Deprivation of rights for xenon - is it legal and how to avoid it? Deprivation of a driver's license for installing non-standard xenon. What is the fine for xenon?

Today the problem of installation is very relevant xenon lamps in headlights, because many consider them better than halogen ones. Let's look at whether this is true and whether deprivation of rights and a fine for xenon are provided for in 2017.

Features of xenon installation

Before we clarify what kind of fine can be issued for xenon in 2017, let’s look at why drivers choose these types of lamps. Xenon shines brighter and illuminates the road better, you can’t argue with this fact.

But it is worth remembering that headlights are designed for a specific type of lamp. Reflective elements are installed in them in order to maximize the lighting efficiency of a particular type of lamp. Therefore, if you insert xenon ones into a headlight designed for halogen illuminators, you should not expect improvements in visibility.

Since the headlight elements are not designed for this illuminator, it will not be possible to improve illumination with its help, but rather will have the opposite effect. This is due to very serious distinctive features different types light bulbs

So, in unsuitable headlights, xenon will shine much brighter, but the distance of the beam is small, i.e. good visibility will only be close to the car. It is also worth remembering that unadjusted illuminators will cause trouble for other road users, blinding them in the dark. This also applies to the installation of xenon in fog lights, for which there is no fine, but it threatens with more serious punishment.

Deprivation of rights and fine for xenon in 2017

The traffic rules and relevant regulations do not provide for a fine for xenon from January 1, 2016. No changes were made in 2017. However, in part 3 of Art. 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses describes situations in which it is impossible to drive a vehicle. These are various types of malfunctions and other conditions that create problems for other road users, interfere with the driver’s visibility, and can lead to an accident.

Regarding lighting, here are the following points for which the driver faces not a fine, but deprivation of his license for xenon:

• The headlights and their operating mode do not meet the manufacturer's standards. If you change the lamps to a different type of lighting, this is a violation, because the manufacturer adjusted the headlights for a specific type.
• The adjustment is not up to standard.
• Diffusers and illuminators are not correct.
• Installing red lamps in the headlights.
• Installation of devices that do not comply with the rules for authorization to drive a vehicle.

Thus, deprivation of rights for xenon in 2017 threatens anyone who replaced the illuminators with ones not specified by the manufacturer of their car. The term of imprisonment is assigned in the range of 6-12 months. This rule also applies to fog lights.

When the rights are not taken away

The driver does not face deprivation of his license for xenon if the car is initially sold with it. In this case, the manufacturer makes adjustments in such a way that the reflectors and other elements of the headlight help improve the quality of lighting and do not cause inconvenience to other drivers.

If your car is equipped with halogen lamps, and the manufacturer has already begun producing new models with xenon, you can upgrade your vehicle. You should contact your manufacturer's authorized representatives to ensure that the headlights are adjusted or replaced in accordance with your manufacturer's standards. In such a situation, there is no longer any need to fear deprivation of rights and a fine, because the illuminators will correspond to the required type.

Thus, we have made it clear that there is no penalty for xenon in 2017. But if you replace the lamps with others that do not correspond to the type of headlights, then the inspector has the right to punish the driver with deprivation of his license for up to a year.

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Deprivation of rights for xenon in 2020 is a rather likely prospect if this xenon is installed on a car that is not intended for this. If xenon headlights were not installed from the factory, then in order to install it, the car must be equipped with automatic headlight level correction, headlight washers, and the headlights themselves must be marked specifically for the possibility of installing xenon. Otherwise, 90 percent of your rights may be revoked.

But, most importantly, the operating mode of lighting devices with xenon also complies with the Basic Provisions. The fact is that these provisions do not regulate the operating mode itself. However, the closest to the traffic rules normative act, which gives an understanding of what an operating mode is - this is the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union, which tells us that the operating mode of lighting devices can be constant or flashing. That is, the mode of operation of the headlights is not their type, but the order in which they operate for an external observer: they either shine equally constantly or blink. For example, a fuel tanker has an orange flashing light on the roof.

Thus, both the operating mode and the color of xenon lights do not violate the law. Therefore, it is illegal to deprive a person of rights for xenon under Part 3 of Article 12.5.

How to avoid penalties for xenon?

To avoid deprivation of rights for installing xenon, there is no need to look for any loopholes for 2020. We explained above that the maximum that can be provided for illegally installed xenon is a fine of rubles.

Your job is to correctly explain all this to the judge hearing the case. The trouble here is that district judges who impose deprivation for xenon in the first instance when considering cases based on the protocols of traffic police officers, most often do not even want to listen to the person involved. Alas, but, most likely, you will have to appeal the decision of such judges to higher courts.

