What to do with fines for a sold car. Fines come for a sold car what to do

According to the norms of modern legal legislation, the seller vehicle is not required to be present when the car is registered with the traffic police by the new owner. That is why, more and more often, the former owners of the vehicle have problems with imposing a fine on them for violating the rules traffic new user.

Why are fines coming?

Purchasing a used car consists of two stages. On the first new owner concludes a contract of sale with the former and pays him the requested amount of money. Already at this stage, there is a change of ownership of movable property. That is why it is important to indicate in the DCT the exact date and the time of transfer of ownership of the car to the new owner.

At the second stage, the buyer needs to register the vehicle in his name with the traffic police. The law provides for this within 10 calendar days. If during this time there was no re-registration of rights, then the violator is threatened with the imposition of an administrative fine in accordance with the first part of Article 12.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. For the first such violation detected by the inspector who stopped the car, the fine ranges from 500 to 800 rubles. For a repeated violation, the car owner will have to pay 5,000 rubles or lose the right to drive the vehicle for a period of 1 to 3 months. In addition, he faces the imposition of penalties for violating the rules for registering a vehicle in accordance with Article 19.22 of the Code of Administrative Offenses from 1,500 to 10,000 rubles.

Thus, if the car was not registered by the new owner in his name with the traffic police, then the previous owner of the car will receive fines for traffic violations. In rare cases, penalty letters may be sent to the old address even after the vehicle has been re-registered. This indicates technical failures in the database of the state traffic inspectorate, due to which the information was not updated on time.

Where to go and what to do if a fine for a sold car has arrived

To begin with, the seller of the car can try to contact the buyer and clarify whether re-registration has been made, and agree with him on the payment of the fine imposed for the violation of traffic rules. If the car owner uses the vehicle without re-registration and refuses to pay fines, then the seller has several ways out of this situation.

1. Drawing up and sending a complaint against the issued decision on a fine by registered mail to CAFAP. The complaint must indicate the reason (conclusion of a transaction for the sale of a car) and attach a copy of the DCT. The appeal must be sent within 10 days from the date of receipt of the decision. In the event of the expiration of the established period, a petition must be attached to the letter for the restoration of the deadlines for appealing the decision.
2. In order not to pay other people's fines, the seller of the car needs to write an application to the traffic police. The application must be accompanied by all documents available to the previous owner confirming the sale of the vehicle under the contract. This may be a contract of sale, an act on the transfer of movable property, a receipt for receipt Money. After the inspection specialist considers the application, a search will be announced for the car and its driver to impose an administrative penalty for illegally driving the vehicle.
3. Termination of vehicle registration. The person who sold the vehicle has the right to contact the traffic police after 10 days after the sale to clarify the fact of re-registration. If it is found that the buyer has not registered the purchase in his own name, the seller may file an application to terminate the registration and put the car on the wanted list. It is possible to restore the registration after registration of the rights to transport according to the law.
4. Cancellation of a car sale. Registration of the vehicle within 10 days after the purchase is one of the mandatory conditions of the standard sales contract. Failure to comply with this paragraph is a good reason for termination of the transaction unilaterally. In this case, the former car owner must also write a statement to the traffic police, asking them to find the car. In parallel with this, it is necessary to send a notice of cancellation of the transaction by registered mail to the address of the buyer, which was indicated in the DCT.
5. Appeal to the judiciary to challenge the penalty orders- the longest way to prove your case. But at the same time, in this way it is possible to challenge each received fine and prove the invalidity of the decisions made, since they have no legal force due to the change of ownership of the car.
6. Apply with the same package of documents to the bailiff service, to write an application with a request to terminate the enforcement proceedings on imposed fines.

How to appeal a traffic police fine from a sold car

To appeal the imposed fines, the law provides a period equal to 10 days. During this period of time, the car owner has the right to apply to the court or the traffic police. The algorithm of actions in this case has a certain sequence:

• preparation of documents confirming the fact of the completed transaction for the purchase and sale of a vehicle;
• drawing up a statement of claim and filing a claim in court;
• participation in court proceedings;
• receiving a court order.

Judicial practice shows that when considering such cases in court, the plaintiff is released from the obligation to pay a fine. The penalty order is forwarded to the new owner of the car.

Also, the plaintiff can send an application to appeal the fine electronically by filling out the application form on the website of the State Inspectorate for Road Safety. The disadvantage of this method is the presence electronic signature the applicant. In addition, the law requires a written application form, so even after sending electronic form statements, the former owner will have to duplicate it on paper.

