Do I need to change the PTS or vehicle registration certificate when changing my place of residence?

A number of documents: STS, PTS, OSAGO policy indicate information about the address of the owner of the car. However, not all drivers who change their registration when buying an apartment or who moved to a rented premises with the opportunity to officially register there are interested in the question of whether it is necessary to re-register a car with the traffic police when changing their place of residence. And in vain, because the nuances associated with the preparation of documents for ownership of property always require detailed study.

Is it really necessary to re-issue paperwork for a car every time after a new registration stamp appears in the passport? We will examine this issue in detail in this article.

The need to re-register STS

According to the norms of the current legislation, replacing the STS when changing registration is a mandatory procedure. Failure to do so results in the document losing its legal force. The law provides for several circumstances that are a valid reason for replacing the vehicle registration certificate.

Among them, worthy of mention are:

• change of personal data of the motorist;
• change of registration or residence address;
• the name/address of the legal entity has been changed.

The rules provide maximum permissible periods during which it is necessary to make the necessary changes to the documentation. They amount to 10 days from the moment circumstances arise that make the procedure necessary.

When figuring out whether it is necessary to change the PTS when changing registration, it should be noted that there are no such instructions in the current rules. This means that the car owner should resort to replacing the title only if there is only 1 free line left in the document.

How is it done?

In which cases it will be necessary to completely replace the document for motor vehicles, it was indicated earlier. How to do this correctly, and how the procedure for obtaining a duplicate differs from the procedure for making changes to the PTS.

Replacing the original vehicle passport, as well as making adjustments, is carried out only by a traffic police officer.

To do this, again, you will need to contact the MREO with a package of documents. Their list is no different from the one above. The duplicate passport for the vehicle will indicate that the document was issued to replace the scrapped one.

A situation in which the passport will be lost cannot be ruled out. This can happen, for example, when packing for a move associated with a change of residence. If a car owner happens to encounter such a situation, he will need, in addition to all the documents presented, to draw up an explanatory note addressed to the head of the MREO, which will indicate under what circumstances and when the loss was discovered.

Instead of a lost vehicle passport, a duplicate will also be issued, where the traffic police officer will subsequently put the appropriate mark.

If you need to issue a duplicate PTS, you can submit an application not immediately to the MREO department, but on the government services website. You need to go through a simple registration procedure and then fill out a special form online. All that remains is to wait for an answer. If it is positive, you can collect documentation and go to the traffic police to draw up a new document.

Procedure

When planning to replace a vehicle's STS, you will need to collect the necessary documentation package. In order to save time, it is recommended to replace PTS and STS through State Services. This includes the ability to register online.

If there is no account in such a service, the user is recommended to personally visit the nearest MREO branch and follow the following instructions:

1. Sign up for the queue if the citizen has not previously signed up through the portal.
2. Go to the service window, inform the specialist about your intention to replace the STS and hand over the necessary documents.
3. Take the application form from the employee, then fill it out and return it.
4. After checking all the documents provided, the motorist receives a receipt and pays the fee.

After handing over the paid receipt, the motorist should wait for the application to be completed in the waiting room. After some time, he will be able to go to the appropriate window and receive an updated version of the document.

Documentation

As mentioned earlier, to successfully complete the STS replacement procedure, you will need to collect the necessary package of documents. It includes the applicant’s general passport, which reflects his updated place of residence, as well as a number of other important papers. Among them, worthy of mention are:

• PTS;
• car registration certificate;
• OSAGO insurance policy.

Provided that all necessary documentation is provided, the driver will be able to change the STS in a short time, avoid penalties and receive a new, up-to-date version of the document.

Where to contact

When planning to replace this type of paper, a motorist can personally visit any branch of the MREO or make an appointment electronically using the State Services portal. The second option will significantly save time and make the process of filling out the application form extremely simple and convenient.

