Very often you need to quickly obtain information about a territorial license. There are many situations that require promptly checking the driver online using the traffic police database for deprivation of rights. The most common cases are when applying for a job. And in your personal interests, it wouldn’t hurt to know how to quickly obtain the required information on this issue. Since a driver’s license is the main document that gives the driver the opportunity and grounds to drive a vehicle, in everyday life the need for such a service arises more often than many people imagine.
Previously, you had to contact the traffic police directly for information with a corresponding written statement. Now it’s very easy to do this - on the official website you can check your rights for deprivation using the traffic police database for free. Read about all typical and non-standard situations and the algorithm of correct actions in our material.
On which website can I check my driver's license for revocation?
There are many resources on the Internet that offer information about deprivation of a driver's license via the Internet. There is no point in contacting them, since each of these sites will in any case perform a search directly through the traffic police database, which is freely available to every visitor.
Intermediary sites may require additional information about the driver, which is completely unnecessary in 2021 to obtain information about the deprivation of a license, or try to impose additional services. However, in a specific case, these “assistants” are absolutely unnecessary, because all the information is freely available on the GosAvtoInspektsiya at the official website of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Russian Federationgibdd.rf, which is accessible from any device, be it a PC, smartphone or laptop.
How to check a driver's license for deprivation by last name
The entire algorithm of actions is extremely simple. To check a driver’s license in the traffic police database for information about the deprivation of rights, you need to indicate the series, number and date of issue of the license. If the specified data is unknown at the moment, and you urgently need to obtain information only by full name, then in this case it is generally impossible to find out anything - for this you need to contact the traffic police directly, about which there is a corresponding notice on their website :
Checking the availability of court decisions on deprivation of the right to drive is carried out exclusively by the last name, first name, patronymic and date of birth of the driver’s license holder. If it is necessary to confirm the fact of issuance of a driver’s license, as well as the presence (absence) of court decisions on the deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle, the driver’s license holder can contact the State Traffic Inspectorate unit.
Checking a driver's license using the RSA database by last name and date of birth
In addition to traffic police data, a publicly available RSA service has been created, owned by insurance companies. Since civil liability insurance is mandatory for every vehicle owner, the presence of valid insurance and information about the citizen in the RSA service can be considered as confirmation of the driver’s law-abiding behavior and the validity of the licenses issued to him. In addition, this will allow you to check your driver’s license using the RSA database by last name and first name.
To do this, you need to go to the service of the local RSA branch . Typically, the program itself determines the user’s geographic location and immediately loads the required region. If the user who is going to check the rights using the RSA database on the official website is in one place, and the request is going to be made in another locality, then he will have to select the region manually.
There is no separate provision for checking a driver's license through the RSA database to determine its validity . This can be done using a request to check the driver’s BMC (bonus-malus coefficient), which gives the right to receive discounts when taking out an insurance policy.
This paragraph allows you to check your rights by last name, first name, patronymic and year of birth. In addition to the listed data, the request will require you to enter the series and number of the certificate. If the data is accepted by the system and processing of the request begins, then the document is identified and valid.
Online check of driver's license for deprivation using the traffic police database
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Today, the state has simplified the task of obtaining the necessary information as much as possible. Checking your driver's license is very simple and can be done from anywhere, as long as you have access to the network:
- We go to the official website of the traffic police gibdd.rf. There is no need to register or enter logins or passwords.
- In the top menu, select the “ Services ” subsection.
- Select the line "Driver check».
- On the page that opens, a special form appears in the center of the screen. In the line “ Series and number of driver’s license ” we enter the relevant data. The numbers of the series and numbers are entered in a continuous row without spaces. In the line “ Date of issue of driver’s license ” we enter the data as specified in the license.
- Click on the link "Request a review».
- To protect against online robots, the site may ask you to enter a captcha in a pop-up window in the form of several numbers. We enter them as in the picture.
- If an error occurred while checking the VU in the traffic police database and receiving data on the server, then the newly opened page will say: “ An error occurred while collecting information .” It's OK. We enter the ID details and captcha again and you can safely check your driver’s license online again.
