Starting from the New Year, new changes in traffic rules come into force throughout the Russian Federation. The state apparatus has prepared several bills that will directly relate to road safety and issues of registration of insurance documents, as well as penalties for violating traffic rules in the form of new rates for fines.
The innovations will affect the procedure for obtaining a vehicle passport (PTS), and will also affect the excise cost of gasoline and diesel fuel. New traffic rules for car drivers and traffic police fines came into effect on January 1, 2019, so you should familiarize yourself with their main aspects.
Fines system
Traffic police fines are prescribed in Chapter 12 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. At the end of last year, there were active rumors among motorists that fines for violations on the road would increase several times. The fears were not justified: from January 1, 2021, fines were left at the same amount and no new ones were introduced.
Amendments to the traffic rules concern the system for tracking violations. Now traffic police officers will be able to issue fines based on video recordings, not only from surveillance cameras located on the road, but also based on materials provided by third parties. True, there is one thing: video materials will have to be provided from devices on which the official program must be installed in advance. Carrying out an upgrade will be in the interests of the car owners themselves, because this will make it easier for drivers to prove their rights in controversial cases on the road.
Changes to fines related to traffic violations were last carried out last year, but in 2021, parliamentarians still have a number of issues left for consideration. They are associated with the concept of “dangerous driving”, as well as with punishment for repeated offenses. The first question has nuances related to the development of collection schemes, because the boundaries of that very “dangerous driving” have not yet been determined at the official level.
With the second question the situation is simpler. In essence, the deputies propose returning to the system that was in effect in the USSR. Today, rights are deprived for one serious violation, but parliamentarians propose to return the concept of “set of violations.” Drivers who make four or more minor mistakes in a year can have their license revoked.
Driving buses without a tachograph is prohibited
In November, the amount of fines for public transport entering a route without tachographs will increase:
- The highest fines apply to managers and owners of transport enterprises.
- Officials will pay 7-10 thousand rubles for a bus to go on a flight without a device.
- Individual entrepreneurs will be punished with a fine of 15-25 thousand, and legal entities up to 50,000 rubles.
Traffic police fines
In 2021, traffic police fines for common violations of traffic rules (exceeding speed, violating the requirements of signs and markings, stopping and parking in prohibited places, etc.) did not change.
As for the fines given in the table above, they relate to fairly rare situations. For example, penalties have been seriously increased for drivers who, while intoxicated, caused accidents in which people died. For such a crime you can get up to 15 years in prison.
Winter tire law
Changing summer tires to winter tires meets safety requirements in the autumn and winter. From November 1, 2021, laws will be in force that determine the technical condition of cars and tires before the onset of the winter season.
The law includes the following points:
- description of the term “winter tires”, its characteristics;
- A traffic police officer can punish a driver for not having tires that match the season;
- making a comment by police officers;
- seasonality is determined by tire markings;
- for “bald” tires the fine is 500 rubles;
- Winter tires must be used from December 1 to March 1.
Unified electronic database of cars in January 2019
Domestic companies are switching to full registration of OTTS only in electronic form. This was done to create a unified electronic database of cars as quickly as possible in 2021. The largest market players signed agreements between five parties. Now it will be possible to simultaneously approve the vehicle type and chassis. Now the digital economy is being introduced everywhere, so we decided to keep up in this direction with OTTS and OTSH. The pilot project has already been launched in early autumn 2021, but full operation will begin only on January 1, 2019.
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Confiscation of cars from drunk drivers
A proposal to confiscate cars from drunk drivers came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The relevant documents for amending legislative acts were sent to the Government in May of this year.
Increased punishment in the form of confiscation will be applied to individual offenders who were driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The owner of the car who handed over the car to a drunk driver may also be held liable.
The decision to confiscate the vehicle will be made by the court . Exceptions may occur, for example, when a vehicle is stolen.
Innovations for cyclists
Changes to the traffic rules concerning cyclists came into effect in 2021; from January 1, 2021, traffic police officers will issue fines for non-compliance. Cyclists become full participants in the movement. Special signs are even being developed for them - 5.33 and 5.34, which will be installed on the roads. Cyclists have an advantage over cars only in the “bike path” zone. When moving along the roadway (and this right has been enshrined in the traffic rules since 2021), cyclists are subject to the general rules established for transport. Now it will no longer be possible to park a bicycle on a bicycle path; it will be equivalent to parking on the sidewalk.
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The creation of toll roads allowed the state to redistribute budget funds in such a way that the money that was received from the roads was redirected to their restoration. At the same time, fines have already appeared for unpaid travel on them. This will keep the markings and road surface in good condition at all times, which will certainly have a positive impact on the safety of absolutely all road users.
Funds that will be received from car fines will also be sent directly to pavement repairs in road funds. Of course, there is a plus in such a distribution, but on the other hand, such a change will deprive the social sphere, because previously the money that was received from fines went to it.
How to appeal?