If, nevertheless, they are subject to deprivation, then how can they be reclassified to a fine?

So, 12.5.3 provides for a fine or deprivation of rights for xenon. How can we even understand what we will get from this when attracting?

Mitigating circumstances that increase the likelihood of a fine include:

• the driver’s repentance and admission of guilt, a promise to remove the xenon or dismantled xenon at the time of the court hearing;
• confession (if you yourself stopped and admitted to the inspector that you had illegally installed xenon);
• description of all the circumstances of the case;
• driving a car with xenon by a pregnant woman or a woman with a small child.

Aggravating circumstances that increase the likelihood of deprivation include:

• failure to comply with a request to stop the offense;
• if you have repeatedly come across xenon;
• if at the time of detection of xenon you were drunk or refused a medical examination;
• This is not in the article, but in judicial practice The judge's attention is drawn to this - the presence of any traffic fines.

Can I install xenon and not lose my license?

We have already said above that to install xenon, if it is not supplied standard, the car must meet certain requirements: have headlight washers and automatic headlight angle correction, as well as appropriate markings.

If your car is equipped with the first two parts, then it is also easy to understand whether the headlight markings allow you to install xenon. You just need to find the markings on the headlights and isolate the abbreviations given in the table below.

Cancellation (termination) of registration for xenon

IN last years The traffic police practice such a form of punishment as canceling the registration of a car for non-compliance technical regulations. Most often, the practice of deregistration can be found for installing LPG (converting a car to gas), a firewall, and the like - the main thing for this is that the car has been converted. Installing xenon, if xenon is not provided by the manufacturer, is a re-equipment of the car, since a component is installed on it that does not meet the safety level tested for this car model.

Consequently, car registration can be canceled for xenon. How does this happen? Most often, you simply receive a notification by mail from the traffic police stating that the registration of your car has been terminated due to the installation of xenon. Before this, of course, you should have been caught with xenon (and, most likely, more than once). Also with the notice you will receive a requirement to present the car for inspection at the traffic police - just as if you brought the car in for inspection when purchasing it for registration.

If you do not do this, then when your documents are searched through the database by the traffic police officer who once stopped you and sees the termination of registration, for the first time he will issue a fine in the amount of 500 rubles under Part 1 of Article 12.1 of the Administrative Code. The second time you will face a fine of 5,000 rubles or deprivation of your license for 1-3 months. At the same time, (pink plastic) and license plates will be confiscated from you.

Alas, but cancellation of registration in essence, although absurd, is quite legal. This right is given by paragraph 50 of Order No. 399 " About the procedure for registering vehicles".

What are fog lights? These are external lighting devices cars, which are designed to illuminate the roadway in bad weather. But the light of standard lamps does not always satisfy its car owners, especially if they are halogen lighting sources. Many drivers replace such lamps with more powerful ones - xenon ones.

Accordingly, when changing halogen lamps to gas-discharge light sources, many people ask the question: “Are they breaking the law by installing xenon fog lights? And what will they face for such a violation?”

In this article we will look at this issue in more detail. So, let's begin.

To begin with, I would like to note that installation in fog lights is very popular today. At the same time, many users do not take into account what else needs to be completed car lights a device responsible for adjusting the light beam. Bright light may blind other participants traffic and cause the creation of an unusual situation on the road - an accident.

Is xenon really necessary in PTF?

• If you want to install Xenon lamps in fog lights to illuminate the road surface - in principle, this is the main purpose of these headlights - then keep in mind that this type of lamp produces a bright white light. He is not the most best example to illuminate the road in bad weather.
• Many people want to install xenon to create a “dazzling” impression. There is no need to do this under any circumstances. The result may be the opposite.

A decisive step against the law and installing xenon in the PTF will lead to a number of problems:

• xenon light shines in different sides, blinding other drivers;
• poor visibility of the road in bad weather - the result is obvious;
• penalties that the driver faces due to the illegal installation of xenon in headlights;
• unnecessary costs in material terms. In addition to the fact that gas-discharge lamps are much more expensive than halogen lamps, you also need to purchase ignition units for them.

If you want to take this step, then listen to the recommendations of experts:

Xenon can only be installed in fog lights if they are licensed headlights or special reflector devices. It is these lighting devices that can prevent dazzling other road users. You can also use special xenon lamps designed to illuminate the road in bad weather.

