Changing a driver's license through the MFC

The main document giving the right to drive a vehicle is a driver’s license (d/u). Upon receipt, the license is marked with the date of issue and the expiration date; according to the law, the validity period of the license is 10 years. After this period, the document is considered invalid, and if you are stopped by traffic police officers, you may be issued a fine, including the evacuation of the car to the impound lot.

In this article, the pddazbuka.ru portal will give detailed instructions on how to replace a driver’s license due to the expiration of its validity, as well as in case of loss of the document or change of the holder’s last name or other initials in 2021.

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When is it necessary to exchange rights?

As mentioned earlier, the validity period of the rights is ten years, after which you are required to change the rights. But there are also other reasons why you may need to replace the unit:

• change of the owner’s passport data (this may include a change of last name, first name or patronymic);
• if the driver's license has become unusable or worn out and therefore officials cannot identify you as the owner of the document;
• if the document was issued using fake papers (for example, a medical certificate);
• theft or loss of a driver's license;
• registration of a license after training in a driving school and passing exams;
• according to medical indications from doctors (for example, diabetes or visual impairment).

In any case, if the driver’s health is fine, he will be given a license for 10 years, but whether they will be valid for this entire period depends on the factors mentioned above.

It is worth drawing your attention to the fact that the validity of an international driver's license is 3 years, and it should not exceed the validity of a national driver's license.

Documents for replacing a driver's license in Moscow

The documents that need to be submitted to the State Traffic Inspectorate (STSI) if your license expires are as follows:

• Old driver's license , which has expired or is about to expire; if the license is exchanged before the expiration date, they are still subject to surrender;
• Passport or other document confirming your identity;
• Application for replacement of rights (you can find a sample of the official form, there are also instructions on how to fill it out at the link);
• Receipt for payment of the state duty , the state fee for the exchange of a license is 2000 rubles (licenses on a plastic basis) and 500 rubles (rights on a paper basis), Article 333.33, paragraph 43 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. Please note that if the replacement of rights is completed through the State Services portal (www.gosuslugi.ru), you can save 30% on the fee and it will be 1,400 rubles. (used on a plastic base), the discount is valid from 01/01/2021. until 01/01/2019;
• Medical certificate (003-В/У), about passing the driver's commission, the validity period of this document is 1 year from the date of issue (instead of certificate 083/у-89 - no longer valid). The cost of obtaining a Moscow certificate will be in the region of 2500-5000 rubles, and depending on the specified categories in the rights “A” and “B” it is cheaper than all others;
• Confirmation of payment of overdue fines for traffic violations (receipt), this item is not required, but is desirable, because if you have overdue fines, you may be refused to replace your license, although this is illegal, but believe me, the inspectors do this.

Cost of replacing a driver's license

The state fee for issuing a new or replacing an old driver's license on a plastic basis will be 2,000 rubles . If you need a license on paper, the state fee will be 500 rubles . There are no longer any government fees when replacing licenses.

Important! If the exchange of rights occurs through the government services portal (www.gosuslugi.ru), then there is a 30% discount on the payment of state duty. Those. The state duty for replacing a license will be 1,400 rubles. The discount will be valid from January 1, 2021 to January 1, 2021.

Medical certificate 003-v/u when replacing a license:

Another mandatory expense will be the issuance of a medical certificate of a new type 003-v/u, when exchanging a driver’s license at the end of its validity period, its cost will vary depending on the region of your residence, as well as the medical institution where the driver’s examination will be held. The approximate price of the certificate will range from 1000 rubles to 5000 rubles .

A medical certificate is not needed if you are changing your current medical certificate due to a change of surname, loss (theft), in these cases you do not need to undergo a medical examination again.

Cost of replacing a driver's license in the Russian Federation in 2021

The fee that must be paid when a license is replaced is 2000 rubles.
This includes the costs associated with the production of a new plastic card. If you wish, you can request a new sample license. This means the card will contain an electronic chip that contains all the information. The cost of obtaining such a certificate is 3000 rubles. There are no additional payments when replacing a document. You also need to know that drivers who choose the State Services portal can count on a 30 percent discount. It turns out that the whole procedure will cost 1,400 rubles.