You will always find the procedure for appealing a traffic police fine on the back of the decision. According to the law, this cannot be done officially via the Internet, although the traffic police website accepts complaints as a gesture of goodwill, but some are refused and asked to be addressed officially. Therefore, you should always remember that according to the law you are given 10 days to file a complaint, the period for consideration of electronic appeals is 30 days (plus 3 days for receiving appeals). This means that if the traffic police refuses to consider your complaint (and does so on a legal basis), then the period for the general appeal procedure will have already passed.
Tougher penalties for not allowing an ambulance to pass from August 6, 2021
In accordance with the amendments to the Administrative Code, for refusal to give way to an ambulance, the fine will be from 3 to 5 thousand rubles. The violator may also be deprived of his driver's license for a period of 3 months to 1 year.
For obstructing the activities of medical workers, if such actions do not contain criminal charges, the fine will be from 4 to 5 thousand rubles. Now the minimum penalty is only 500 rubles.
In accordance with the amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, if, as a result of obstructing the lawful actions of doctors, the patient’s health was caused serious harm, criminal liability will arise - up to imprisonment for up to 2 years. In the event of the patient's death, the perpetrator may be sentenced to imprisonment for up to 4 years.
According to the Chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, the amendments were developed by parliamentarians after several tragic incidents, including a situation where a patient died because an ambulance was not allowed through.
These amendments come into force on August 6, 2021.
Changes in car legislation in 2021
We are already aware of several legislative changes that will come into force in 2021:
Naturally, this is far from a definitive list. Over the course of the year, legislators will adopt many more new documents. If you do not want to miss information about them, I recommend subscribing to the monthly newsletter “Bulletin of Automotive Legislation:
In addition, you can always find information about all innovations in the “Almanac” section of the pddmaster.ru website:
Well, in conclusion, I would like to wish you a Happy New Year and Merry Christmas! I wish that the road brings you only pleasant surprises!
Good luck on the roads!
How an accident is registered under the new laws
According to the terms of the Customs Union, starting from 2021, new cars must be equipped with a special Era-Glonass . This device is designed to send notifications about an accident. For commercial vehicles, it is possible to use the accident information key, which is activated in manual mode. Rosstandart, explaining the rules, informs that car manufacturers will be able to freely sell their products without this device until the end of 2019.
In 2021, a draft law was unanimously approved confirming the monetary restrictions under the European protocol, the amount is 100,000 rubles. In the European protocol, when registering an accident, it will be necessary to indicate any disagreements between its participants.
The 2021 traffic rules reforms also apply to compulsory motor liability insurance. The state plans to, to some extent, cease its influence on compulsory motor liability insurance. Recently, there was a working scheme for pre-trial proceedings between car owners and representatives of insurance companies, which was extended until 2021. It has not yet been officially announced whether another extension is expected or not.
Today, the state has been asked to retain its mandate for “accident-free” driving. Only one thing is known for sure - all changes will be carried out in several stages. We follow the news and constantly inform you first about new innovations in Russian traffic rules.
"Alcoholics" - a new sign
Additionally, it is worth mentioning that the authorities are today considering installing a new road sign, with the “conventional” name “Attention! Alcoholics." It will be installed in those places on the roadway where drunk people may meet. For drivers, the sign should serve as a warning that a person in poor condition may jump onto the road, so they are advised to reduce the speed limit and be extremely careful.
Simplification of the car tax payment procedure
Now car owners can pay transport tax using the “one window” system at the MFC. You can make advance payments, as when paying personal income tax. If you pay car tax through the State Services portal, you can get a 30% discount. This option will be valid until the beginning of 2021. Apparently, in this way they are trying to accustom Russians to communicating with government agencies in electronic format.
In addition, it is planned to abolish the tax on electric vehicles. A test mode for such an innovation was introduced in Moscow, but even in the Russian capital there are catastrophically few such machines, let alone the provinces. Despite this, special charging stations for such vehicles have been built in a number of cities.
In addition, tax benefits for truck drivers are ending, and the current tariff will be indexed. Transport companies providing passenger transportation under municipal or state contracts are exempt from VAT.
A number of changes to traffic rules are also being prepared, which will be introduced in the spring. Most of the changes affect the policy of transferring the work of government agencies to a digital format, and are also aimed at increasing the number of fines and taxes.
Tightening requirements for drivers engaged in commercial passenger and cargo transportation
New standards for examining drivers before a trip have now been introduced into the Traffic Rules. For this purpose, telemedicine and the translation of medical examination documents into electronic format are being introduced. Thus, carriers who do not comply with the requirements of the current Charter regarding regular medical examination of drivers before a flight will be monitored.
Requirements for the transportation of oversized cargo in urban conditions are also becoming more stringent. The new laws eliminate the load factor. These changes were supposed to take place last year, but they decided to postpone it for a year. Now a driver with an overload on the wheel axle will pay a fine, which will be transferred to restore the roadway.
While the exact date of introduction of such a law has not been specified, it is known that it could be introduced from the end of winter, and that the fine will be 5 thousand rubles. when traveling on a toll road. If the driver pays for it within the first 20 days after registration, then he is entitled to a 50% discount.
