Buying a vehicle from an impound lot - rules, requirements

Why can a car be towed?

If your car was picked up by a tow truck, most likely you drove onto a curb or did not notice a sign that informs you about parking rules in a specific zone. All violations of parking rules are described in Article 12.19 of the Administrative Code:

• • parking on the roadway;
• • parking on the sidewalk. If the path is separated from the roadway by a curb or other covering, it is a sidewalk. Even if you drive onto the curb with one wheel, the inspector will consider this a violation. For more details, see the analysis of fines for parking on the sidewalk;
• • parking at the pedestrian crossing. Parking within five meters is prohibited;
• • parking on site for disabled people;
• • parking at a public transport stop. Parking within 15 meters of this zone is prohibited. The exception is boarding and disembarking passengers;
• • second row parking;
• • parking in the tunnel;
• • parking or stopping on tram tracks.

What to do, a tow truck took the car to the impound lot

Having found the evacuation procedure for your car “in progress”, you need to demand that the inspector stop the evacuation - he is obliged to fulfill your request, since he has the opportunity to resolve the problem on the spot by collecting a fine. Removing your vehicle from a tow truck is easier than returning your driver's license. Violation of parking rules is subject to a fine of 3,000 rubles in St. Petersburg. – the amount established by traffic rules since July 2012.

You need to find out which special parking lot your vehicle is located in and which traffic police department (its phone number and address) will issue permission to pick up the car. You can get this information by calling 02, 004 (unified information and dispatch service) and (812) 680-33-33;

Your car has already been loaded: what to do?

If the tow truck hasn't left yet, try to return the car. Explain to the inspector that you will be moving the car. In this case, the car will remain with you and you will only receive an administrative fine for violating parking rules.

Anatoly Zhulanov, dispatcher of the Perm Traffic Directorate, worked on a tow truck for three years:

The Code of Administrative Offenses clearly describes when the car can still be returned and removed from the tow truck platform, and when it is too late. In paragraph 1.1 of Art. 27.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses says that the car can be removed before the tow truck starts moving. After the car has moved and taken to the impound lot, the vehicle can only be returned through the traffic police. More on this below.

During the work, anything happened. For example, a car owner was chasing a tow truck, climbed onto a platform at an intersection and got into his car. I had to call the police - in addition to the parking fine, this citizen received an additional administrative fine. Employees of the traffic directorate do not have the right to resist using force - that’s why they call the police.

If the tow truck managed to leave, check if you have your documents. You will need a license, STS and insurance. Documents are needed to confirm your driving license.

If the documents are in the car. You will have to go to the impound lot - there you will write an application for opening the car and access to the salon. The impound lot workers will issue an opening certificate, and you will be able to pick up the documents. After this, you can go to the traffic police to issue a refund.

If the documents are on hand . First, find out the name of the inspector who worked with your car - call 112 or the traffic police duty station. Next, go to the traffic police department and issue a decision on return from the inspector who processed the evacuation of your car. After this, the inspector will issue a resolution and an administrative fine. Take the decree with you to the impound lot - the car will not be returned without it. Employees will issue a receipt for the operation of the tow truck and storage of the car in the parking lot. There is no need to pay this invoice right away.

Where to call if your car is towed

When a car owner’s car has been towed in his absence, you can call the single number of the unified information and dispatch service - 004. Using this phone number, you can find out the reason for the evacuation of the vehicle (for what specific violation the car was taken), and clarify the traffic police department that carried out the evacuation. Dispatchers will also provide the address and telephone number of the relevant department, and contacts and the name of the impound lot where the car is located.

It is better to call the impound lot immediately after this (they will give you a phone number at 004) and find out how the vehicle is returned - sometimes permission can be obtained there, and in some cases you cannot do without visiting the traffic police.

How much will you have to pay

The cost of evacuation depends on the power of the car:

This is the average for Russia. Moscow residents can receive a 25% discount when paying on the day of car evacuation.

Cars are towed: what to do?

If the driver returns to the parking lot and discovers that the car is being placed on a tow truck and is about to be taken to the impound lot, then he should not waste a minute: he must approach the traffic police inspector and present documents for the vehicle. The car will be removed from special equipment, and the car owner will be required to park correctly and pay a fine.

The monetary sanction for violating parking rules will be 1 thousand rubles. or 3 thousand rubles. for Moscow and St. Petersburg. If you meet the payment deadline within 20 days, the fine will be reduced by 50%. If the car was not taken to the impound lot in time, the car owner is not required to bear any additional expenses.

Stopping the loading of the car onto a tow truck when the owner appears is the direct responsibility of the traffic police inspector. If he refuses, you can film the illegal actions. This video will later prove that the car owner is right when he refuses to pay for the impound lot.