What to do if the sales contract is lost

If the DCT is lost, it will be difficult for the former owner of the car to prove his case, that is, that the violations were committed not by him, but by the new owner. Documents such as a deed of transfer or a receipt for receiving money for the sale of a vehicle may be useful, but still they are not full substitutes for a sales contract.

If the document confirming the transaction for the sale of a car is irretrievably lost, and the new owner of the car has not re-registered the vehicle in his name, then the seller has only one reasonable way out of the situation - termination of registration. To do this, an application is submitted to the local traffic police department with a request for this. In the absence of a contract, the applicant must attach an explanatory note to the application about its loss. Since, according to the database, the vehicle is still registered in the name of the applicant, the inspection leadership has every right to satisfy his request. After that, the certificate of registration of the car and its state numbers become invalid, and the vehicle itself is put on the wanted list.

There is another method of solving the problem, which should be resorted to only as a last resort. This is vehicle recycling. At the same time, only a passport must be presented to the traffic police. Such a cardinal decision threatens the emergence of intractable disputes with the new car owner, since in this case he will only be able to receive parts of the disassembled vehicle.

There are cases when a person sells his car, the buyer is satisfied, the contract is drawn up in accordance with the law, but after a while unknown fines begin to arrive. Moreover, the rules are violated in a completely different city, and the traffic police do not pay attention to this. A fine can come for speeding, crossing a double line, etc., but someone has to pay for everything. As a rule, most often a person is obliged to pay, who did not violate the rules of the road, namely the old owner of the car.
Why might this happen? Firstly, the person who bought the car could drive home and pick up fines on the way. Secondly, he purchased the transport and did not rush to remove it from the registration, that is, to register it for himself, he drove and picked up fines during this time. And it may be worse that a person continues to drive a car that is not registered with him.

Solving the problem peacefully

This is one of the most simple ways solution to the problem, but it is most often used first of all by former car owners who receive penalties. Many people think that negotiating with the new owner of the car is as easy as shelling pears. In any case, first you need to deal with the fine that has come. First of all, you need to contact the buyer and try to peacefully resolve the situation with him, tell him that fines have arrived, and present all supporting documents. It is necessary to ask him to pay a fine, and if he did not register it on himself, ask him to do so.

Solving the problem with the help of the traffic police

If it was not possible to contact the person, then you need to act differently, namely:

1. Go to the official website of the traffic police in the appeal section and send the questionnaire.
2. You will be prompted to select the department where the appeal will be sent.
3. The receipt indicates which particular unit you need to choose.

How to fill out an application?

First of all, you need to enter your details

• passport data;
• the text of the statement itself “I ask you to cancel the fines against me;
• the number of the decision, its number, due to the fact that at the time of the violation this car, number, has been sold;
• details of the person who bought the car.

At the end, it is indicated on the basis of which the car was sold, for example, a contract of sale. Be sure to attach a scan of the contract. At the end, write a request to cancel the fines without being present. The answer should come within a few weeks. At the moment when the answer came, all charges will be canceled and the vehicle will be deregistered.

Cancellation of the contract

If more than 10 days have passed since the moment when the vehicle was sold and its new owner has not yet re-registered the car for himself, then you can cancel the contract. But the penalty has already been issued and must be paid. In accordance with the resolution Supreme Court Russian Federation, if it is proved that the car was in the possession of a new person at the time of the violation of traffic rules, then the former owner can be released from liability and fined. The proof is the contract of sale, even if it is cancelled.

Re-registration by proxy

There are also cases when the car is sold by proxy. What to do when fines come in this case?

Problem Solving Methods:

1. Send a registered letter to the current owner with the requirement to draw up a sales contract. He has 30 days to respond. When this time passes, and the owner of the transport did not respond, you need to contact the traffic police. An application in such a situation must be written not about theft, but to search for a car. Traffic police officers search for a car and its new owner, subsequently oblige him to draw up a contract of sale;
2. If there is contact information for the owner of the car and you can get in touch with him, then you should verbally agree on the early conclusion of the contract and payment of the necessary fine.

Application to the judiciary

This option is the rarest and most unpopular, but it can be considered one of the most effective. Why isn't it being approached in the first place? First of all, it is a very long process, and also costly. In addition, it is necessary to correctly draw up applications, and in order to do this, the help of lawyers will most often be required.