The finished certificate is issued at the traffic police department

Price

Legislative norms provide for the collection of fees in the established amount for services for replacing STS and PTS. They are regulated by the administrative regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in paragraph 26. The amount of the fee depends on the type of document - for a registration certificate you will need to pay 500 rubles, and for a PTS 800 rubles.

If there is a need not to replace the title, but simply to add updated information to it, the car owner will need to pay at least 350 rubles. In this case, the duty can be paid at any financial institution using the issued details.

Terms of re-registration

The driver is given no more than 10 days from the date of change of registration address to reissue the documentation, otherwise he will face fines. The procedure is extremely fast and the driver will have an updated version of the document some time after successfully submitting the documents, which he can do in the MREO waiting room.

Penalty for failure to make changes to the PTS

For changing your registration without displaying it in the PTS and STS, a fine will be imposed. To avoid this, it is necessary to replace these cards in a timely manner.

If you do not add/change your car passport on time:

• it is considered that the car is not registered in accordance with the procedure established by law;
• the driver does not have the necessary documents to operate the vehicle;
• It is impossible to issue an MTPL policy.

For untimely changes to the vehicle passport, the owner may be subject to an administrative penalty in accordance with the Administrative Code (CAO),

If the owner of a motor vehicle is an individual, then the following types of liability are provided, as specified in the table.

Name	Amount of fine (RUB)
For failure to comply with the requirements for mandatory registration of vehicles and untimely introduction of changes to basic documents (Article 19.22)	1 500 – 2 000
Operation of an unregistered vehicle (Article 12.1)	500 – 800
Lack of documents required when operating a vehicle (Article 12.3)	500
Driving a car without a compulsory car insurance policy (Article 12.37)	800

If the owner of the vehicle is a legal entity, then responsibility for untimely making changes to the PTS rests not only with the driver, but also with the officials responsible for releasing the vehicle on the route, and with the legal entity as the owner. The data is listed below.

Name	Description
Article 19. 22 (failure to comply with car registration rules)	For officials, the fine will be 2,000 - 3,500 rubles, and for an organization of a car owner - 5,000 - 10,000 rubles.
Article 12.1 (driving an unregistered car)	A fine of 500 - 800 rubles will be imposed on the driver who did not control the current situation.
Article 12.3 (lack of documents)	A fine of 500 rubles is paid by the driver, who does not have the right to drive without officials providing a full package of documents.
Article 12.37 (no insurance)	The fine for the driver is 800 rubles.
Article 12.31 (releasing a vehicle that is not registered with the MREO to work)	Responsible (official) persons are punished with fines - 500 rubles, and a legal entity as the owner of a car - 50,000 rubles.

Sanctions in the absence of a replacement document

The fine established for evading re-issuance of STS is relatively small. It is 1,500 rubles per violation. At the same time, the need to re-register a car when changing registration is due to numerous hidden consequences that can cause a lot of inconvenience to the driver.

Among them is the impossibility of receiving insurance payments in the event of a traffic accident. All fines issued to the driver will be sent to the old address, which will lead to their accumulation and the accrual of penalties. Obtaining a diagnostic card will also become significantly more difficult if you have an out-of-date STS.

Is it necessary to change the registration certificate when changing the registered address?

Changing STS due to registration

Almost all changes in data about the owner of a car require the replacement of certain documents. Some of the personal information requires changing the STS - vehicle registration certificate, others - a driver's license, compulsory motor liability insurance policy, entering data into the PTS and even re-registering the car. We will talk about whether it is necessary to replace the STS in 2021 with a new registration address, how to do it correctly, whether it can be changed through State Services, in this article.

If you do not notify the traffic police about the new registration address

If the deadline for contacting the state traffic police has been missed, the traffic police officer can draw up a report on the administrative violation. This is due to the fact that failure to comply with deadlines is contrary to Article 19.22 of the Code of Administrative Offences. However, even if such a protocol is drawn up, it can be challenged in court.

In accordance with the law, late registration of changes in personal data in documents for motor vehicles is not a reason for deregistering a vehicle.