- We calmly receive the required information.
Everything is extremely simple and accessible, so there is no need to resort to the services of intermediaries.
Checking the validity of a driver's license by number at the State Traffic Inspectorate
According to the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated October 1, 2014 No. 1002, on the territory of the Russian Federation there are rules for providing information about a traffic accident to the insurer, which are commonly called the European protocol . In case of an accident with minor consequences, participants can independently fill out the necessary forms and send them to the insurance company.
In this case, in order to be sure of receiving insurance compensation, it is necessary to check the authenticity of the driver’s license of the culprit. Previously, for this you had to go to the State Traffic Inspectorate. It was there that a traffic inspector, who knew how to check his license by name using the traffic police database, could confirm the authenticity of the presented ID. After the introduction of the online traffic police service in 2014, it became possible for each user to check the authenticity of a driver’s license on the official website of the traffic police .
To do this, just go to the driver information search and enter the driver’s license details (number and date of issue). Within a few minutes, information will be received about the authenticity of the rights, their withdrawal or the lack of information on these rights. At the very beginning, many did not trust the service data due to numerous errors, but today the system works correctly. Unfortunately, the human factor is inevitable and erroneous data may appear in the database. If the driver who presented the license for inspection does not agree with the information of the service , then the received data can be clarified at the nearest traffic inspectorate.
Checking the deprivation of traffic police license on a driver's license
To complete this procedure, you must have certain information. As a result of checking the driver's license for deprivation using the traffic police database, a small sign opens in front of us, which will present:
- information about the issuance of a certificate;
- information about the validity of a driver’s license, court decisions on deprivation.
The personal information section will indicate:
- owner's date of birth;
- date of issue;
- validity;
- categories of vehicles for which driving licenses have been issued.
If the rights are valid and no deprivation has been made, then the process ends. No additional information will be shown. If the deprivation is still made and the period has not yet expired, then another section about its status will appear.
In the section “ Information on deprivation of the right to drive ” the following will be indicated:
- place of birth of the offender;
- date of the decision;
- period of deprivation of the right to drive;
- state of execution of the decision.
The last point about the state of execution deserves special attention. There are options:
- “ The calculation of the period of deprivation of the right to drive has begun” means that the certificate has been surrendered in accordance with all the requirements of the court and the sentence is being “served.” The end date of deprivation can be easily calculated by the date of the decision and the period of deprivation.
- “ The calculation of the period of deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle has been interrupted ” means that the driver did not comply with the court decision in full and did not hand over the license itself.
What does “Calculation of the term is interrupted” mean?
At the same time, one should not mistakenly assume that if the driver at fault did not submit the license itself to the traffic police authorities, then he has the right to drive a car. In 2021, any inspector has access to a list with the names of those drivers who are deprived of their rights to drive vehicles.
The violator is initially punished immediately from the day the decision is made, but the period will be calculated from the moment he surrenders the certificate. As long as he holds the documents in his hands and delays the visit to the inspectorate, he remains “deprived”, but the time of serving the sentence has not yet been counted.
Any check on the road or an accident will immediately reveal its uncleanliness, the inspector will have to punch the driver's license into the database, and the confiscation of the license will inevitably occur. Such a forced seizure will be accompanied by much more unpleasant consequences - a fine of 30,000 rubles , arrest for up to 15 days , an increase in the term of deprivation (depending on the circumstances).
Article 12.7 . Driving a vehicle by a driver who does not have the right to drive a vehicle .
- Driving a vehicle by a driver deprived of the right to drive vehicles.
A fine of 30,000 rubles or administrative arrest for up to 15 days , or compulsory work for a period of 100 to 200 hours .
Everyone instinctively wants to avoid punishment, and many drivers who have been at fault assume that if they do not surrender their license, then the statute of limitations will expire and the court’s action will never take effect. This is wrong. The period of deprivation has no statute of limitations, and every inspector is aware of how to obtain the necessary information. The sooner the license is surrendered (according to Part 1.1 of Article 32.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - within three days after the trial), the sooner the sentence will begin to count, and the sooner the license will be returned to the owner.
