Fine for gas equipment: what is the fine for unregistered or unregistered equipment without documents in 2021 and its illegal installation

Good afternoon, dear reader.

In this article we will talk about regulatory and legal documents regulating the installation and registration of gas equipment.

HBO can technically be installed on almost any car. At the same time, due to the low cost of fuel (about 2 times less than the cost of gasoline), the equipment pays for itself quite quickly. This is especially noticeable during everyday use of the vehicle in commercial activities.

Let's look at how to register gas equipment with the traffic police, as well as possible fines for using gas equipment without registration.

How to legalize HBO in 2021?

Let's consider Section 4 of Chapter V of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union On the safety of wheeled vehicles:

75. Verification of compliance with the requirements for vehicles in operation in the event of changes to their design is carried out in the form of a preliminary technical examination of the design for the possibility of making changes and subsequent verification of the safety of the design and technical inspection of the vehicle with changes made to the design.
During the preliminary technical examination, it is ensured that after changes are made to the design of the vehicle, its compliance with the requirements of these technical regulations that were in force at the time the vehicle was put into circulation will remain.
During the safety check of the vehicle design, it is ensured that after changes are made to the design of the vehicle, its safety meets the requirements of these technical regulations.

First of all, please note that this paragraph deals with two types of checks:

Preliminary (before installing HBO);
Safety check (after installing LPG).

A preliminary check must be carried out before gas equipment is installed on the vehicle. Those. First of all, the driver must “obtain permission” to install LPG. Technical examination is carried out in a specialized organization, and permission must be obtained from the traffic police MREO.

After this, you can contact an organization that installs gas equipment. We will not consider the technical side of the issue. It is important that after installation the organization gives you copies of certificates for the installed gas equipment.

Finally, a design safety inspection (in the same organization where the preliminary inspection was completed). As a result, you will receive a certificate of compliance of the vehicle with the changes made to its design with safety requirements. You need to contact the traffic police with this document to make changes to the vehicle registration documents.

At first glance, the procedure for registering gas equipment with the traffic police seems quite confusing. However, in practice everything is not so difficult:

1	Testing laboratory	Submit your vehicle for preliminary inspection. Based on its results, you will be issued a conclusion of a preliminary technical examination of the vehicle design.
2	traffic police	It is necessary to obtain a decision on the possibility of making changes to the design of the vehicle.
3	Car service	Making changes to the design of the car. At the same time, do not forget to obtain copies of certificates of conformity for used components and equipment, spare parts or accessories.
4	Inspection station	Standard technical inspection procedure. Based on its results, a diagnostic card is issued.
5	Testing laboratory	Obtaining a technical examination report after making changes to the vehicle design.
6	traffic police	Issuance of a certificate of compliance of a vehicle with changes made to its design with safety requirements.
7	traffic police	Changing the registration details of the car, obtaining a PTS and a registration certificate with a new category.

And if you decide to install HBO, then legalizing it will be quite possible.

Additional information on registering changes to the vehicle design is provided in the following article:

How to make changes to the design?

What list of papers should be included when checking by a traffic police officer?

Thus, we found out above that for an ordinary passenger car of an individual used for personal purposes, the following papers must be in 2021:

registration certificate with a special note about the installed gas equipment (the only document confirming the verification of gas equipment),
driver's license,
MTPL insurance (or its photo in the case of an electronic policy).

But in order to receive the coveted mark, much more documents will be required in the process of registering the changes made.

Expert opinion

Yuri Panchenko

Driving instructor, human rights activist, author of books. 10 years of experience.

I would like to draw your attention to two points:

When undergoing a technical inspection after installing a gas equipment, the diagnostic card must indicate not only information about the installed equipment, but also the new maximum curb weight of the vehicle, taking into account the weight of the filled cylinder, and the new type of fuel.
If you had such equipment installed on your car that was not registered with the State Traffic Inspectorate, and such registration was required, then: “... dismantling the components and pieces of equipment installed on the vehicle without the appropriate permission to obtain permission to make changes to the design of the vehicle is not provided.” . Letter No. 3/167714245742 dated November 21, 2016 from the First Deputy Head of the Main Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation V.V. Shvetsov.

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When is it not necessary to undergo verification?