At the place of residence, you need to submit an application with certain requirements. If the application is made correctly, the court is obliged to accept it. Such cases are usually not resolved in the litigation. After accepting the application, the court sends it to the body that decides such cases according to jurisdiction.

Therefore, it is worth noting that when selling a car, along with the conclusion of the necessary sale and purchase agreement, it is necessary to spend time and go to re-register the vehicle together with its new owner. Since there are buyers who intentionally do not want to register the car for themselves.

But even if it happened that a fine appeared, you don’t need to panic and pay it right away, because there are different ways to solve the problem without it. Responsibility must be agreed in advance. The sales contract gives 10 days to evaluate the car. During this time, you can find out whether any fines, prohibitions have been imposed on it, or whether it can be written off altogether. There are times when low-quality cars are sold, which after a few days or a day turn out to be faulty.

The reasons why the new owners of vehicles do not register them for themselves during the required 10 days:

1. They do not want to approach the matter fairly, point out all the pros and cons of transport;
2. They do not want to spend money on contacting the relevant authorities to check the car for prohibitions and penalties.

The former owner must remember that no one has repealed the law, which indicates that the owner of the vehicle is obliged, in accordance with the rules, to register the car or make changes to the registration data within 10 days after purchase. If during this time the transport is not registered or the related changes are not made, then this is considered a violation of the legislation, for which punishment is provided.

Denis Frolov

A person who buys a used car must without fail register the car. If the car numbers remain the same when selling, you should simply go to the traffic police and add changes to the database (in other words, re-register the car). The new owner must make this simple operation within 10 days from the date when the contract of sale was drawn up.

Unfortunately, many buyers often ignore this rule, or are completely unaware of it. Therefore, if the new owner of the purchased car gets into an accident or violates the rules of the road, the fine will go to the name of the old owner of the car. In addition, he will also be fined for not having time to re-register the vehicle within 10 days after the purchase. In such a situation, it will have to be paid by the previous owner of the car.

Of course, there are fines that are paid “on the spot”. A new owner caught in such a violation will have to do it himself. But otherwise, the fines after the sale of the car do not differ from the fines that must be paid while owning the vehicle. For example, if the new owner, without registering, exceeded the speed limit by 20 km/h, the old owner will receive a fine of 500 rubles. If the speed is exceeded by 80 km / h, the old owner will have to pay about 5,000 rubles.

The list of fines that are issued by car number and come to the old owner:

• exit to the oncoming lane (4-5 thousand rubles);
• riding on the sidewalk, footpath (about 2 thousand rubles);
• violation of road markings (1–1.5 thousand rubles);
• ignoring or incorrectly following road signs (about a thousand rubles, but in some cases, for example, if the rules are violated by a truck on a busy highway - up to 5 thousand rubles);
• and many others.

As you can see, almost all common violations entail a fine according to the car number. Thus, in 90% of cases, instead of the new owner of the car, the old owner will have to pay the fine.

How to return the money spent?

If fines come after the sale of the car - they, unfortunately, have to be paid. That is the law. But you can fully return your finances if, immediately after payment, you sue the new owner of the car. To do this, you will need to collect several documents:

• a contract of sale (the main document, which in the traffic police serves as the main evidence of the fact that the car belongs to a completely different person);
• act of acceptance and transfer of the car to the new owner;
• copies of receipts confirming the payment of the fine (they must be provided in court, applying there with a demand to recover unfairly spent money from the new owner of the car).

Another option for returning money is to put the car on the wanted list. If you do not want to contact the court, you can use this option. As soon as the car is found, it will immediately be arrested, and the new owner will be able to get it back only after satisfying your financial claims.

Of course, the easiest way would be to call the new owner and personally sort out the situation. But in practice, this method turns out to be ineffective, because many people do not want to make contact, especially when it comes to money.

How to stop getting fined? Ways to solve the problem

Fines come after selling a car: what to do? The above options with a trial and search are unacceptable for many people, because they do not want to get involved in such processes. In addition, you can go to court or put a car on the wanted list only after the fine has already been paid. But the problem can be resolved even before the first "letter of happiness" arrives.

Peaceful solution to the problem

This is an obvious, but by no means the most accessible way out of this situation. If the previous owner of the car chooses exactly this method, he must act according to the following algorithm:

• call or meet with the new owner of the car.
• find out why you are getting fines instead of him;
• convince him to pay fines;
• keep the receipt.

