How to restore documents on a car: how much does restoration cost?

Why is it necessary to change the PTS?

Why is PTS so important? Is it possible to do without it? In accordance with the traffic rules, when a citizen is stopped by a traffic inspector, it is necessary to present documents, among which there must be a technical condition passport.

However, in the absence of such a document, the measures provided for in Article 12.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses No. 195 of December 30, 2001 may be applied to the person.

Important! A vehicle passport is the most important document that ensures the vehicle can move legally on the road surface.

Losing a vehicle passport can lead to various unpleasant situations and difficulties , and may also make it impossible to carry out transactions with the vehicle. Therefore, you need to take appropriate measures immediately to restore or change the document. Delay may result in fines, as well as the fact that the paper may fall into the hands of fraudsters. If you are a driver who has encountered the loss of your passport for the first time, then you need to understand how to restore your title and what to do first.

You need to familiarize yourself with the information that will regulate this issue.

Is it possible to restore a passport for a car without the owner?

Let’s imagine that the situation regarding the restoration of the title is complicated by the absence of the owner of the car. What to do in such a situation? Is it possible to restore such a document?

In fact, it is almost impossible to answer this question unambiguously. It all depends on the circumstances surrounding the situation, which can provoke a positive or negative response.

In a situation where you want to restore a vehicle’s passport without the owner’s knowledge, without notifying him or warning him, the law will prohibit you from such actions. And all because you, without having the appropriate authority to do so, are trying to carry out a legal action.

Reference! In order to restore it in the absence of the owner, it is necessary to obtain the proper documents. Such a document is a power of attorney, which was drawn up in kind.

If the owner of the car himself has authorized you to carry out this procedure, and you have the appropriate document, then the answer changes to positive.

This means that you can restore a document even in the absence of its direct owner.

This means that this document has a prescribed form, a notary’s signature and his seal. Also, when drawing up a power of attorney, the notary enters information about this into the appropriate register, which is then stored for up to three years.

And actions performed under a power of attorney cannot be challenged. Only in this situation is it possible to restore the title without the owner of the car.

Next, we will tell you in detail how to restore a title without the owner, if the document is lost or missing.

Step-by-step instructions - how to restore a PTS without an owner

When third parties apply with a request to restore the vehicle passport, inspectors treat them with increased attention. Such actions often occur during fraudulent schemes. This is the theft of a vehicle, as well as its being pledged to a financial institution. Therefore, it may not be possible to restore the PTS form without the owner under a simple purchase and sale agreement.

By proxy

If the representative under the general power of attorney is authorized to draw up a duplicate, then he has the right to proceed with the procedure:

First of all, you should write an explanatory note. It indicates the reasons for the loss of the title, place, date, time, circumstances, data of the vehicle for which the document needs to be restored. Next, you should write a commitment that if the original passport is found, the owner of the car will return it to the traffic police.
The next step is to submit an application to the MREO.
Pay the state fee for services.
Prepare the car for inspection by a traffic police inspector.

It should be understood that if the equipment is listed as stolen, pledged, or cannot be registered for any reason, then you will be denied a vehicle passport. A written document indicating the reason is drawn up about this.

According to the purchase and sale agreement

Purchasing vehicles at an auction held by government agencies allows you to restore the title under the DCT. You need to prepare copies of the tender papers and send them to the registration authority.

In situations where a citizen purchased a vehicle without a title or lost it before registration, it will be difficult to restore a passport for a car without the previous owner. Although, if you have a receipt for the transfer of money for the car, which, together with the purchase and sale agreement, is evidence of the transfer of ownership, try contacting the traffic police MREO. The car will be checked, and if it is not involved in dubious schemes, and you have all the other documents for the car, then there is a chance to get a title.

When disposing

Sometimes there is a need to restore vehicles scrapped according to documentation. The owner of the car, for example, decided not to disassemble it, but to sell it. According to the documents, the car is not listed as a vehicle, therefore, it is impossible to sell something that does not exist. In such cases, re-registration is carried out. They begin to do this by restoring documentation. If the vehicle was not disposed of under the State program, then it can be restored. The right to these actions is reserved by the last owner indicated in the PTS.

If it was not possible to find the owner, then the interested person can write a statement to the traffic police to search for the former owner. At the same time, it is better to file a lawsuit to recognize ownership rights.

If after 6 months the traffic police does not find the owner, then by a court decision the plaintiff will be recognized as the owner, and it will be possible to restore the vehicle documentation.

Vehicle inspection

A person who is going to participate in the procedure for restoring the title must bring the car to the inspection procedure. This is necessary in order to issue a duplicate PTS.
The vehicle must be thoroughly inspected by authorized authorities.

The car must be on the observation deck.
Inspect the body. Check that its number matches the engine number.
If the body and engine elements are dirty, the car must be washed.
Check that the rear and front lights are lit.
Inspection of wipers, brake system.
Checking databases for theft and theft.

And after the inspection procedure has been carried out, an employee of the authorized body of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate can carry out the procedure of verifying the vehicle license plates with the existing records that have ever been recorded in the registry documents and registration acts.
In a situation where no comments were found during the inspection and no claims were made, the registration authority decides to issue a duplicate vehicle passport for the car.