Documents for replacing a driver's license

Infographics procedure for replacing licenses in the traffic police

Now we will provide you with a complete list of documents for replacing a driver’s license:

1. Fill out an application for replacement. You can download the official traffic police form from our website.
2. A document proving your identity (usually a passport).
3. Medical certificate in form 003-в/у.
4. Old driver's license (if available).
5. Receipt of payment of the state fee for issuing new licenses.
6. Receipt for payment of overdue fines for traffic violations (desirable, but not mandatory, read more below).

Now let's take a closer look at each point given.

Statement . There should be no difficulties in filling out the application, especially since the official traffic police form, as well as instructions for filling it out, are on our website, or directly at the traffic police department. It indicates your personal data and the reason why you are going to change your rights.

What is needed to pay the state fee for a license through State Services

To pay the state fee for issuing or exchanging a driver’s license through State Services you will need:

• having a verified account on the portal;
• a device with an Internet connection (smartphone or desktop computer);
• bank card or electronic payment system wallet with a positive balance.

Important! Payment can be made not only using a card or e-wallet. Payment from mobile account balance is available. It must be remembered that the commission in this case will be slightly higher than when using other methods.

The following payment instruments are supported:

• cards Visa, MasterCard, as well as the domestic MIR system;
• WebMoney or Yandex.Money wallets;
• subscriber account of a mobile phone belonging to any federal-level cellular operator.

  

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Instructions for replacing a driver's license at the traffic police

Traffic police department

So, if you decide to exchange your license through the traffic police department, you need to complete the following steps:

1. Collect the necessary package of documents indicated above.
2. Select a traffic police department to replace your license on the official website (preferably the one closest to your place of registration or temporary registration). All information will be on the following page: https://www.gibdd.ru/r/66/exm/ - scroll to the bottom of the page, select your region and decide on the division (see reception hours there).
3. On the website (https://www.gibdd.ru/r/66/exm/), you can also see the details for paying the state duty; we recommend paying it in advance through Sberbank.
4. Before replacing your license, we recommend that you check if you have any overdue driving fines; if you have, pay them in advance and take the receipts with you just in case.
5. After you have decided on the branch and collected your documents, you go to the traffic police, where you stand in line or take a ticket to the appropriate window, and then wait to be called to check your documents. Then submit your documents to the window, and if the inspector has any questions, answer them. When the document check is completed, the inspector will tell you to wait.
6. After 10-15 minutes, you will be called into the office, where they will take your photo, after which they will print out your new driver’s license and give it to you for verification, carefully check all the data, and if you sign everything correctly and give the document to the inspector, he will laminate it.
7. Bingo. You just received a brand new car.

Methods for replacing a driver's license after 10 years

There are three ways to carry out the procedure for replacing rights after 10 years with new ones in 2021:

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1. Personally submitting an application to the traffic police department. Moreover, this is allowed to be done through absolutely any branch of the service, regardless of your registration. You can choose either a conveniently located address or a place with the least amount of visitors. Many departments already have an electronic queue, which significantly facilitates and speeds up the process.
2. In any Multifunctional. In this case, personal presence will also be required, but usually the queues at the MFC are smaller and they are located closer. The process of transferring documents to the traffic police and back will take additional time. On average, to replace a license after 10 years, it takes one week from the moment of the first visit to receiving a new driver's license.
3. Via the Internet, using the State Services portal. Submitting an application to replace your license after 10 years using this method without a personal visit. To obtain a license, you will still have to come to the traffic police.

Instructions for replacing a driver's license at the MFC

Multifunctional Center

Since January 1, 2021, the service for replacing rights has appeared in multifunctional centers (MFCs), now everything has become much simpler. Below we will tell you how the procedure for replacing a driver’s license occurs due to the expiration of its validity at the MFC.