Let's consider paragraph 77 of section 4 of chapter V of the technical regulations:

77. Vehicles are not subject to inspection in the following cases:
1) when installing components on a vehicle:
intended for this vehicle and have undergone conformity assessment as part of this vehicle, which is confirmed by the documentation of the component manufacturer;
provided by the vehicle manufacturer in the operational documentation;
2) when serial changes are made to the design on the basis of design documentation developed and approved in the prescribed manner, if on its basis an assessment of the conformity of the changes made was carried out.

If the manufacturer provides for the installation of gas equipment on a car (modifications of this model equipped with gas equipment are produced from the factory), then the technical examination does not need to be completed.

Note. Nevertheless, information about HBO should in any case be included in the registration documents of the car.

Registration of HBO in the traffic police

Before amendments to the legislation, the procedure for installing gas equipment was quite complicated. After the innovations (the entry into force of the customs union regulations), drivers were faced with the need to carry out an even more labor-intensive process.

Motorists are deprived of the opportunity to switch to a more economical type of fuel without the participation of commercial companies. The owner of the vehicle will not be able to go through all the necessary authorities himself, especially since such a decision may cost the driver several wasted months.

It is important to know: the country’s legislation in the automotive sector requires the mandatory presence in the document on the legalization of innovations in the design of a signature of a suitable organization. The selected company must have the appropriate certificate.

The driver is required to undergo a full inspection of the vehicle in its original condition and after installation of gas equipment.

Also, the responsibilities of a motorist who decides to install LPG include the following actions:

obtaining documentation for the purchased structure;
official certification of ongoing reforms;
making changes to the vehicle passport and its registration certificate;
stable provision of vehicles for technical inspection.

Despite the established standards, many car owners try to circumvent the law and install equipment illegally. Such modernization of a car is much cheaper, because certified changes to the design will cost about 40 thousand rubles. Compared to the expected fine, this amount is less attractive.

However, illegal installation of gas equipment is fraught with extremely dangerous consequences. It must be remembered that the gas used is under constant pressure. Improper installation may cause an explosion or fire. You should not skimp on your own safety.

Periodic inspections of gas equipment

The driver of the vehicle must undergo periodic checks of gas equipment and gas cylinders:

9.8.3. Gas cylinder equipment on vehicles in specially authorized organizations is subjected to periodic testing at intervals that coincide with the frequency of inspection of cylinders established by the cylinder manufacturer and specified in the passport for the cylinder (cylinders). Based on the results of periodic tests, specially authorized organizations issue a certificate of periodic testing of gas-cylinder equipment installed on the vehicle.

Typically such inspections are carried out every 2 years. In this case, the driver must receive a document indicating the date of the last inspection and the date of the next inspection. Most often, the inspection is carried out by the organization that installed the equipment.

9.8.6. Not allowed:
9.8.6.1. Use of gas cylinders whose periodic inspection period has expired.
9.8.6.2. Failure to secure components of gas equipment.
9.8.6.3. Gas leaks from elements of gas equipment and at their connections.

The use of gas cylinders that have not passed periodic inspection is prohibited.

How to register HBO

This procedure consists of several stages.
The driver can be helped to collect all the documents and even submit them to the traffic police from companies that sell and install gas equipment. To legalize gas you need to do the following:

Go through a preliminary examination at a specialized organization to determine that it is permissible to install gas on the car.
Contact the traffic police with an application for permission to re-equip the car. A positive preliminary examination conclusion is attached to the application. Usually the application is satisfied: an approval mark is placed on it or a separate letter is given.
Gas equipment is being installed.
Documents are collected (a certificate for the equipment, including a passport for the cylinder with an expiration date, certificates of form 2b and 2a, an installation agreement and company certificates), and a final examination is carried out. It is important that the conclusion contains three conclusions:
the car is safe;
changes have been made to the car.
An extraordinary standard technical inspection is carried out.
Contacting the traffic police. Where all the listed documents, a receipt for payment of state duty, and an application for registration are submitted.

