How to check whether the buyer has re-registered the car in his name online

Why check the re-registration of a car after sale?
Terms of re-registration
How to find out about re-registration
What to do if the buyer does not re-register the car

Selling a car does not end with the conclusion of a purchase and sale transaction. The final stage will be the re-registration of the vehicle. The new owner must do this independently and within a strictly established time frame.

The danger for the seller is that if the buyer does not register the car, then in the system it will be listed in the name of the previous owner. This means that all fines and other sanctions recorded by video cameras will go to him, and not to the real violator.

Read a useful article on the topic: “How to find out whether a car has been deregistered after sale by state registration number.”

Why check the re-registration of a car after sale?

On the one hand, registering a car after purchase is the task of the new owner; on the other hand, the seller should monitor the situation related to the re-registration. You are given 10 days to register your car; this period is enough to transport the car to another region, if necessary.

In most cases, people begin to think about this issue after there is a signal that the car is still registered with them. Such evidence could be:

Arrival of transport tax a year after the sale;
Receiving fines for traffic violations for the period when the car was already owned by another person.

It is recommended to check the re-registration of the car approximately two weeks after the sale. This period is due to the fact that the buyer is given 10 days to register the car, and the information will be updated for another couple of days.

Timely verification of whether the new owner has registered the car will help avoid proceedings related to illegally imposed fines and assessed taxes.

General information about car re-registration

Unfortunately, some scammers deliberately do not re-register cars in their name if they plan to use them for illegal purposes in the future.

In order to control the fact that the new owner has nevertheless re-registered the vehicle and to protect himself from various troubles, the former owner must know how to check the registration of the car after the sale.

But, first of all, it is necessary to take into account the fact that, in accordance with Russian legislation, there is not always a need to deregister a car for its further re-registration. In particular, a vehicle can be deregistered from the traffic police only in the following cases:

The owner of the car decided to scrap the car in order to stop paying taxes.
If the car was stolen.
The former owner of the vehicle can remove the car from registration if the new owner has not re-registered the car in his name within 10 days from the date of acquiring ownership of the property.
When moving to another country.

The seller of the vehicle must pay special attention to the fact that only 10 days are allotted for registering the vehicle after the purchase and sale transaction. If, when checking information about the car, the former owner sees that after this period the car is still in his possession, you must immediately contact the traffic police department to forcibly deregister the vehicle. You also need to put the car on the wanted list.

Otherwise, if the car is used for criminal purposes, the former owner may be held accountable and will have to prove his innocence in court.

Expert opinion Marina Bespalaya Graduated from the University of Internal Affairs with a degree in jurisprudence in 2011. In 2013, master's degree course, specialty "law". In 2010-2011, a course at Portland State University (USA) at the Faculty of Criminal Law and Criminology. Since 2011 - practicing lawyer.

In case of sale, it is also necessary to pay attention to the fact that the new owner may not re-register the vehicle. Then, in the event of a traffic violation or an accident, all claims will be sent to the person who owns the vehicle.

To deprive yourself of the obligation to be responsible for the violations of others, it is necessary not only to draw up a purchase and sale agreement, but also to draw up a Certificate of Transfer of the car to the new owner. The Act indicates the date of transfer, confirming that another person had the car at that time.

Terms of re-registration

The new owner has 10 days to register the car. As a rule, this is done in the region of permanent residence of the owner, but by law the procedure can be carried out in any subject.

For violation of registration deadlines, the law provides for liability, expressed in monetary fines:

For the first time a violation is detected on the road by a traffic police officer - 800 rubles ;
Repeated stopping of a driver in an unregistered car – 5,000 rubles or deprivation of license.

If a person comes to the traffic police after 10 days given for the procedure and does not provide objective evidence that he could not have come earlier, then a fine of 1,500 rubles is issued. You can avoid sanctions if you present a certificate from a medical institution

Important article on the topic: “Checking a car using the FSSP database: arrest, restriction, bail.”

How to find out if the buyer re-registered the car after the sale?

Car registration check

There is a need to find out whether the buyer and new owner of the car has re-registered it with the traffic police after the sale, since selling a car in 2021 is associated with certain risks. Two of these risks:

the seller may receive fines if the buyer does not re-register the car in his name,
The seller will be charged transport tax until the car is registered with the traffic police to another person.

These risks can and should be minimized and eliminated altogether. Therefore, it is important to know whether the new owner of the car has registered it in his name or not. And, if he did not do this, you will have to take certain simple steps to stop registering such a car.

Two of these risks.

How to find out about re-registration

In order to find out whether the car has been re-registered to the new owner, you can go in two ways:

It is permissible to contact the traffic police department in person.
You can submit your request online. Both options require information about the vehicle and the buyer. Let's take a closer look at them.

When contacting the traffic police in person

A visit to the traffic police department is a reliable method, as employees are guaranteed to provide truthful and up-to-date information. Information in the database is updated instantly. It is important to take into account that such information will not be provided to a person on the street. To get the data you need:

Have materials that reflect the connection with the car, for example, a purchase and sale agreement.
Show facts showing the violation of rights, for example, a receipt for payment of a fine.

The resolution must indicate the date. Thus, the citizen will prove that the offense occurred after the sale of the car. Based on this information, the traffic police officer will be able to provide a certificate stating that he is the current owner of the vehicle.

It is impossible to obtain information about whether a car is registered with the traffic police except through the official department. No private or public institution, except the state traffic inspectorate, has the relevant data.

You can find out about the re-registration of a car through the traffic police department only if you have documents demonstrating the likelihood that the buyer did not re-register the car.