1. We pass the driver's commission and receive a certificate 003-в/у.
2. We pay a state fee in the amount of 2000 rubles (licences on a plastic basis), the fee can be paid directly at the MFC branches, in the terminal.
3. Pre-select the nearest MFC office on the website https://www.e-mfc.ru/, make an appointment, and then appear in person.
4. After submitting the documents, we wait from 2 to 5 days.
5. After this, the MFC employee will notify you of the territorial traffic police department, where you can pick up your license.

List of documents for replacing a driver's license in 2021

If you are going to get a new license, you will need to collect the following documents:

1. Statement. You can fill it out on a special form. It is also permitted to use a simple drafting form. If the application is submitted using the State Services website, the application is written not in writing, but electronically.
2. Passport. There are often cases when a driver does not have a passport for various reasons. In this case, you can use another similar document.
3. In certain circumstances, a certificate will be required.
4. Old rights, if available. If rights are lost, documents are submitted without them.
5. A document confirming payment of the state duty. It should be understood that not all money goes to the state. Part of it is spent on making a new plastic card.

There is an opinion that you do not need to bring a receipt for payment. After all, the general system allows the traffic police officer to see that the driver actually paid the state duty. Of course, a receipt is not mandatory, but practice shows that to speed up the process of submitting documents, it is still recommended to attach this receipt.

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In addition, the inspector may ask for copies of available documents. It's better to make them in advance. As for photographs that were previously mandatory, you don’t have to take them. As a rule, traffic police departments have special rooms where you can take a photo.

Step-by-step instructions for replacing rights in the MFC

As already mentioned, this option is the longest. It is chosen by those drivers who are in no hurry to obtain a new document. Typically, the processing time for documents is about seven days. However, this period can be doubled. If this method was chosen, you should adhere to the following algorithm of actions:

• Call the hotline to find out which branch is best to contact to replace your ID;
• Appear in person at the indicated MFC branch with all documents. It is also recommended to have a photo on electronic media;
• Get a ticket and wait your turn;
• Hand over the documents to the responsible employee;
• Within the specified time, you will be called and invited to the MFC branch to receive a new certificate.

Multifunctional centers have been created quite recently. They can significantly reduce the burden on traffic police officers, since several million drivers change their licenses every year in the country. If your old license has been lost, you will need to get the appropriate certificate from the traffic police department to provide it to the MFC employee.

After MFC employees receive your documents, they are transferred to the traffic police, where the document is directly reissued. After this, the new rights are returned to the MFC, which transfers them to the applicant. In essence, the multifunctional center plays the role of an intermediary between the traffic police and the driver. Many people believe that there is simply no point in contacting the MFC. However, you need to understand that in many remote rural areas there are simply no traffic police units. But at the same time, MFC departments are opening. In order not to travel to regional centers, it is more convenient for local residents to contact the MFC.

There are situations when the traffic police refuses to issue a new license. In such situations, the MFC provides the applicant with an official refusal, which states the reason. Quite often the cause is fake or incorrectly executed documents.

Instructions for replacing rights through the State Services website (www.gosuslugi.ru)

Public Services Portal

It is worth noting that before using the service through the State Services portal, you need to register with your identification. In our case, let's imagine that you already have an identified account. What needs to be done?

1. Go to the portal via the link https://www.gosuslugi.ru/10056/2.
2. Select the type.
3. We log in to the portal using your username and password that you received during registration.
4. We fill out the application form for replacement of rights, indicating the following data: Old license;
5. Passport details;
6. Information about the certificate of the passed medical examination;

Infographics procedure for replacing rights through State Services

Step-by-step instructions for replacing a driver's license through State Services

The ease of use of the official portal of government services has already been appreciated by millions of compatriots. If the process of replacing rights through State Services will be your first experience working with a resource, it will all start with registration.

1. Registration. To create a personal account on the portal, you need to go to the website gosuslugi.ru and click on the “Register” link on the right side. After entering all the data into the form on the page that opens, click on the blue “Register” button. You will then be required to verify your mobile number or email address.

   

2. Search for services. After logging into your personal account, on the main page you need to find the menu “in categories. Select the line “Driver’s license” and from the list of state licenses.