An alternative to xenon in foglights

• If your standard PTF lamps have burned out, then replace them with new halogens, which perfectly illuminate the road in bad weather.
• Another option for replacing “fashionable” xenon is to use lamps from the Japanese company IPF. This manufacturer produces a large number of special series lamps designed to illuminate the roadway in rainy, snowy or foggy weather.
• Today, a large assortment of head lighting can be offered to car owners LED bulbs, which are designed specifically for bad weather. Such light sources are characterized by a yellowish glow, which is 100% effective for lighting in conditions of limited visibility.
• In order to attract the attention of others, install LED DRLs, which not only make the car more attractive in appearance, but also make driving safer.

Remember! Xenon lamps can only safely shine in optics that are originally designed for gas-discharge type use. Such sources are marked “D”. Otherwise, this is a violation of the rules prescribed in the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (CoAp).

Punishment for Xenon in 2017

Verification methods vehicle for the use of xenon in fog lights (Administrative Code of the Russian Federation “List of faults and conditions under which it is prohibited to operate a car”) are listed in GOST R 51709-2001.

Penalty for xenon in PTF 2017 de facto and de jure

As such, there is no punishment in the form of a fine for the use of gas-filled lamps in fog lamps! The problems and everything connected with them regarding the installation of xenon in the external light headlights of a vehicle are described in Part 3 of Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. The punishment for violating the law is strict – deprivation of rights for a period of 6 months to 1 year.

Warning! The decision to initiate a case for an administrative violation is sent to the court, which makes a decision to deprive the driver of his rights.

Xenon lovers should not be upset in advance. The law is quite flexible (part 3 of article 12.5) and has a fairly free interpretation. A good lawyer will be able to prove the driver’s innocence. And that's why:

• The action of installing xenon lamps, with a competent approach, often changes to considering the violation prescribed in Part 1, Art. 12.5;
• deprivation of rights may be subject to a fine of no more than 500 rubles.

After reading the article, we can conclude that:

• An inspector can only check your headlights for the use of “illegal” xenon if you are at a stationary post.
• The inspection can only be carried out by a technical supervision inspector who has a special certificate.
• If you have a good lawyer, you can “get around the law” and get away with a minor fine.

At the same time, you should not forget that the bright light of such lamps negatively affects the concentration level of others and other drivers. Treat motorists with respect.

Fog lights are lighting devices that motorists use to provide additional illumination of the road.

They may only be used in poor visibility conditions or in bad weather.

Installation of xenon rather than halogen lamps in fog lights (PTF) is currently very popular. The problem is that many motorists do not follow the installation rules. The lighting system must have a device that regulates the size of the light beam.

Installing xenon in PTF is a controversial issue. Let's understand the legality of the installation xenon headlights, situations when use is justified, and when it is unnecessary and harmful.

When installing xenon in PTF, it is important to decide for what purpose we are doing this:

1. Improving road lighting in poor visibility. In this case, the installation is done based on strict rules.
2. If the goal is to impress your friends or oncoming cars, to show off your eyes, then it is much better and safer to use daytime running lights.

It will not be possible to combine 2 goals at once due to the principles of xenon operation and traffic rules. Thoughtless installation of xenon lamps in PTF will lead to many problems:

• The light from the lamps will blind oncoming and passing cars (when you look into the rearview mirror when overtaking). Xenon light spreads in all directions.
• Possible loss of control of an oncoming vehicle. And this is fraught with an accident in which you may also find yourself.
• Deterioration of headlight visibility due to the properties of xenon.
• Fines for the use of xenon in PTF.

If you install xenon in PTF, it is better to do it in licensed headlights or special reflector devices. These headlights prevent drivers from being dazzled. Another solution is special xenon lamps for fog lights.

What laws talk about installing xenon

Installation of xenon in PTF, as well as issues of installation of various light sources in headlights ( halogen lamps, incandescent lamps) is produced in accordance with GOST standards Russian Federation and UNECE Regulations.

These documents assign the headlights a specific type (for example, DCR).

The headlight type approval mark is depicted in the shape of a circle with the letter “E” inscribed in it. Next comes the number of the country where the approval took place, and the number of the approval itself. Sources xenon light are marked with the initial letter “D” and their installation is prescribed in UNECE Regulation No. 99 and GOST R 41.99-99 on requirements for the installation of gas discharge lamps in motor vehicles (types DC, DR and DCR).

The use of xenon in headlights and PTFs not intended for it is defined as a discrepancy between the operating mode of the lighting device and the vehicle performance requirements. Responsibility for violating the conditions for using xenon lamps arises on the basis of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (CAO).

But such liability is possible if installation rules are violated. For example, if you installed xenon in headlights designed for halogen.

If PTF and other xenon headlights were produced with the car at the factory, the traffic police inspector cannot hold you accountable for their use.

Correct installation of xenon

Xenon is installed exclusively in headlights designed to use gas-discharge light sources.