Through the Internet

It is not yet so easy to check whether a car has been re-registered via the Internet. A service that will provide complete information about the car, the current owner, and even about an accident is the Autocode portal. The disadvantage of the resource is that it contains information only about vehicles registered in the capital and the Moscow region.

Using the autocode, you can get information about whether the car was registered after sale in 3 cases:

Transaction between residents of Moscow or the surrounding region - the owner will change;
The seller is from Moscow, and the buyer is from another region - the car will not be in the system;
The buyer is from Moscow, but the seller is not - the car will appear on the website.

Checking on the portal is carried out without registration, but you need to know the VIN code - the unique number of the car, recorded at the production stage. Registration of vehicles involves a thorough check of all information about the car, so errors in indicating license plates and other data are minimized.

Through the government services portal you cannot obtain information about the current owner of the car, but you can make an appointment with the traffic police, thereby saving time waiting in line.

Use of public services

If you need to understand how you can find out via the Internet whether the car has been re-registered or not, then the next point is for you.

After the appearance of the State Services portal, citizens in most cases manage to avoid huge queues and bureaucracy when using government services.

Now car owners can use many traffic police services via phone or computer. Through the government services application or on their website, you can find out information about unpaid fines, obtain a driver’s license (pass for a license), register a car or other vehicle.

If you are registered for public services, then you can register for an appointment with the traffic police through this portal.

In order to receive all the information you are interested in, after selecting on the state website, you can select the service you are interested in from the list, indicate all the necessary data and make an appointment with the traffic police.

Most of the information can be provided by a consultant on the hotline or will be available directly on the website.

What to do if the buyer does not re-register the car

If, as a result of the check, it turns out that the buyer has not re-registered the vehicle in his name, then he should contact the traffic police department and write an application to deregister the vehicle. The basis for this action will be the contract for the sale of the car and the applicant’s passport.

For the new owner, operating a car that is not registered can result in monetary fines. It is not recommended to take any actions aimed at damaging the situation for an unscrupulous buyer, for example, writing a statement about disposal or theft. This may have negative consequences.

Deregistration based on a purchase and sale agreement is not required if the new owner promptly re-registered the car in his name. But if he did not take this step, then it is worth filing an application in order not to receive fines and pay tax.

In accordance with Russian legislation, all owned cars must be registered with the traffic police. When selling a used vehicle, the seller should check whether the new owner has re-registered the car.

The most reliable method is to contact the traffic police department, and residents of Moscow and the Moscow region can use the autocode service. A sold car can be a source of expense, so it is worth promptly notifying the traffic police that it is no longer your property.

Information about the owner through the traffic police

A situation may arise in life in which you urgently need to understand whether the new owner has re-registered the car in his name. In fact, there are many such situations.

If the previous owner has already sold the car, but is still receiving notifications about the need to pay tax, he will obviously want to know how to check whether the car was re-titled after the sale.

If you use a car under a general power of attorney, but cannot find out about the actions of the car owner, then you will have to contact the traffic police.

You can obtain information and find out who the car is registered to if the following conditions are met:

You need to provide the traffic police with a compelling reason why you should be given the required information - no one has the right to give it to you just like that.
This reason must be supported by facts proving that your rights have been violated and you need to obtain information about the owner of the vehicle.

How to find out if a car has been deregistered - the main methods

There are several options for determining whether a car is registered:

Personal visit to MREO;
Online via the Internet through various services.

According to the first option, you need to take a sales contract, a passport and visit the registration authority where the car is registered. Compose an application addressed to the head of the MREO department (check that it is filled out correctly) with a request to provide information about the availability of re-registration. This option will take up to 30 days - it's up to you whether to use it.

The second method allows you to check whether the car is registered without leaving your home online via the Internet and obtain sufficiently reliable information from the traffic police within 2-5 minutes. Among the online options for obtaining information, we highlight the following:

Public services;
Autocode and other applications;
Traffic police website

Information on State Services

In 2021, the public services service does not provide information on the re-registration of cars, so it will not be possible to check the registration of a vehicle in the traffic police. On the website you can fill out an application for removal and registration of the vehicle if necessary.

Autocode

There are a number of services on the Internet that allow you to check a wide range of information about the history of a car. To obtain data and check the registration of a car with the traffic police after purchase by the new owner, we will turn to the Autocode Moscow service. Here you can check the re-registration of registration, the presence of fines, restrictions, bans and seizures on the car. The service provides information only on cars registered in Moscow and the Moscow region.

There is another service with more complete information for cars throughout the Russian Federation. Using the VIN code or registration plate, you can find out the operation and life history of the car. The service is paid, but some data can be obtained for free. Name of the information resource AutoCode. Here you can also find out whether the buyer re-registered the car or not.

The site has examples of providing information, you can read and understand whether you need to buy a paid package or a free one is enough.

Traffic police website

An effective resource for checking the registration, fines, accidents, prohibitions and restrictions on a vehicle. Sometimes the display of information is delayed for a couple of days, but today the State Traffic Inspectorate service is the main online assistant for checking whether the car is registered with the traffic police.

There will be no specific names on the site, but there will be information about the dates of re-registration and you can determine the number of registered owners of the car. Having seen the latest registration date, it will be clear that the car has been registered and you can calm down.

Keep in mind that information about registering a car with the traffic police will appear in the database after some time, with a delay of 2-4 days

For step-by-step instructions on checking a car on the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate website, see the article “I sold a car, but the new owner did not register it - your actions”

As soon as you find out whether the car is registered or not, you can proceed to further actions.