   

   

   

3. Statement. Next, select the electronic type of receiving the service (without a personal visit) and fill out an application in which you will need to indicate: - passport data of a citizen of the Russian Federation or another document that confirms your identity; - data from your previous driver’s license; - information about a medical certificate (it is not needed only if the reason for changing rights is loss, damage or change of personal data). Before submitting the completed application, you will be asked to register with the appropriate traffic police department and select a date convenient for your visit.

   

1. Duty. After sending the application and receiving the notification, you will only have to pay the state fee for issuing a license (1,400 rubles, taking into account a 30% discount for the electronic method).
2. Now you can come to the selected address on the specified date with a set of originals and receive a new driving license. In large departments, this procedure usually takes no more than one hour.

Answers on questions

Question No. 1 : Do I need to retake exams when replacing a driver’s license?

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Answer No. 1 : There is no need to retake exams (theory, practice) when changing your driver’s license.

Question No. 2 : Is it necessary to pay unpaid fines when replacing a vehicle?

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Answer No. 2 : In accordance with Article 12.35 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, for failure to pay overdue fines, the traffic police does not have the right to refuse to replace your license, but we still recommend paying off all debts. Since when you visit the traffic police, and if you have an overdue fine, the employees have the right to draw up protocols against you imposing a fine of double the amount. Therefore, it is better to pay in order to avoid misunderstandings and take the receipts with you.

Question No. 3 : Is it possible to make an early replacement of the water supply in 2021?

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Answer No. 3 : Yes, from April 5, 2021, this opportunity is given to drivers, and licenses can be changed at least a year before their expiration date. Moreover, if you make a replacement without a certificate of passing the driver’s commission, then you will be issued a license for the same period; if the doctors’ report is valid and in hand, then a new license will be issued for 10 years.

Question No. 4 : When a nonresident citizen undergoes a medical examination, how to obtain an opinion from a psychiatrist and narcologist?

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Answer No. 4 : If you are exchanging a medical device not according to registration, then you will be able to see a psychiatrist and narcologist only in institutions specially designated for this; also, during the passage, doctors can make a request about your health status at the place of your registration and this The request will take about a month, keep this in mind when applying for a driver's medical examination.

Question No. 5 : What can be the fine for driving a vehicle with an expired license?

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Answer No. 5 : If you drive a car with an expired license, you face a fine of 5,000 to 15,000 rubles.

Question No. 6 : What documents will be required if the driver’s license changes after marriage?

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Answer No. 6 : To replace your license after marriage, you will need: A driver’s license issued in the old surname, a Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation with a new surname, temporary registration (for non-residents), a marriage registration certificate (sometimes required), an application for a replacement license, a receipt payment of the duty.

Do I need to pay fines before replacing my driver's license?

It is believed that a new driver's license can only be obtained after paying all outstanding fines. This opinion has no legal basis; all reasons for refusal are listed in paragraph 23 of PPRF No. 1097. However, it is not worth going to the traffic police with fines unpaid for more than 70 days (60 days to pay after 10 days to appeal). For late payment by this period, the inspection officer may impose additional financial sanctions in double the amount of the debt (based on articles Articles 32.2 and 20.25 of the Code of Administrative Offences, Part 1). That is, to a fine of 2,000 rubles, another 4,000 can be added for one unsuccessful visit. In addition, you may be subject to arrest for 15 days.

Therefore, it is recommended to check in advance whether there is any debt before visiting the department to replace your driver's license after 10 years, even if you are sure that you have paid everything. Moreover, if you manage to pay no later than 20 days from the date of sentencing, in 2021 the state provides a 50% discount.

Validity periods of a driver's license

The validity period of any driver's license issued on the territory of the Russian Federation is 10 years. It becomes invalid the day after the expiration of 10 years from the date of issue.

The exception is when the citizen is temporarily on the territory of the Russian Federation and does not have a foreign national driver’s license. In such cases, Russian driver's licenses are issued on a general basis. But their validity period is less than 10 years. This is explained by the fact that the validity of documents confirming a temporary residence permit in Russia is limited.

Before you change your expired driver's license, please note that the validity of an international driver's license does not exceed three years . Their validity never exceeds the validity of the national driving license.