And, as we have already mentioned, correspondence from the state traffic inspectorate will be sent to the old address if the new one is not reported on time. Consequently, this may cause trouble for the car owner.

Do I need to change the certificate when changing my registration?

Yes need. This is dictated by a relatively new legal act called “Order No. 399”, which regulates the rules for vehicle registration. In particular, paragraph 6 of the regulations of the Order prescribes the following obligation:

6. The owner of the vehicle is obliged, in accordance with the procedure established by these Rules, to make changes to the registration data of the vehicle within 10 days after purchase. or the occurrence of other circumstances requiring changes in registration data.

As you can see, the 2021 law also establishes a maximum period during which it is necessary to replace the STS when changing registration.

Another point - 11, directly speaks of the need to change the registration certificate when the registration address of the car owner changes:

11. Changes in registration data are carried out when there is a change in the information specified in the registration documents issued by the registration divisions of the State Traffic Inspectorate (change in registration data of a vehicle, change in registration data about the owner of the vehicle.

Thus, the new registration address in the passport requires the owner to replace the STS.

Duration of the procedure

The procedure for registering motor vehicles and making changes to registration documents is regulated by:

• Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 1001, which establishes detailed rules for conducting registration actions and forms of registration documents (in particular, registration certificates);
• Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 605 (regulations for the provision of services for registration of motor vehicles);
• Government Decree No. 938 (on state registration of transport and self-propelled equipment).

In accordance with Article 4 of the Registration Rules (Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 1001), vehicle owners or their legal representatives acting on the basis of a power of attorney issued by the car owner are required to register or make appropriate changes to documents (as in the case of a change of place of residence) within:

• the validity of previously issued “Transit” signs (if such signs were issued);
• 10 days, which begin to count from the moment of purchase, registration of import of the vehicle at customs, deregistration for re-registration, changes to the design or other documents (PTS, car owner’s passport, etc.).

If registration actions are not completed within the established period, the driver is subject to administrative punishment under Article 12.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences.

The punishment is:

fine of 500 – 800 rubles	upon detection of the specified offense for the first time
a fine of 5,000 rubles or deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle for 1 – 3 months	upon repeated detection of this offense

How and where to change?

The answer to the question “where?” obvious - in the registration department (MREO) of the traffic police. You can do this in two ways:

1. Apply in person to change the STS at the MREO of the State Traffic Inspectorate,
2. submit an application for a replacement through State Services, arriving at the appointed time (by you) and skipping the queue.

Both methods are quite simple and cost 850 rubles when applying directly to the traffic police and 595 rubles when paying state fees through State Services.

Is there a ban on registration actions?

But before you run for the service of replacing this document, check by VIN number on the official website of the traffic police that there are no restrictions on registration actions. Alas, replacing the STS is a registration action, and if there is a ban, the replacement will not be possible - there will be a legal refusal.

If a ban is found, you will have to pay the reason for it by checking your full name on the bailiffs website for the specific debt as the reason for the restrictions. We also have two useful articles on this issue:

Personal appeal to the traffic police

To apply in person, you need to write an application to the traffic police and pay state fees.

You will have to pay 2 state fees, since, in addition to updating the certificate, a mark is also added to the PTS:

• issuance of a new STS – 500 rubles,
• making changes to the PTS – 350 rubles.

Payment is made at any bank, and when you visit the traffic police you will need to provide receipts, so be sure to save them.

In total, the traffic police will need the following documents:

• your passport with new registration,
• the old STS that you will be replacing,
• PTS,
• receipts for payment of state fees,
• statement.

The problem with this method may be that you will not be able to submit an application in person. In 2021, in MREO branches, it is practically impossible to apply directly with “forcing” the use of State Services for this. Either the terminal with coupons does not work, or it is always busy for several weeks in advance.

Replacement of STS through State Services

This method is even simpler and offers a 30% discount on state fees if you pay them online. At the same time, only an appointment for a change of STS is made through the State Administration, and you will come to change the document at the MREO branch of your choice at the time you also chose.