Issuance of a duplicate PTS online through State Services

Obtaining a duplicate car passport can be done through State Services. The procedure allows you to avoid a personal visit to the State Traffic Inspectorate to submit an application. The person must perform the following actions:

Go through the registration procedure on the State Services portal. If you already have a personal account, just log in.

Click on Services and go to the section called Vehicle Registration.

Among the options provided, you need to select Loss of documents or changes to vehicle data.

The next action is to click on the item Receive STS, PTS or registration plates.

In the section that appears, you need to study the information provided. If the citizen is satisfied with everything, he needs to click on the Get service link.
The driver will see forms for entering data. Here you can indicate the date and time of your visit to the MREO, as well as the department that is most convenient for the citizen to get to.

The advantage of this method is the absence of queues. A citizen will be able to save on paying state fees if funds are deposited by bank transfer through the website. The need to visit the traffic police twice will disappear.

List of required documents

Regardless of whether you are the owner of the car, or a third party in this matter, you need to take care of creating a package of documents. You need to remember that you can only obtain a duplicate PTS at an authorized traffic police department. And applying there is an official request with the provision of a number of documents.

Application for issuance of a duplicate vehicle passport.

Explanatory letter.

Passport and its copies.

Certificate of registration for the vehicle.

Insurance policy.

Receipt for payment of state duty.

When the title is restored not by the owner, but by a third interested party, then you need to attach a power of attorney that authorizes the person to take steps to obtain a duplicate.

Important! The power of attorney must be in notarized form, signed by a notary and provided with the required seal.

The procedure for obtaining a duplicate PTS in case of theft of the original

If the PTS is stolen, the recovery process is delayed. There are criminal penalties for stealing documents. It is regulated by Article 325 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The violator may be subject to correctional labor, fined, imprisoned or placed under arrest. However, the intent of the criminal act must be proven. If the PTS is stolen, you must perform the following actions:

Contact the police to report the theft, providing evidence.
Wait for the trial.
Contact the traffic police, attaching a certificate of complete closure of the criminal case to the standard list of documents.
Receive a duplicate PTS.

The registration process can be significantly delayed. Often the proceedings last for several months or even years. Without providing a certificate of closure of the criminal case, it will not be possible to obtain a duplicate PTS. As a result, the citizen will not be able to freely dispose of the car. Therefore, experts advise not to indicate document theft as a reason.

Refusal to issue a duplicate

There can be a lot of reasons for refusal, and first of all it is necessary to note the most important of them.

The first reason is related to suspicion of car theft.
The second reason is related to the presence of restrictions on car registration.
The third reason is the finding of the car or its license plates and series in search activities. However, the decision to refuse must be properly motivated.

You cannot be refused without appropriate grounds. If you believe that the decision to refuse is unreasonable and violates your rights, then you can appeal to the court.

If you don’t have a compulsory motor liability insurance policy

To register a vehicle, the law requires insurance issued in the name of the new owner. If the MTPL policy is left over from the seller, then it will not be possible to register a car using it in 2021.

If the policy is lost, it is not always possible to register the car. The question is that the traffic police MREO will require information about the availability of insurance in the database of the union of auto insurers. But the document itself, that is, the MTPL policy, is mandatory and must always be presented to the traffic police inspector. The procedure for reinstating an MTPL policy is quite simple - just visit the insurance company with your passport.

Let's look at common mistakes

The most common mistake when restoring a vehicle title is a third party applying for this procedure to the traffic police department without a properly executed power of attorney. In this situation, the traffic police have questions as to whether the car is listed as stolen .

And also, in accordance with the law, it is not possible to issue a duplicate PTS to a third party without a power of attorney. Therefore, you must draw up such a document before contacting the inspectorate. The owner must give you all the rights and powers that allow you to restore the vehicle passport.

What does the price of the service depend on?

A state duty is a certain fee that is paid by individuals and legal entities when applying to government agencies to perform any actions (Article 333.16 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).

The state fee for issuing duplicate documents is paid before contacting the relevant organization. That is, upon receipt of a duplicate PTS, the state fee must be paid before submitting a written application to the traffic police.

State duty can be paid:

in cash at the bank, through ATMs and terminals. Confirmation of payment will be a check indicating the amount and date of payment, as well as the personal details of the payer (for individuals, the details are full name, date of birth, passport details and residential address, and for legal entities - the name of the organization, registration address, TIN and others Bank details);
non-cash way. For payment, funds from a bank card or personal account of the payer are used. In some cases, you can use funds from an electronic wallet. Confirmation of payment is a payment order with a note from the bank about the transfer of funds.

The state fee can be paid through the government services portal. When choosing this payment method, a 30% discount is provided.

The validity period of the paid state duty is not limited, that is, payment can be made directly on the day of application or in advance.

So, when restoring the title, the owner of the car pays:

obtaining a duplicate of a motor vehicle passport;
obtaining a registration certificate (if necessary);
obtaining new license plates (if necessary);
obtaining Transit signs (if necessary);
passing a technical inspection to conclude an insurance contract for compulsory motor liability insurance (in the absence of a valid policy).