Important! If the owner of the car is not sure about the correct parking, he can leave a note with a phone number on the glass. Traffic police officers are required to involve two passers-by as witnesses; they will be able to call the owner and save the situation.

What else needs to be done at the impound lot

After you have shown the inspector's order and registration certificate to the impound lot employees and received a receipt from them, inspect the car. The machine must not show any signs of damage from loading and unloading.

If everything is in order, sign the acceptance certificate and pick up the car. If damage remains, do not sign any documents and ask for compensation. In case of refusal, compensation for damage will only be possible through court. Practice shows that the court usually sides with the victim.

Procedure for registering a vehicle for evacuation

The main condition required for making a decision to load a vehicle onto a tow truck in Shushary is the absence of the owner. If, before the car is parked, the owner approaches and is able to eliminate the violation, the malfunction, the evacuation of the car will stop, and the driver will only have to pay a fine in accordance with the completed protocol. The decision on the need to place a car in a penalty area can be made exclusively by an inspector from the State Traffic Inspectorate, after he has drawn up an administrative protocol.

How to recycle a vehicle in Shushary in 2021

Transportation is carried out by a contractor in Shushary, who takes the car for safekeeping for the duration of delivery. If the tow truck starts moving, you should not try to stop it, as this may lead to:

• a fine of 1 thousand rubles;
• administrative arrest for a period of 15 days.

Remember

• • To prevent your car from being towed, inspect the future parking area. Perhaps there is a curb that the road workers rolled into asphalt and connected the sidewalk to the roadway
• • Look for signs that prohibit or restrict parking in the area.
• • The fine for a tow truck is 5,000 rubles plus 1,000 rubles for each day in the impound lot.
• • In addition, the inspector will issue a fine for violation of parking rules.

All articles by the author: Evgeniy Lesnov

Car evacuation in St. Petersburg

• For some reason you forgot your driver’s license or documents for the car in which you were stopped.
• During the trip, a malfunction suddenly emerged that prevented the car from further moving along the road. (Note that in this case you will not have to pay a fine).
• You got behind the wheel while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Don't do this under any circumstances. You face a large fine (in the amount of 30 thousand rubles), and if such a violation is repeated, even criminal liability.
• For some reason you parked your car in a place where, according to traffic rules, parking is prohibited. The last case involves, in most cases, the evacuation of the car from such a place to a specialized parking lot.

1. Don't panic , stay calm.
2. From your mobile phone or smartphone, dial the number or 004 (from your mobile you will need to dial +7-812-004). This is the Unified Information and Dispatch Service of the city of St. Petersburg.
3. The operator of this service will advise you and tell you which impound lot your car is currently located at.
4. Next, be sure to find out which traffic police department was involved in the evacuation and who owns the parking lot where your car is kept.
5. Then send it to this traffic police department , which will issue you a report on the detention of the vehicle, as well as a certificate stating that the car was placed in a specialized parking lot, and permission to receive the car.
6. Before going to the parking lot, be sure to check if you have the following documents:

1. Protocol on the detention of a vehicle.
2. Act on placing a car in a specialized parking lot
3. Documents for the car (vehicle registration certificate)
4. Driver's license
5. A valid insurance policy for compulsory civil liability insurance of vehicle owners (abbreviated OSAGO)
6. Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation
7. If the car is picked up not by the owner, but by another driver, a notarized power of attorney

Also read: Is it possible to restore a lost passport at the MFC?

If your car was towed to St. Petersburg: telephone numbers, traffic police addresses, procedures and prices

Permission can be obtained at the following traffic police addresses in St. Petersburg (each number is preceded by the city code - 812): 1. st. Ilyushina, 18a, t.: 573-58-83; 2. st. Shvetsova, 39, t: 252-77-07, 252-37-91; 3. Levashovsky Ave., 20a, t: 573-46-47, 573-46-35; 4. st. Frontovaya, 8a, t: 573-53-31, 573-53-33; 5. lane Kakhovskogo, 11, t: 573-05-10; 6. Maurice Thorez Ave., 65, t.: 552-61-81; 7. Sestroretsk, Gorskaya village, st. Pushkinskaya, 10, t. 437-44-81, 434-83-55; 8. st. Luzhskaya, 9, t: 596-50-57; 9. Veteranov Ave., 141, building 3, t: 573-54-85, 573-54-73; 10. emb. Obvodny Canal, 205, t: 573-03-23, 573-03-18; 11. st. Kommuny, 13, t: 573-17-03, 573-17-07; 12. Kronstadt, st. Surgina, 6 b, t. 311-67-93, 311-11-97; 13. st. Tsimbalina, 22, t: 560-31-52, 560-61-44; 14. st. Rastannaya, 25A, t: 767-23-48, 766-35-75; 15. st. Mayakovskogo, 37, t: 275-40-19, 573-50-70; 16. st. Rybinskaya, 7b, t: 252-78-70, 252-11-22; 17. Pavlovsk, pos. Tyarlevo, st. Novaya, 1, t: 466-48-72, 466-48-69; 18. Kolpino, st. Tazaeva, 28, t: 469-31-12; 469-31-13.