The replacement instructions are quite simple:

1. go to the official website of the State Services and log in (we described the registration procedure if you do not have an account in the article about registering for transport through the State Administration);
2. From the main page, go step by step through the sections: Services? Transport and driving? Vehicle registration? Preparation of documents when changing information about the owner? Change vehicle owner data or simply follow the last link;
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4. fill out the application - please note that not all fields are required; at the end you will be asked to select a convenient date and time, as well as a division of the traffic police MREO for the application;
5. then, after some time for processing the application, you will be asked to pay the necessary state fees: for replacing the STS 350 rubles with a discount and for changing the PTS 245 rubles; pay them;
6. print out the receipt and the application itself and take it with you to the traffic police.

In total, when submitting an application through the State Services to the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, you will need the following documents:

• passport with new registration,
• STS, which you will change,
• PTS,
• receipts for payment of state fees,
• application printed at State Services.

Applying through the State Services portal

There are always queues at the MREO, especially in large cities. It happens that it is difficult to get a ticket even for several days in advance.

To avoid such a long wait, you should use the government services website.

After registering on it, you can:

• fill out an application for the issuance of new documents or amendments to them;
• pay the state fee.

Of course, it is still necessary to visit the traffic police. The necessary papers will not be sent by mail. However, State Services have a number of advantages:

1. The application is filled out according to the prepared sample. You just need to enter the information in the appropriate fields.
2. Documentation is completed in a calm environment: at home, at the computer, without queues or noise.
3. You can quickly pay the state fee on the portal.
4. Until 2021 there is a 30% discount on services.

Thus, you can complete the paperwork via the Internet, but it is better to do this through the government services website, and not through another resource acting as an intermediary. Firstly, there are quite a lot of scammers online who profit from gullible citizens. Secondly, even if the intermediary is conscientious, he will definitely take a percentage for his services.

Replacing the STS when changing the registration address

Do I need to change the STS when changing my registration? The vehicle registration certificate, according to paragraph 55 of Order No. 605, will have to be changed when the data recorded in the STS is changed:

55. Changes in registration data are carried out when the information specified in registration documents issued by registration departments changes, or when there is a need to enter additional information into these documents. In this case, the administrative procedures provided for in paragraph 32 of the Administrative Regulations are carried out. Information about all changes in registration data is entered into the register.

The registration address of the owner of the car is written in such a certificate on the front side in the middle of the document. Therefore, the certificate must be changed if you have moved. This is especially true if no one will receive your letters at your old address, including important ones.

Do I need to show the car for inspection?

No. Paragraph 40 of Order No. 605 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs prescribes an exhaustive list of cases when inspection of a vehicle is required. And this legal act states that this is carried out when there is a change in registration data, which is not related, among other things, to a change in personal data (change of registration address).

Replacing PTS when changing registration

But there is no obligation to change the PTS when changing registration. The legislation does not contain a single clause about such a need. However, an entry must be made in the PTS when the registration data is changed, and, as we learned above, the STS still needs to be changed. Paragraph 41 of Order No. 1001 of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate tells us this:

41. When registering or changing the registration data of vehicles, appropriate notes are made in the vehicle passports. Registration documents are replaced and, if missing, they are issued.

In this case, you can either make a mark in the PTS or replace it. So, it makes sense to change the PTS if you do not have any space left there to mark or record the new owners of your car.

Replacement instructions

In fact, the procedure is called making changes to data about the owner of a vehicle when changing his personal data - in our case, the registration address. That is, our registration has changed, and we should replace it in the documents in which the old registration appears. So, let's begin!

1. First of all, log into your account on State Services and go to the application page.

2. Read the basic information and go directly to the application form for replacing the registration certificate and PTS when changing your registration by clicking on the appropriate button:

3. The application form is quite simple, it contains only 2 points:

1. your personal data, which can be automatically filled in from your profile,
2. card for selecting a traffic police department to replace documents and visiting time.