Such headlights are marked DCR - bi-xenon in one lamp (low and high beam) and DC\DR - xenon in different lamps (high and low beam).

• HC\HR and HCR – markings for headlights with a halogen source.
• The DC\HR marking allows the use of xenon for low beam, and only halogen for high beam.
• C\R or CR – only incandescent lamps are allowed.

Low beam headlights with xenon beam can only be operated with headlight cleaners and automatic headlamp angle adjustment devices.

Installation of xenon in PTF is possible only when their type provides for the use of gas-discharge (xenon) light or fog lights with xenon are assembled at the factory and are marked accordingly. There are no other exceptions!

What is the fine?

The use of xenon in fog lights is regulated on the basis of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation and the “List of faults and conditions under which the operation of vehicles is prohibited.”

Methods for checking vehicles are given in GOST R 51709-2001.

There is no penalty for xenon as such! Problems with installing xenon lamps in external lighting devices are described in Part 3 of Art. 12.5 Code of Administrative Offences. And the punishment for such an action is strict - deprivation of rights for a period of 6 months to 1 year.

If it turns out that xenon cannot be installed in the PTF for the reasons described above, then the car is confiscated, the license plates are removed and it is sent to the parking lot. This cannot be done in the dark or in bad weather.

The decision to initiate proceedings on administrative offense is sent to the magistrate's court, and only it can make a decision on deprivation of rights.

Xenon lovers should not be upset. Part 3 Art. 12.5 is too loosely interpreted, so a good lawyer can easily prove your innocence. Why?

• The rules state that in order to be able to operate a vehicle, its integrity must be maintained. That is, you cannot change lighting fixtures or replace them with others.
• When installing xenon, the integrity of the headlights is not formally compromised, nor is the location of the lamps or operating mode.

Pay a fine online:

Actions to install xenon, if properly presented in court, are often reclassified as part 1 of Art. 12.5, and is replaced by a fine of 500 rubles. As a result, depriving someone of a license for xenon is a very difficult matter. More often, under unfavorable circumstances, you can only count on a small fine for xenon.

How to communicate with a traffic police inspector if you have xenon installed

The actions of traffic police inspectors are regulated by relevant laws.

And you should know them in order to be able to communicate if you are accused of illegally installing PTFs in foglights.

• The inspector claims that he can detect a violation in the xenon installation by eye? Don't be alarmed. The only proof (with a protocol) is the markings on the headlight and lamp base.
• The inspector cannot violate the integrity of parts of the car that are under warranty. This is done in dealership or certified workshops.
• If you are asked to remove the lamp from the headlights yourself to check it, feel free to say that you do not know how to do this. A traffic police officer cannot disassemble your car.
• If xenon is installed illegally, do not get lost. The inspector is obliged to draw up a protocol and issue a ruling on the violation.
• Enter objections into the protocol. They will be used in court.
• Record your car inspection on video or photo. This helps to identify irregularities in procedure during legal proceedings.

Bottom line: entrust the installation of xenon in the PTF only to certified specialists. Most likely, you yourself will not be able to adjust the headlights correctly. And this leads to a fine and deprivation of rights. Know how to defend your rights before traffic police officers. And if it comes to deprivation of rights, hire a good lawyer.

Xenon in PTF is a separate topic for discussion about its feasibility and, of course, permission according to, as well as the conditions for such permission. Generally speaking, the situation here is largely similar to low and high beam headlights. Now let's find out whether it is possible to install xenon in foglights according to traffic regulations in 2020, what is the fine for xenon in the PTF and what are the conditions for its installation.

At the same time, a paragraph of the same Order prescribes that in the event of violations identified in already registered cars, in the form of changes to the design, the registration of such cars is subject to termination (cancellation) until the reasons for cancellation are eliminated.

If you install xenon in fog lights of a type that is not suitable for gas discharge, you are making a change to the design of the vehicle and are formally obliged to make such a change (but you will not be able to do so, since such a car will not pass safety certification).

In addition, when installing xenon in PTFs that do not provide for its installation, part of the electrical wiring almost always changes, because xenon requires more powerful wires, and this, alas, also changes the design of the car.

Under what traffic regulations can fog lights be turned on?

For reference, section 19 of the traffic rules prescribes certain conditions when you can drive (or stand) with the fog lights on. Such cases include:

• dark time, but only together with near or distant lights and exclusively on unlit roads,
• stopping or parking on unlit roads in the dark or in cloudy/foggy weather,
• driving in cloudy weather or fog (exclusively with low or high beams),
• use as an alternative to low beam headlights or instead of daytime running lights running lights during daylight hours.