, by decision of the owner.
- Forced when the decision is made by the authorities.