Accordingly, when you find a department that suits you, click on the button to select this department to register for a specific date and time:

4. In the next step, you will be asked to pay state fees. They do not have to be paid through State Services - you can do this at any bank. But then you won't have the 30% discount.

Before paying, look at your vehicle passport - if there is no space left in it, then you need to pay to get a new PTS (560 rubles). Otherwise – making changes to it (245 rubles).

5. Now print or save the completed application to your phone (it will be sent to you by mail and will be shown upon completion of the application). Despite the fact that this is not required by law, and the traffic police do not have the right to demand it, in practice, the department is often asked to confirm this point.

6. On the appointed (selected) day and time, all you have to do is come to the traffic police to receive documents. You should skip the line (this rule applies to all those who signed up through the State University portal). But the replaced documents will not be waiting for you at this stage - after you submit the originals of the civil passport, PTS and STS, the inspector will replace them - this usually takes no more than an hour (usually only 10-20 minutes).

As a result you will get:

• vehicle registration certificate with a new registration address according to the passport,
• PTS also with the registration address changed to a new one.

As we have already described above, the procedure for replacing these documents without using State Services differs only in that you need to fill out, print and sign the application form (given above) yourself and submit it to the traffic police in the order of priority.

The procedure for applying to the Multifunctional Center (MFC) is similar - in this case the application can be filled out directly at the institution.

How can I make changes to these documents?

The procedure for making changes to the PTS and STS of a car is quite simple, and here you have 2 options:

• replacement of PTS and STS through a visit to the registration office of the traffic police,
• replacement of these documents through State Services.

In both cases, you will need the same set of documents, and you will also need to pay a state fee for making changes, but if you submit an application through State Services and pay through the same website, then it will cost you 30% less.

The procedure for making the necessary changes to the PTS and replacing the STS when changing registration is quite simple.

1. First you need to fill out an application on the State Services website or fill out an application and print it out when contacting the traffic police in person.
2. Next you need to pay state fees:

1. for replacing the registration certificate, the state fee will cost 500 rubles (350 if paid through State Services),
2. for making changes to the PTS - 350 rubles (245 through State Services),
3. for replacing the PTS, if you decide to change the state duty will be 800 rubles (560 through the State Services website).

• On the State Services website, you will need to select a branch of the MREO traffic police department to visit and sign up at a time convenient for you. When visiting the traffic police, you need to personally select the desired department (you can change at any department). A list of addresses and other contacts of traffic police registration offices can be found on the department’s website by first selecting your city in the site header.

  

• passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation (or other document proving your identity),

old STS,

• PTS,
• OSAGO policy,
• a completed application (if you signed up through State Services, you do not need an application),
• a notarized power of attorney, if it is not the owner of the car who will receive the updated documents.

All that remains is to go to the selected traffic police department with the specified set of documents to receive a new STS and a changed PTS.

Will I need to present the car for inspection?

No, neither of the two traffic police orders above provides for providing a car for inspection if the registration data is changed. Therefore, it makes no sense to worry about various kinds of technical malfunctions or an unwashed car just because of this.

What is the penalty for not making changes?

It’s no joke, but there is no fine or any other punishment for failure to comply with the law to make changes when changing your residence address. A fine can only be for late registration of a vehicle or for failure to fulfill the obligation to register with the traffic police. But the car is registered with us, and its owner has been identified, so such a punishment does not apply to us.

What happens if we do not change our registration data when we change our registration? The main risk is that fines and other important letters, if you have not changed the registration data for the vehicle, will be sent to your old address. If no one forwards letters to you from there, then you will not know about them. An illegal fine will come, and you will easily miss the 10-day deadline to appeal it.