As a rule, the decisive argument in this difficult matter is that the new owner may receive a fine of 3,500 rubles if he does not re-register the purchased car within 10 days after the transaction. In addition, in some situations, for such violations, they can even deprive him of driving license for 3 years.

Cancellation of registration

This method only works if there were no fines yet. You need to go to the traffic police and find out if the new owner of the car has re-registered. If they answer that this did not happen, and the 10 days indicated by law have already passed, you can write an application to cancel the registration. This is a preventive measure, and if at least one fine has already come, this option is not possible.

Application to the traffic police

This is quite difficult, but the most legal way. Having received a fine for a sold car, within 10 days it is necessary to write a complaint stating that you do not agree with the decision to fine. It should be written in the name of the head of the traffic police. In such cases, the law always protects the interests of the former owner. But you must provide proof of the fact that the car has changed ownership. by the most the best option there will be a sales contract, which is why you should always keep a copy of it. The application can not be attributed personally, but sent through a special form on the website of the traffic police.

Cancellation of the contract

This is also one of the effective ways that allows you to stop (or prevent) receiving fines after the sale of a car under a sales contract. You can cancel the contract only if 10 days have already passed, and the new owner has not yet re-registered the car. If you already received a fine before canceling the contract, you can get exemption from paying it.

You will have to prove that the new owner committed the offense, but in practice there are often problems with this. To avoid trouble, you need to keep all papers related to the sale of the car.

Application to the court

This option has already been discussed above. It is very effective if you want to return the money spent on paying fines. But in order to prevent getting fines in the future, one of the previous options should be followed. By the way, if you receive fines after selling a car in another region, then it is not necessary to go to this region and file a lawsuit there. You can apply to the court of the locality where you live.

Can you just not pay the fine?

The answer is simple: you can't. Unfortunately, all fines received after the sale of the car in 2018 must either be paid or appealed through the appropriate authorities. Many people believe that since the car no longer belongs to them, then they do not need to pay a fine. This is their main mistake.

The former owner may be held administratively liable within 130 days after he received the fine. For the first 10 days, he can appeal the fine, for the next 30 days he must pay it, and for the next 90 days he will be listed as a debtor, which will entail appropriate liability. If you ignore the payment and at the same time do not prove your non-involvement in the offenses committed, you can even get arrested for 15 days. Thus, one should not think that an unfairly imposed fine is a reason not to pay.

A frequent situation is when the seller, after the sale of the vehicle, receives notifications by mail about the need to pay fines for violations committed by the new owner.

Dear readers! The article talks about typical ways to solve legal issues, but each case is individual. If you want to know how solve exactly your problem- contact a consultant:

APPLICATIONS AND CALLS ARE ACCEPTED 24/7 and 7 days a week.

It's fast and FOR FREE!

This can happen only under the simultaneous concurrence of several circumstances. Which ones and how to eliminate them - about all this and not only further.

Why overlap occurs

The overlay occurs due to the fact that the new owner of the vehicle is given 10 days to register a freshly purchased car (clause 4 of the Registration Rules ..., approved by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 1001 dated November 24, 2008 “On the procedure ...”, hereinafter referred to as the Rules).

The specified period is calculated from the moment of acquiring ownership of the car - in other words, from the date of the conclusion of the contract of sale and transfer of title.

The same 10-day period, by the way, is given to the new owner to issue an OSAGO policy (part 2 of article 4 of the Federal Law No. 40 of April 25, 2002 “On Mandatory ...”).

From the foregoing, it follows that within 10 days the new owner can safely drive on the roads of Russia completely legally. And only after this period has expired, a new owner can be attracted under Part 1 of Art. 12.1. Code of Administrative Offenses.

And if they “catch” driving an unregistered car again during the year, then the responsibility will be much tougher (see Part 1.1. Article 12.1. of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

When notifications can be sent to the former owner and why

Fines can come for violations that were committed by the new owner both during the specified 10-day period and after it - provided that the new owner has not re-registered the car for himself in the bodies of the State traffic inspectorate.

In fact, not all fines will go to the previous owner. On account of this, the current Russian legislation provides a detailed explanation.

So, for the most part of traffic violations, provided for in Chapter 12 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, the responsibility is borne by the drivers of vehicles, that is, the persons who are actually driving at the time of the violation and “caught” by traffic police inspectors.

Accordingly, for those violations for which the driver is responsible, fines will be issued specifically for the driver, regardless of whether the car was re-registered or not.