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The cost per hour of storage for various types of vehicles in special parking lots is as follows: 1. motorcycle or moped (A) – 16 rubles/hour; 2. passenger car (B) – 32 rubles; 3. truck (D) weighing no more than 3500 kg – 32 rubles; 4. truck weighing more than 3500 kg – 64 rubles; 5. oversized cars – 96 rubles.

What is the fine for towing a car in 2021?

A car may be parked for the following reasons:

• in case of non-compliance with parking rules when the driver is absent in the vehicle;
• the vehicle is in operation when the steering or braking system is faulty, which may cause an accident;

Important ! If a car is detained due to a malfunction, the driver has the right to evacuate it to a car service center, and not to a impound lot.

• in case of violation of traffic rules regarding stopping in places where this is prohibited by special road signs or markings (crossing, pedestrian path, parking spaces for disabled people);
• the driver drives a vehicle without a license or permits;
• the fact of driving by a driver who has been deprived of his rights by a court decision has been established;
• the driver is under the influence of alcohol, drugs or psychotropic intoxication, including refusal to undergo a medical examination;
• in violation of the rules for transporting goods classified as large, long and dangerous;
• when transporting a car in transit without the necessary permits;
• when illegally transporting passengers or cargo on the roads of the Russian Federation on vehicles registered outside the Russian Federation;
• when using a car for other purposes than for its intended purpose, with a complete loss of its functions, for example, for advertising promotion of a product.

If you did not have time to repack the car and it happened that it was taken to a parking lot due to a violation of parking rules, then the first thing you need to do is find out where the vehicle was sent in the evacuee database.

To find out where the car is located, you need to contact the traffic police duty station of the locality or get information by calling the police toll-free number 02 or 112 (mobile). These numbers are uniform throughout the Russian Federation.

In Moscow, you can find out about car evacuation:

1. By calling by phone, from a mobile phone - 3210 (free call).
2. By making a request online on the sites:

• Moscow parking
• Autocode.

The main innovation is that the rules for the return of evacuated cars without a preliminary fine and payment for evacuation services have been significantly relaxed, subject to the elimination of the cause of evacuation (No. 195-FZ Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, Article 27.13).

Payment for tow truck and impound lot services is now allowed later. The payment period is determined by each region individually, most often from 30-60 days.

What to do if the car is towed to an impound lot?

1. Contact the traffic police department or MADI (Moscow Administrative Road Inspectorate - tel. 8 (495) 540-76-56) , which carried out the arrest, with documents for the vehicle:

If you arrive before the tow truck starts moving with the vehicle loaded on it, then you can eliminate the reason for the detention on the spot by parking the vehicle in the designated place. However, in this case a fine cannot be avoided and the traffic police inspector is obliged to explain the reason and draw up a report. The driver has the right to disagree with the text of the protocol.

You should know that the document will not have legal force if the protocol is drawn up with violations, and the drafter does not want to make changes to it. In this case, the fact of the offense itself is also in question. There is no protocol without it.

If the tow truck has already moved with the detained car, it is prohibited (Article 27.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation):

• interfere with travel;
• break the seals and get into your car;
• interfere with the movement of a detained vehicle.

If a car owner violates the rules for moving a vehicle with a tow truck, fines are imposed for this.

It is quite problematic to free a vehicle when it is placed in an impound lot as a result of participation in an accident with victims. In this case, the car may be confiscated as evidence.

Such an offense moves from the category of administrative to criminal. And the car will be in a specialized parking lot all the time until the court decision is made.

If the injured party’s car is towed, storage is free of charge , since it appears in the case as material evidence.

Any of the drivers involved in an accident may end up in a medical facility. If the other participant in the accident is healthy and wants to pick up his car from the impound lot, then he will need to contact the investigator with an application to receive his car.

If there are no victims in the accident, you can pick it up in the usual way by obtaining permits from the traffic police.

The car owner may not even know that his “iron horse” ended up in a specialized parking lot. The traffic police sends a resolution to impose a fine at the place of registration of the owner, but at the moment he may live in another place.