How to re-register

The algorithm of actions is as follows:

1. Collect the following package of documents: citizen’s passport, PTS, STS, MTPL policy (if necessary, take a power of attorney from the owner of the car). In addition, you will need to prepare an application for amendments to the papers. You can do this yourself or contact commercial organizations that are within walking distance from the traffic police department that deals with vehicle registration.
2. Pay the state fee. Information about its size can be found in the Tax Code or from police representatives. It makes no sense to indicate the current amount, because the “tariff” is constantly growing.
3. Go to the traffic police department responsible for car registration and take a ticket from the terminal. There is probably a live queue somewhere else. But most MREOs have electronic recording devices.
4. Wait for the numbers indicated on the coupon to light up on the display, hand over the documents to the window and, after some time, receive new papers with the changes made to them.

What else needs to be changed when changing address

Also, do not forget about the MTPL policy - it does not change when you change your registration, but changes need to be made in the insurer’s database. There is no penalty for this, but there are two risks. If you have changed your place of residence to another region, then logically you should have a new calculation due to a change in the coefficient when calculating the insurance premium. Don't worry, this will not entail additional costs for the policy. Likewise, failure to make changes will not result in the invalidity of the policy, refusal of payment or recourse from the insurance company.

But there is something equally important! This is your KBM discount (for accident-free operation), which increases annually according to your data and which is very sensitive to changes in data about the insured or the owner of the vehicle, and the insurers themselves continually try, at the slightest “jambs” of the insured, not to enter data into the KBM database, which entails it will be reset to zero. And this is an excellent motivation to make changes to the MTPL policy when changing the registration address.

This is easy to do: you simply contact your insurance company with a passport with a new registration and a valid policy.

Therefore, the answer to the question whether it is necessary to change not only the PTS or STS when changing place of residence, but also make changes to the compulsory motor liability insurance policy, is positive.

But you don’t need to change your driver’s license. It does not contain your registration, and no legal act obliges you to do this when changing your registration (only when changing your full name, INN and other personal data that are written directly in your rights).

Replacement of the MTPL policy – ​​is it necessary?

It is necessary to make changes to the insurance only if, according to the instructions above, you were forced to completely replace the vehicle title, and not make changes to it. When a new vehicle passport is issued, its series and number change.

The MTPL policy does not indicate either the registration address or the number of the registration certificate (technical passport), but only the PTS number.

You can make changes by contacting any office of your insurance company with an oral or written statement. And it doesn’t matter at what address and in what region you will do this. Including if you have issued an electronic compulsory motor liability insurance policy, you will have to contact the insurer’s office in person - insurers do not provide such a service electronically.

But failure to make changes to the policy is not punishable. If you forget or deliberately do not want to do this, then this will not threaten you with anything: no fine, no recourse, no refusal to pay.

Vehicle registration certificate

The list of required documents for a car owner includes several important documents. One of them is the vehicle registration certificate (VRC). It contains basic information about the car itself:

• register sign;
• VIN number of the car;
• make, model, category and type of vehicle;
• year of issue;
• engine model and number;
• chassis and/or body number;
• car color;
• engine power and displacement;
• permissible maximum vehicle weight;
• weight without load;
• STS series and number.

On the back of the document there is information about the owner of the vehicle:

• FULL NAME;
• address of permanent registration (republic, territory, region, district, locality, street, house, building, apartment).

Important! Information about the car owner is additionally duplicated in Latin. This is necessary for situations when the vehicle travels outside the Russian Federation.

Why change STS when changing registration

The permanent registration address is the place where the citizen permanently resides. In accordance with current Russian legislation, when changing registration, a citizen must make appropriate adjustments to the following documents for the car no later than within 10 days:

• vehicle passport (PTS);
• registration certificate;
• motor third party liability insurance policy (MTPL and/or CASCO).

This requirement is explained quite simply. The fact is that all correspondence addressed to the car owner is sent to the address specified in the STS. For example, if a traffic police inspector stopped a violator and drew up a protocol according to which the fine was not paid on time, a court summons is sent to the permanent residence address of the vehicle owner.