However, in Part 1 of Art. 2.6.1. The Code of Administrative Offenses directly states that if the violation was recorded by a camera, then “by default” sanctions will be imposed on the owner of the car.

Accordingly, if the new owner, who has not re-registered the car for himself, for example, exceeds the speed limit, which will be recorded by an automatic control device, then CAFAP will send the decision by mail to the former owner.

What to do if fines come after the sale of the car under the contract

To prevent or minimize the risk that the sold vehicle will be “caught” in some kind of violation by the camera, the former owner must exercise his right to independently terminate the registration of the vehicle for himself.

This possibility is as follows - if the new owner has not re-registered the car for himself, starting from the 11th day after the conclusion of the DCT, the old owner can come to the traffic police and write an application for deregistration of the car.

After the implementation of the above action, the car seller will be able to be calm - fines will no longer come.

However, until this action is taken, all previously issued fines will remain imposed on the old owner.

In order to “get rid of them”, as stated in Part 2 of Art. 2.6.1. of the Code of Administrative Offenses, it is necessary to prove that at the time of the violation the car was no longer in his ownership. It is obvious that the specified confirmation is the DCT, which contains the date of transfer of the vehicle to the ownership of another person.

But the solution to the problem is not always so simple. It happens that the DKP was lost or damaged. What to do in such cases, see below.

Where to go

You will have to apply to one official (or to one body), or to two at once:

How to write an application

Based on clause 60.4. of the Administrative Regulations approved by the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 605 of August 7, 2013 “On Approval ...” (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations), in order to deregister the former owner or a person acting on his behalf by proxy, after 10 days from the date of conclusion of the DCT, you must provide in traffic police:

• statement;
• documents confirming the fact of alienation of the vehicle.

At the same time, nowhere in the Regulations does it say that the form of the application in this case differs from that presented in Appendix 1 to the Regulations.

Filling in will not cause difficulties - in the “header” the name of the traffic police department is written, where the application is submitted, and the name of the former owner. Further, the line is underlined - "Sale (transfer) to another person."

Information about the former owner is also written in the corresponding block. Nothing else needs to be filled out - everything else will be filled in by the traffic police official.

Solution

There are several ways to solve the problem of imposing fines on the former owner for leaving the scene of an accident and for other violations that he did not commit. Consider the most popular of them.

Through the new owner of the car

As we have already indicated above, if the seller has a copy of the sales contract, then, in fact, there is no need to somehow solve the problem with fines through the new owner - just after 10 days from the date of the conclusion of the DCT, you should come to the traffic police and withdraw the car from the register, and challenge the already imposed fines by filing a complaint with a judge or inspector and attaching the DCT as evidence.

You will still have to contact the new owner, for example, if he himself has lost his copy of the contract, and therefore cannot register the car. In this case, the PrEP can be re-concluded “retroactively”.

If the buyer of a car is respectable, it is quite possible that he will agree to pay the already imposed fines without any problems.

The opposite is also true - if the old owner has lost his copy and cannot terminate the registration of the vehicle after 10 days, it is necessary to contact the second party to the agreement to renew it.

If it is not possible to establish contact, there is only one way out - to file an application for the loss of the vehicle with the traffic police so that the vehicle and license plate are put on the wanted list.

In the future, the registration of the vehicle can be restored on the basis of confirmation of the credentials at the place of the last registration of the vehicle (paragraph 4, clause 13 of the Rules).

Through the court

The problem with fines will have to be solved through the court only in exceptional cases. As we have already indicated above, if there is a PrEP, there should not be any problems with the termination of registration.

Probably, you will have to go to court if the former owner of the car is not satisfied with the decision on the complaint, which was filed in order to “get rid” of fines.

For example, if the inspector for some reason left the decision unchanged (paragraph 1 of part 1 of article 30.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). In this case, there is only one road - to the court at the place of consideration of the complaint, and then to a higher court (part 1 of article 30.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

In other ways

For the old owner, the most important thing is to contact the traffic police as soon as possible and terminate the registration of the vehicle.

But how do you know if the buyer re-registered the car or not? This can be done using the service "Checking the car" on the official website of the traffic police.

To find out if the car was re-registered, you need:

• enter the VIN code of the car in the field provided;
• near the block “Checking the history of registration in the traffic police” click “Request a check”;
• enter captcha;
• review the information provided.

If in the section “Periods of vehicle ownership” the last line reads “From DD.MM.YYYY to present”, where DD.MM.YYYY is the date of registration of the vehicle for the former owner, then the car was not re-registered.