Fine for illegal installation of gas equipment on a car

The operation of gas equipment includes paragraphs 7.14 and 7.18 of the list of malfunctions and conditions under which the operation of vehicles is prohibited:

7.14. The technical parameters indicated on the outer surface of gas cylinders of cars and buses equipped with a gas power system do not correspond to the data in the technical passport; there are no dates for the last and planned inspection.
7.18. Changes have been made to the design of the vehicle without permission from the State Road Safety Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation or other bodies determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Clause 7.14 refers to periodic checks of gas equipment, clause 7.18 - to the operation of a car with illegally installed gas equipment.

Punishment for these violations is provided for in Part 1 of Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses:

1. Driving a vehicle in the presence of malfunctions or conditions under which, in accordance with the Basic Provisions for the admission of vehicles to operation and the duties of officials to ensure road safety, operation of the vehicle is prohibited, with the exception of malfunctions and conditions specified in parts 2 - 7 of this article , —
entails a warning or the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five hundred rubles.

Thus, the fine for using HBO without documents is 500 rubles .

Note. If a change in the design of the vehicle is detected, the traffic police may cancel the registration of the vehicle.

Fines for HBO in 2021

Why do they install HBO on a car?

The cheap price of gas is not the only reason why car enthusiasts decide to convert their car. There are other advantages:

The engine runs smoother than on gasoline, which means its operation can last longer.
There is no need to refuel the car frequently.
From an environmental point of view, LPG causes less harm than the use of gasoline, which means it can be used in European countries.

Installing and registering an LPG in a car can be a very profitable economic investment if everything is done according to the law. Otherwise, you may receive a fine.

Why is the owner of a car with gas equipment fined?

A fine for unregistered gas equipment, that is, for failure to comply with the requirements for making changes, is the most common punishment for car owners since 2021, although there are other reasons. Among other things, the traffic police officer may pay attention to the following points:

There is no mark in the PTS that the car was modernized by installing an LPG.
The equipment itself does not meet any requirements.
The car owner does not have certificates confirming correct installation and regular maintenance. The problem has become very common lately, as car owners mistakenly believe that providing them during LPG registration is enough, and then simply lose the documents.
The number on the LPG cylinder does not match the number on the car's title or certificate.

All of the listed violations, as well as unregistered gas equipment on a car, are equated to Article 12.5 Part 1 of the Administrative Code, which prohibits driving a vehicle in the presence of malfunctions or conditions due to which the operation of the vehicle is prohibited.

In the official list of faults, unauthorized, unregistered or partially registered installation of gas equipment is covered by clause 7.18 of the Russian Federation Traffic Regulations - “Changes have been made to the design of the vehicle without the permission of the traffic police or other bodies determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.”

In accordance with this, a fine is most often imposed and an order to eliminate malfunctions is created. In some cases, when a violation is detected repeatedly, Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation “Disobedience to a lawful order of a police officer” is applied. As a punishment, a fine in the amount of 500 to 1000 rubles or administrative arrest may also be imposed.

How often do you need to undergo maintenance if HBO is installed on your car?

As mentioned above, punishment for HBO without registration is not the only option. Nothing has changed in 2021. You can also receive a fine if you skip the technical inspection of the equipment.

From 2021, it must be carried out once a year, starting from the moment the car is registered. The choice of where to undergo the inspection is up to the car owner. The total service life of the equipment should not exceed ten years, after which it must be dismantled and replaced.

Refusal to undergo maintenance is equivalent to driving a vehicle with an unregistered gas equipment. Gas cylinders are also subject to regular inspection:

on propane-butane - once every 2 years;
on methane - once every 5 years.

When passing a technical inspection of a car with LPG starting from 2021, you will have to provide a passport for the cylinders.

What is the fine for HBO without registration?

If violations are detected for the first time, the driver is punished with a fine of 500 rubles, and if violations are detected again - with arrest for up to 15 days and a ban on operating a car with LPG. Moreover, the car is taken to the impound lot.

As for legal entities, there are two sides. An official who drove a car with an unregistered gas equipment receives punishment in the same way as an individual.

An additional fine ranging from 5 to 100 thousand rubles is issued to the organization on whose balance sheet the car is listed. Plus, an order is issued to eliminate the violation. This can be done by dismantling the gas equipment from the car or completing the registration procedure in accordance with the requirements.