Step-by-step instruction

1. First of all, the owner of the vehicle collects the necessary documentation. We will consider the detailed composition of the package of papers below. Once all the necessary documents or copies thereof have been collected, the car owner will need to visit the traffic police department where the vehicle was registered.
2. The owner of the vehicle draws up an application according to the established template, which he can obtain from a service employee.
3. Next, all papers are submitted for review. If the documentation is in order and no additional checks are required, changes are made on the day of application. Otherwise, the procedure will be delayed, but not more than 30 days.

Package of necessary documents

In order for a traffic police officer to correct the information in the vehicle passport, the car owner will need to provide the following set of documentation to the MREO department:

• An application in which the originator requests changes to the PTS.
• Passport or other identification document.
• Copies of two double-page spreads of the passport - the main page and the registration page, where changes have already been made.
• A certificate confirming the registration of the vehicle with the traffic police.
• Compulsory motor liability insurance policy, you can also present CASCO insurance.
• TIN, information about which will need to be included in the application. Plus, it will be required when paying the state fee.
• PTS to which changes will be made.
• A power of attorney, if registration issues are handled not by the owner of the motor vehicle himself, but by a third party representing his interests.

The specified official papers may not be the only thing required from the vehicle owner, so you will need to find out the exact list of documents at the traffic police department.

Payment of state duty

Contributions to the state treasury for registration actions, namely for making amendments to the vehicle passport, amount to 800 rubles. This figure is regulated by Article 333.38 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

The state duty is paid at any bank branch. These are the minimum costs that will be required to correct the data in the PTS. An increase in expenses is usually associated with the services of lawyers if they are required by the owner of a motor vehicle.

Where to apply and within how long?

Let us turn to Resolution No. 938 of 08/12/94, which states that if the passport data is changed, the owner of the vehicle must contact the traffic police department to make appropriate adjustments to the vehicle passport no later than 10 days from the date of change of information in the civil passport. This also applies to changing your surname.

Replacing an STS when changing your registration through State Services

Replacement of STS under any circumstances is carried out by the traffic police. But the car enthusiast can independently choose which way to get to the appointment:

1. Personal visit. On the reception day, you need to arrive early, stand in line at the required window and patiently wait for the moment when you can submit documents and write an application for a replacement STS.
2. Through the portal "State Services". The application is filled out remotely and the visitor independently chooses the day and convenient time for a visit to the selected traffic police department. At the appointed time, the owner of the car must present the original documents. Specified in the application and receive a ready STS.

Obviously, making changes to the PTS through State Services is much easier and more convenient. Those who wish to take advantage of the federal portal of state and municipal services must adhere to the following algorithm of actions:

1. Log in to the website gosuslugi.ru (a phone number or email address is used as a login, and the alphanumeric code specified during user registration is used as a password).
2. Enter the “Services” section and select the “Transport and Driving” category.
3. In the menu that appears, click the “Car registration” button, and then “Prepare documents when purchasing, leasing or changing owner data.”
4. Choose . The system will redirect the user to a page where up-to-date information will be provided about the process of obtaining the service, its cost, taking into account the receipt of a discount, etc. After reading, you must click the “Get service” button and proceed to filling out an application for replacing the STS.

The application will require information from the following documents:

After filling out the data, you must select the traffic police department, as well as the date and time of the visit and click the “Submit Application” button. After accepting the application and checking the data, the user will receive a receipt for payment of the state fee, which can be paid online with a 30% discount.

Replacing the STS is a necessary procedure for a car owner. You need to understand that inspectors can issue a fine for inconsistency of information about the owner every time a vehicle is stopped. Therefore, you need to make an appointment through State Services and receive a new certificate on the same day.

Cost and timing of replacement of PTS

The amount of state duty is regulated by the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, so the amount is the same throughout the country. If you make payments through the State Services portal, you can save 30%.

The cost of making changes and replacing PTS:

Name	Price, rub.)	With a discount through State Services (RUB)
Making changes to the PTS	350	245
Issuance of a new PTS	800	560

Changes to the PTS are made as necessary, and when a situation requiring a change in information has arisen, this should be done no later than 10 days from the date of change of registration.