From March 1, 2022, a fine of 2,000 rubles will be introduced in Russia for driving without a diagnostic card for passing a technical inspection. This will only affect those vehicles for which the procedure will remain mandatory. This was announced on Monday, January 24, by the Deputy Head of the Main Directorate for Road Safety (GUOBDD) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Police Major General Vladimir Kuzin, during a press conference at the Izvestia Information Center on the topic: “On the procedure for passing a technical inspection of vehicles and responsibility for driving a vehicle without a diagnostic card.
At the same time, as the deputy head of the traffic police specified, during the day the violator can be fined only once. In addition, Kuzin admitted that from March 1 of this year, automatic cameras for fixing diagnostic cards will start working in Russia. According to him, theoretically, there is such a possibility, however, its technical implementation is currently being carried out.
During the press conference, Kuzin recalled that, according to the new law, vehicles owned by individuals do not need to go through the technical inspection procedure. The exceptions are those cases when the car is used as a taxi, for the transport of passengers or for official purposes, as well as when changes have been made to its design or during certain registration actions.
The law also states that the inspection procedure must be carried out by cars owned by individuals in the case of the carriage of passengers. Kuzin clarified that we are talking about paid services, this does not apply to the transportation of friends and relatives.
On December 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the corresponding law.
The obligation to undergo technical inspection remains in relation to such vehicles if more than four years have passed since the year of their manufacture, but only in cases where the vehicle must be registered with the state, registered in connection with a change of ownership or a change in design and replacement of the main component of the vehicle.
In November, the Russian government supported the bill of the United Russia party on the abolition of mandatory technical inspection. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin noted on September 13 that motorists themselves monitor their own safety, so it would be right to give them the opportunity to personally control the condition of their car.
As Pavel Sigal, first vice-president of Opora Rossii, noted in an interview with Izvestia on November 9, the law can help millions of car drivers. According to the expert, the adoption of the law will save the family budget and time.
Source: IZ
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