How to avoid fines and other punishments

To ensure that punishment for unregistered gas equipment or other equipment-related violations does not overshadow the life of the car owner, care must be taken to ensure that the documents are completed correctly.

Following all procedures step by step will avoid problems in the future. What should those who bought a car with an unregistered gas system do? You will still have to obtain permission to install from the inspectorate. This often requires dismantling the gas cylinder system. Employees of the Power-Gas service will provide assistance in registering gas equipment with the traffic police.

Peculiarities of applying penalties for installing gas equipment

If for some reason the LPG is not fully installed on the car and it cannot be used, you do not need to go through the registration procedure. There will be no punishment for this in 2021. At the same time, if the gas-cylinder device is completely ready for use, the owner is obliged to register changes in the design with the traffic police. It does not matter whether the installation is used for its intended purpose.

What happens if you don’t pay a fine for HBO?

Refusal to pay a fine for unregistered gas equipment on a car since 2018 can lead to very unpleasant consequences:

The administrative fine can be doubled or replaced with arrest or compulsory labor.
The case may be transferred to the bailiff service, which will find a way to collect the debt.
The vehicle may be prohibited from carrying out any registration activities.
You'll have to pick up your iron friend from the impound lot and pay for his stay there.

In any case, the result of the punishment will be very unpleasant, so it is better to carry out the procedure for registering LPG on a car according to the law.

What is needed to register a car with HBO

To officially register a car, you need to follow a number of simple steps:

Obtain permission to install gas equipment from the nearest MREO traffic police department.
Contact Power-Gas to remodel your vehicle.
Go through a car safety check at the traffic police department, presenting documents for car registration there.

Contact us for help in registering a car and penalties in the form of a fine for unregistered gas equipment will no longer be a problem.

What is a violation with a fine for HBO?

In this context, a violation is usually understood as the unauthorized installation of a gas equipment, without prior approval from the traffic police. The lack of permitting documentation is the circumstance that is taken as the basis. But a fine may also be imposed for other issues, such as lack of a certificate or malfunction of a device.

But, the lack of permitting documentation will be a violation, even if there is a certificate and passport for the device, a certificate of serviceability of the cylinder. If the registration procedure is not completed, there are all the prerequisites for punishment, because there is a violation of the legal procedure.

Attention!
Non-use or incomplete equipment of gas equipment during unauthorized conversion entails the same fine as when using the installation for its intended purpose.

Possible reasons for using a fine for HBO are the absence of:

installer certificates;
equipment passports;
certificates of serviceability testing;
a note in the PTS about installation;
mark on the registration transport certificate.

The certificate confirming the serviceability of the gas equipment must be renewed every two years. If other inspection periods apply, this information will be indicated in the certificate. The company itself that certifies certain categories of equipment has the right to change the deadlines. Expired cylinders and invalid certificates will result in a fine.

When HBO does not require legalization

The use of gas systems without approval from the traffic police is permitted if the manufacturer initially provided for the use of appropriate installations. It is assumed that the vehicle is operated on gasoline and gas fuel.

Important!
The presence of a gas installation from the manufacturer in the car is stipulated in the factory passport and operation.

There will be no fine even if only the smallest part of the system is installed, and it is impossible to classify it as LPG. For example, in the trunk there is a cylinder that does not have valves. If there is no intake pipe, sensor, connecting and other elements that prevent the installation from being used for its intended purpose, the violation will not be classified as a violation.

Regulatory documents related to gas equipment

Requirements for gas equipment of cars are scattered across different parts of regulatory legal documents. If you wish, you can familiarize yourself with these documents:

Technical Regulations of the Customs Union TR CU 018/2011 On the safety of wheeled vehicles (Chapter V, section 4; Appendix 8, Section 9; Appendix 9, paragraph 8; Appendix 18).
List of faults and conditions under which the operation of vehicles is prohibited.
Article 12.5 of the Administrative Code, part 1.

Good luck on the roads!

In what cases and how much will unscrupulous car owners have to fork out?

In the event that a car owner, in order to reduce fuel costs, decides to install gas equipment, it must be remembered that the fine for unregistered gas equipment is 500 rubles. The registration procedure must be carried out taking into account the rules and changes made to the traffic rules on September 1, 2021.