This is exactly what is said in Part 1 of Art. 32.7 Code of Administrative Offences :
- The period for deprivation of a special right begins from the day the resolution imposing an administrative penalty in the form of deprivation of the corresponding special right comes into force.
- If a person deprived of a special right evades submitting the relevant certificate (special permit) or other documents, the period of deprivation of the special right is interrupted. The course of the interrupted period of deprivation of a special right continues from the day the person surrenders or withdraws from him the corresponding certificate (special permit) or other documents, as well as the receipt by the body executing this type of administrative punishment of the person’s statement about the loss of these documents.
Thus, not surrendering your license simply does not make sense and, moreover, it is fraught with serious troubles.
Why do we need information about the date of issue of the first license?
The Government of the Russian Federation, having issued Resolution No. 1097 of October 24, 2014 “On admission to driving vehicles,” established the procedure for issuing driver’s licenses for a period of 10 years. After its expiration, the document must be replaced.
When concluding an MTPL agreement, the owner of the car indicates the amount of his driving experience in the application form. The beginning of the calculation of the duration of the driver’s experience is the day when he was issued the first license (in everyday life - a driver’s license).
If the driver’s experience does not exceed 10 years, it is easy to establish this date, since it is indicated in the document. If a citizen has been driving a car for more than 10 years and has changed several licenses, the date of issue of the initial one will have to be determined based on the available data.
When it became possible to issue insurance policies via the Internet, the number of requests to the Russian Union of Auto Insurers (RUA) increased. The main problem was the date of issue of the driver’s license (namely, the day and month), which must be indicated in the policy, since a driver’s license only allows one to find out the year.
If it's right, it's fake
When checking your driver's license, there is another option: “ As a result of the check, information about the specified driver’s license was not found .” This may happen if:
- An error was made when filling out the relevant fields in the request. You should repeat the procedure, carefully entering the series, number and date of issue of the certificate;
- the rights have expired, i.e. are no longer valid;
- the rights were acquired illegally and are not listed in the traffic police database, i.e. they are fake.
How to find out a court decision on deprivation of a driver’s license via the Internet
If previously it was always necessary to contact the traffic police to check the driver, now this can be done directly from the office or from any place where there is Internet access. This has a number of undeniable advantages.
Advantages of checking the deprivation of rights at the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate using a driver’s license online:
- The official website provides exclusively reliable information on issues of interest that are within the competence of this service.
- You can perform the previously described sequence of actions and obtain information if you have access to the Internet.
As you can see, everything is extremely simple and thanks to the site, you now know how to check information via the Internet and make sure your documents are valid.
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How to find out your driver's license number
There are several ways to find your driver's license number using your passport.
When contacting the traffic police in person
I would like to note right away that this method is considered the most reliable. To provide information about the license number, you must personally contact the traffic police department and submit a request in writing, be sure to indicate in the text the reason for the application.
An example of filling out the application and the form itself is provided by department employees on site. The successful outcome of the application will be its registration by the inspector. The only drawback of this method is the duration of consideration of the application - approximately 30 days. You will have to wait a long time, but the service is provided free of charge and officially.
Online on the traffic police website
It is worth clarifying that there is no specific service for finding out a driver’s license number online on the website, but it is still possible to find out the series and license number by last name and passport details online.
To do this, you should go to the official website and open the “Services” tab, while the lowest position will be occupied by the “Acceptance of requests” item, in which you can state the essence of your request, as well as attach the necessary documents.
You can receive an answer either in writing or electronically, it depends on your preference. The service for providing this information is also free.
If for some reason the response received states that there is no information about your driver’s license in the general database, but you are sure that it was obtained legally, contact the traffic police directly. Most likely, an error occurred as a result of which information about the document was deleted or entered incorrectly, therefore, in order to avoid unpleasant situations on the road in the future, this misunderstanding must be corrected as soon as possible.
Of course, there are some commercial sites that provide such information for a certain amount of money, but they do not take responsibility for the authenticity of the information. In such circumstances, you should not trust unofficial sources, much less provide them with your passport information.