Prices for storing a car in a parking lot are quite high and the number of spaces there is limited. Several weeks of a vehicle's stay can cost its owner an amount that may be equal to its value. In this case, the violator can agree with the storage organization to pay by installments on an individual basis.

If the owner has firmly decided not to pick up the vehicle, then you should know that it is in the interests of the impound lot workers that the owners pick up the car and pay for parking services. Therefore, the owner of the car is notified in writing in advance, and then the owner of the parking lot initiates proceedings in court.

According to the court decision, the amount will be collected by bailiffs forcibly. If it is impossible to recover the car, the car will be recognized as ownerless, put up for auction, and the proceeds will be used to cover the costs of the impound lot.

A Mercedes passenger car with a power of 500 hp. evacuated on June 1st. The owner applied for it only on the 5th, therefore, 4 days are subject to payment - the first ones are not paid.

In accordance with the tariff for delivery by tow truck, the owner will pay 7,200 rubles.

Storage will cost the following amount:

1,100 x 4 = 4,400 rub.

Tow truck and impound parking services are currently quite expensive.

To make it clear, we present the cost of impound parking and evacuation in the large city of St. Petersburg:

If we talk about the average amount of payment, without considering the characteristics of the vehicle, then in the Leningrad region they will charge an average of 2.7 thousand rubles , and 30 rubles per hour .

In order to understand which parking lot the car was sent to, the driver must make a call to the appropriate authorized department. In a conversation with a specialist, you can find out which traffic police department is best to contact for further actions.

Next, the driver goes to the traffic police department, where he receives a receipt necessary to pay the administrative fine imposed on him.

Immediately, he can familiarize himself with the completed protocol on the detention of the vehicle and receive it in his hands.

The final action of the driver will be to collect the necessary documentation, pay for the tow truck and the cost of keeping the vehicle in a specialized parking lot.

If the process of issuing a vehicle is deliberately delayed on behalf of the impound parking staff, the driver must demand the immediate execution of his rights.

The cost of towing a car to an impound lot can vary significantly from region to region. Today in Moscow the following tariffs apply for the evacuation of detained vehicles to specialized parking lots:

If, after the evacuation of your vehicle, you made the appropriate payment immediately, then you will not have to pay anything for the first day of storing the car in the impound lot, but if the car stood in the special parking lot for more than a day, then you will have to pay not only for the evacuation, but also for storage.

What to do if the car is towed illegally

A police officer has the right to send a car to a special parking lot only when it interferes with the movement of other road users (or for other reasons in accordance with the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation). But often cars that are easier to load into a tow truck are confiscated, or they are taken away in the presence of the owner. There were also cases when evacuation was carried out at night due to improper parking under a prohibitory sign that was not yet there in the evening.

In such cases, a complaint should be filed with the appropriate authority (district court) describing and justifying the claims. But it should be remembered that the motorist has 3 months from the date of the incident to appeal the actions of the police. The court must provide evidence of the competence of the actions of traffic police officers. They often try to present photos from a mobile phone that are not authentic.

In addition to compensation for losses incurred for the illegal seizure of a car and its placement on a special site, the applicant has the right to demand compensation for moral damage. If the incident entailed additional material costs (for example, a penalty for violating delivery deadlines), they are also subject to compensation.

Thus, the main nuances of the process of evacuating a car to a impound lot are considered: where to call, what to do and what documents to present.

Reasons for car evacuation

The reasons why a car can be taken to a special parking lot are determined at the legislative level. These include:

• violation of parking rules;
• the motorist does not have a driver's license or has been deprived of it;
• if the driver does not have a driver’s license or documents proving ownership of the vehicle;
• if the motorist is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, etc.

Help: A complete list of reasons for evacuation can be found in Article 27.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

What you need to know

Not every illegally parked car can be towed. The detention applies to each vehicle located in the area of ​​the “Tow Truck Operating” sign.

But it must be remembered that it only works in combination with the main sign. For example, if parking is prohibited on weekdays, then picking up cars on Sunday is illegal.

In all other cases, a traffic police inspector has the right to detain a car and send it to a special site only if he:

• actually violates the parking rules in force in this area;
• creates an obstacle to traffic and a threat to the safety of other drivers and pedestrians.

Actions of the driver if the car is detained

The driver has the right to prevent the evacuation of his car if he returned to the place of loading before the special vehicle started moving. At the owner's request, loading must be stopped.

The driver must demand from the police present during loading a report on the violation he committed, which caused the evacuation.

Such a document should be drawn up at the very beginning, even before the tow truck arrives. One copy is given to the car owner.

He, in turn, has the right to demand that his objections and comments be included in the protocol. The consequence of this may become evidence when challenging the actions of the inspector.