So, for example, if the driver of a vehicle installed the LPG on his own, without complying with all the necessary requirements, and after paying the fine, did not take any measures for which 10 days are given, then if he again comes to the attention of the traffic police officers, he faces more radical sanctions and consequences, including a ban on the right to use a car. Also, the driver may be subject to arrest for a period of 15 days.

How to avoid a fine for gas equipment

In order not to be fined for driving a car with gas equipment installed and operated on it, two basic conditions must be met:

it is correct from the point of view of the law to install the gas system;
properly operate the installed equipment.

According to the law, in order to avoid a fine, it is necessary to carry out a safety check of the structure in the same organization where the preliminary check was carried out.
Let us examine in detail the process of installing gas equipment. You need to start by obtaining the appropriate permit from the traffic police. For this purpose, the car should be checked for the possibility of installing LPG. Such verification is carried out in organizations that have the authority to do so. Based on the results of the expert examination, the car owner receives an official conclusion, which, as a rule, is positive and allows for the possibility of installing a gas system. This document serves as the basis for permission from the traffic police.

Details:
Registration of HBO with the traffic police in 2021

Having in hand a positive decision from the state inspection regarding the installation of gas equipment on transport, you can safely begin the installation. However, under no circumstances should you do it yourself. This can lead to irreparable consequences. Today there are many service centers specializing in such work. You should resort to their help. Moreover, all installed equipment must have a certificate of conformity, and the declaration statement must bear the seal of the work contractor.

After all installation work is completed, you need to check the vehicle again. This time the subject of inspection is the compliance of the structurally modified car with safety requirements. If during the inspection the expert does not identify any inconsistencies, a certificate is issued.

The last step towards the legalization of HBO is its registration with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate. First you need to collect a package of documents:

car owner's passport;
documents for the car (title and registration certificate);
application for permission to install HBO;
conclusion on the possibility of installing gas equipment;
certificates for installed equipment;
certificate of re-equipment of the vehicle.

The installation and operation of gas equipment is legally regulated by the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses as amended in 2021.
In addition, you must attach a diagnostic card on the results of an extraordinary technical inspection. Based on the information provided, traffic police officers make appropriate changes to the registration certificate, and the registration certificate reflects the legality of the installation of gas equipment.

Not only will compliance with the legal requirements for registration of gas equipment on a car, but also compliance with the rules for its operation help you avoid receiving a fine in 2021.

These include mandatory inspection of gas equipment. It is carried out, as a rule, in the organization that carried out its installation. The frequency of inspection is once every six months. The fact of the inspection is confirmed by a report indicating the date of the inspection.

When is a decision to ban the use of a vehicle threatened?

Article 12.5 Part 1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses does not provide for other types of punishment other than a warning or a fine in the amount of five hundred rubles. But the inspector, guided by paragraph 1 of Article 13 of the Federal Law “On the Police,” can demand that citizens and officials stop illegal actions. This is done by serving a demand to stop the offense, which must be fulfilled within 10 days. Failure to comply with the order results in liability under Part 1 of Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses in the amount of five hundred to one thousand rubles or administrative arrest for up to fifteen days. In this case, a resolution banning the use of a car is not issued, but it is still better to hurry and formalize the installed LPG.

Procedure before installing gas equipment

Before you begin installing equipment on your vehicle, you must obtain permission to do so. The procedure for registering HBO with the traffic police in 2021 is as follows:

1Pass a preliminary technical examination.

Installation of gas equipment with registration in the traffic police requires two checks: before and after installation.

P. 75 ch. 4 Section V of the technical regulation of the Customs Union 018/2011 “On the safety of wheeled vehicles”

A preliminary check is necessary to make sure that a gas system can be installed on a given vehicle. A post-installation inspection is necessary to ensure that the vehicle complies with safety regulations.

The check is not mandatory for vehicles for which gas installation is provided by the manufacturer, in accordance with paragraph 77 of Chapter. 4 sections V of TR CU 018/2011.

2Obtain permission to install equipment from the traffic police.

Fill out an application for changes to the design of the vehicle using the form from Appendix No. 1 from the letter of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated November 20, 2015 No. 13/5-8230.

Take with you an application and a preliminary conclusion about the possibility of installing the equipment and contact any technical supervision department of the traffic police.