If DD.MM.YYYY is any date since the conclusion of the DCT, it means that the new owner nevertheless appeared at the traffic police and registered the car for himself.

Nuances regarding the transport tax

Based on ab. 1 st. 357 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, payers under transport tax persons are recognized on whom, in accordance with the procedure established by Russian legislation, vehicles are registered, recognized as the object of taxation by this tax in accordance with Art. 358 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

This means that the former owner will have the obligation to pay the tax until the new owner re-registers the car for himself, or until the seller of the car files an application for deregistration.

Note that if the deregistration occurred later than the 15th day of the month, this month is taken into account when determining the coefficient, the value of which depends on the number of months of ownership of the vehicle in the calendar year (paragraph 3, part 3, article 362 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).

They sold the car, but you received a fine - a familiar situation? We will tell you what needs to be done to fix it.

Disadvantages of the buy-sell scheme

According to the current rules for the registration of vehicles, the car is sold without prior deregistration. It is enough for you to conclude in triplicate, make changes to the TCP and sign. After that, the car passes to the new owner. But this scheme is fraught with some dangers.

According to the current legislation, the owners of vehicles are brought to administrative responsibility for offenses in the field of traffic (if they are recorded by photo and video cameras).

Therefore, until the new owner re-registers the car in his name (and he is given 10 days to do this), the seller will receive penalties for non-compliance with traffic rules.

If a fine came

How to solve the issue in a good way: agreements with the buyer

Contact the new owner and ask him to pay the fine or transfer money to you. If the owner intends to pay off the debt himself, demand from him a copy or original receipt, which you can present to the traffic police in case of problems.

Fine appeal option

If the fine came, then it will have to be appealed. It is necessary to send a claim within 10 days from the date of receipt of the letter with a receipt. If you do not have time to do this for some reason, then you can write a petition for the restoration of the appeal period.

Instructions on how to appeal traffic police fines are available on our website.

To do this, you need to send a complaint against the decision to the Center for Automatic Recording of Administrative Offenses in the field of traffic. This should be done by registered mail. In the appeal, it is important to indicate the reason for the appeal (the car was sold) and attach a copy of the DCT.

How to solve the problem in a bad way: deregistration of a car

If within 10 days the new owner of the vehicle has not re-registered the documents for himself, you can go to the traffic police yourself and there draw up an application to deregister the car. However, this is a preventive measure, that is, it is relevant if an offense has not yet been committed, there is no fine.

What are the consequences of not paying these fines?

Fines for violations committed on a sold car cannot be ignored. In this case, the former owner is forced to prove his non-involvement in the received penalty. Otherwise, you will have to pay off the resulting debt. If the seller plans to appeal the received receipt, then he needs to file a claim with the traffic police or the court within 10 days.

Based on Part 1 of Art. 32.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, fines must be paid within 60 days after their acquisition of legal force.

If you ignore the received recovery, then after the end of the time indicated above, the debt will be transferred to the FSSP.

Based on Part 1 of Art. 20.25 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, a fine not paid on time can be doubled. If the amount of debts exceeds 10,000 rubles, then the bailiff has the right to restrict the seller's departure from Russia.

How to protect yourself from fines for a sold car

There is only one way to protect yourself from imposing fines on a sold car. To do this, you need to go with the buyer to the traffic police to re-register the car and personally make sure that he re-registered the car in his name.

If this is not possible, then 10 days after the transaction, you can visit the department of the State traffic inspectorate or use the official website of this department. So you can get information about whether the fact of re-registration of the car took place.

The vehicle must be re-registered with the traffic police no later than 10 days after the change of ownership. Skipping this period threatens the new owner with a fine of 1500-2000 rubles. Part 1 of Art. 19.22 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.

If the car was sold by proxy, and the new owner does not agree to draw up a DCT for its re-registration, then the seller needs to cancel the document. To do this, you need to contact a notary. After the power of attorney is invalidated, you should write to the traffic police an application to search for the vehicle.

Conclusion

After the sale of the car to the former owner, fines recorded by photo or video surveillance cameras may come. This happens if the buyer has not re-registered the car in his name. Accordingly, in the traffic police database, the vehicle is still listed as a seller.

If such a situation arises, you can try to resolve it peacefully. It is enough to agree with the new owner on payment of the received fine and urgent re-registration of the car. If this is not possible, the seller can apply to the traffic police to appeal the penalty and terminate the registration of the vehicle.

Video