Telephone number of the unified traffic police car evacuation service in St. Petersburg (center)

The driver whose car has been towed can find out about his further location using a single towing service number. In St. Petersburg it is 004.

When dialing from a mobile phone, you need to dial +7-812-004. When calling from a landline, three digits are enough. You can also contact us by number.

The dispatcher will tell you exactly what violation the car was detained for, what parking lot it was taken to and how long ago.

How to correctly fill out a car evacuation agreement, see the article: sample agreement for vehicle evacuation. What is the price for providing truck towing services, read here.

In addition, the operator will tell you the address and telephone number of the traffic police department where you should apply to obtain permission to pick up the car.

Sometimes this can be done directly at the parking lot itself, but it is better to clarify this point in advance.

How to pick up a vehicle from an impound lot

To receive your car from the impound lot, you need to find out which special site it was sent to. First you will have to get permission to take your property.

Such documents are issued by the duty department of the traffic police unit in the nearest area. Traffic inspectors work around the clock; you can disturb them at any convenient time, even at night.

Some difficulties await the driver if the documents for the car are left in the cabin.

In such a situation, you will first have to visit the parking lot itself and get the attendant on duty to open the sealed car in the presence of the owner.

Having received the necessary documents, you should immediately go to obtain permission.

Addresses of special sites in this city

Currently, there are about two dozen special parking lots in St. Petersburg, where the city vehicle evacuation service delivers cars after they are detained.

Some of them serve two areas at the same time. However, there is no guarantee that the car will be delivered to the nearest one.

Information about the location of your property should be clarified in advance:

Video: transporting the car

Documents that will be required

The car owner or his representative will have to present documents twice. First, to obtain a certificate of permission from the traffic police duty station in order to pick up your car from the special parking lot.

The second time - to the traffic police officer on duty at the parking lot itself. Both services operate around the clock and are required to accept a visitor at any time of the day or night when he reaches them. A refusal motivated by the end of the working day is unlawful.

At the duty station, the car owner presents:

• your passport;
• passport of the evacuated vehicle;
• vehicle registration certificate;
• valid driver's license.

The representative will need a general power of attorney; a handwritten document is not suitable in this case; a notarized document is required.

You do not need to present a compulsory motor liability insurance policy, but insurance must be taken out. The traffic police officer will check its availability using the information database.

Along with the permit, the car owner is given a copy of the arrest report, if he did not receive it earlier on the spot.

In the event that the reason for the detention was not a violation of parking rules, but another reason, a mark is placed on the protocol indicating that the reason for such an action has been eliminated. The protocol along with other documents is presented at the impound lot.

Cost of service (price)

The amount it will cost the driver to rescue his “iron horse” in St. Petersburg consists of several components:

Find out the phone number of a car evacuation service in Moscow from the article: car evacuation service in Moscow. Read here where to call when towing a car in St. Petersburg.

If you want to know how to apply for an MTPL policy online at RESO, see here.

Towing a car to an impound lot is a very expensive undertaking, which the driver will have to pay for.

Therefore, it is important to prevent violations of parking rules, which become the reason for the detention of the vehicle.

First actions

If the car owner did not find his vehicle at the parking lot, first of all he needs to find out whether the car was taken to the impound lot. When this situation occurs for the first time, and the driver does not have any contacts to clarify the circumstances, you can call 02 (from a landline phone) or 112 (from a cell phone). For Moscow and Moscow Region, the Mosparking hotline (8) operates around the clock. When making a call, the operator will need to provide the make and license plate number of the car, as well as the address and location of the incident. In a matter of minutes, a specialist will tell you which impound lot the car was taken to and where to call.

Next, you need to contact the evacuation service and clarify the details of the process. You can also personally come to the special parking lot to make sure that the vehicle is safe and sound. Only after this should you contact the traffic police department to complete the required documents (permit to issue a vehicle) and pay the fine.

Important to know: Until the car is at the impound lot and it is registered in accordance with all the rules, it is impossible to obtain information about its location. When the entire procedure is completed, the information can be found both by phone and via the Internet (on the resource parking.mos.ru - for the capital of Russia).

When visiting the state traffic inspectorate, you will need a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, a driver’s license and a vehicle registration certificate. The employee will provide the motorist with an administrative violation resolution and a protocol. Next, the driver must pay the penalty and eliminate the administrative debt within 30 days from the date of issue of the decision.

Important: If you pick up a car from a special site within 24 hours after evacuation, you will not need to pay for the car to be on its territory. After this period, payments will be made by the hour. If the car spends more than six months in the parking lot, then it can only be returned by a court decision.