It’s been 6 years since pilot paid parking lots were launched on the capital’s streets. This experiment had both positive and negative consequences. Thus, street parking has become much more orderly. Not all drivers immediately assessed this innovation positively, and even now there are still dissatisfied ones. The indignation of motorists is due, first of all, to the fact that some still do not understand what the “Paid parking” sign looks like, what “10 15 20” under the parking sign means and the distance to which it is valid.
Organization and control of the parking zone
The experiment to create paid public parking began in 2013. The Metropolitan Department of Transport notes the positive effect of the measures taken. On the one hand, additional funds began to flow into the local budget. The experiment also contributed to streamlining the use of parking lots by road transport in conditions of an acute shortage of parking spaces or long stops.
On the other hand, the negative side of this innovation should also be noted. The paid parking sign, together with the already installed signs, has become a curiosity for many motorists. This circumstance, in turn, led to the massive bringing of motorists of various categories to administrative responsibility for unintentional violation of existing traffic rules.
Often, drivers, even with impressive experience, make mistakes when determining the location of permitted parking, the prohibited stopping zone and the long stay of the car.
Therefore, it is so important to correctly navigate the terms developed by the Legislator. In order not to be fined, it is important to understand the meaning of the paid parking zone sign, the extent of its validity, and the designation of the territory intended for stopping and parking cars.
Is there a chance to cancel the fine?
Automotive lawyer Mikhail Nikitin confirms the mandatory use of the sign when parking in a “disabled” space:
— “Disabled” identification badges are no longer issued, and previously received ones are invalid. Be that as it may, the sign will now need to be purchased or made independently. Many citizens with limited mobility mistakenly perceived this fact as a recommendation, deciding that when adding a car to the register, the sign is no longer needed. However, the traffic rules, according to which a sign is required for parking in preferential spaces, were not changed, which means that if you don’t have a sticker, you do not have the right to park in spaces for the disabled. And the fine for illegal parking remained.
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Nevertheless, the lawyer believes that there is still a chance for a pardon in Kirill’s case:
— If the judge follows the formal approach, the letter of the law, his complaint will remain unsatisfied, but if by the will of the courts the judge follows the spirit of the law, he may well satisfy the complaint and cancel the decision due to the insignificance of the violation.
To be continued: paid parking zone will be expanded in Moscow
Which areas will the innovations affect and how will tariffs change?
Meanings of signs
A paid parking zone means a specially designed and equipped area adjacent to a part of the road that allows vehicles to park safely.
Paid parking is intended for stopping and parking vehicles for a long time.
A specially designated paid parking area has:
- appropriate markings;
- indicated by a special sign or a complex of them;
- control is carried out with special metering devices.
The moment a car enters the parking zone of a special vehicle, the automatic fixation system via GPS is activated.
Two cameras installed in a specially designed device record the registration numbers of parked vehicles, as well as the general layout of the parking area. This is necessary to implement the ability to identify the location of the car. The information contained on the registration plates of a car recorded in a paid parking zone is sent to a special electronic database, where subsequent processing of the received data takes place.
Based on the analysis of information read and transmitted by cameras, both automatic recognition and screening of vehicles occurs.
Those presented in the following exhaustive list are excluded:
- Owners who belong to the preferential category of citizens.
- Special transport.
- Cars whose owners have already paid for parking services.
As an auxiliary control measure, inspectors work in the paid parking area.
Their tasks include recording information about vehicles parked in the parking lot. Data is recorded directly onto electronic media. Every day, information about violations is transferred to a specialized Center at the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, where it is finally processed.
Details matter:
- at what time the violation was committed;
- Times of Day;
- day of the week;
- vehicle registration number indicating all numbers and letters;
- other information necessary to identify the offender.
Subsequently, the person who violated the paid parking rules is sent a notice of a fine issued to him along with a photograph confirming the above fact.
How does the Paid Parking sign work?
The paid parking sign is placed along with other signs and only signals the presence of an area in which you can park only for money.
He also informs that there are parking attendants at the site or there are machines for paying for parking and warns that payment is required, and in case of its absence, a penalty will be imposed.
This is an additional sign that does not belong to the main groups, but it is important, as it implies the transfer of necessary information.
Installation rules in Moscow
Since the sign “You are entering a paid parking zone” is complementary, its use is only possible in conjunction with other signs, in particular those indicating the availability of parking.
In this case, an additional sign is placed directly under the parking sign at the beginning of the paid parking zone.
But if there is only a parking sign or a paid parking sign, then they cannot indicate a paid zone, since they only act in pairs and nothing else.
How are parking lots controlled?
To control paid parking lots, special vehicles called parkons move through them.
It is equipped with cameras and GPS navigators, and when a new car appears, its license plates are recorded and added to the database.
Next, the program processes the information, excluding those who appear on the list as having already paid or having a benefit.
Further work is carried out by a traffic inspector, who is armed with a tablet to check license plates.
If the parking has not been paid for, or the vehicle has no or closed license plates, he may issue a fine or call competent officials.
He may even call a tow truck to have the offender’s car towed away along with a fine.
For the coverage area of the Disabled Parking sign, see the article: Disabled Parking sign. How to apply for an MTPL policy online at Rosgosstrakh, read here.
The results are usually summed up at the end of the day, when the information is transferred to the traffic police center.
In it, information about violations is processed, notifications are drawn up and sent to the driver’s address along with a photograph in which the violation is visible and its decoding is given.
What signs indicate that you can park your car?
The fact that the car can be left in the parking lot is, of course, indicated by road signs and markings.
The main parking sign has a square shape and a white letter “P”, which is printed on a blue background.
In some cases, it is supplemented by an additional sign specifying exactly how the car must be parked - on or near the curb, parallel to traffic or perpendicular.
But if there are no prohibiting signs, then the car can be parked even where there are no signs.
The main thing is to make sure that it does not violate traffic rules, does not create inconvenience to other road users and is not located near pedestrian crossings, intersections or stops. In this case, of course, a fine will be issued.
Cost of this service
In different localities, parking costs vary.
For example, in Moscow it starts at 50 rubles and ends at 200 rubles, since it depends on the parking zone, road congestion and time of day.
Most cities have adopted the same tariffs, but without dividing the territory into zones, since traffic in them is less intense.
Thus, when using a paid parking service, you need to familiarize yourself with their tariffs in advance on special information boards or directly at the payment terminal, and then either park or look for a free space.
How to pay
There are now several methods that can be used to pay for parking.
They differ in methods and approaches, but ultimately lead to the same result, issuing a reporting receipt indicating the amount paid and time of payment.
So, in parking lots you can use:
| Parking meter | This is a special terminal that can support payments with special scratch cards or bank plastic cards, but cash payments are not available on them. You must select the paid time and parking number, and then pay |
| SMS message | Allows you to pay for parking from your mobile account by sending a message indicating the parking number, license plate number of the car and the amount of time the car will be parked. For this, number 7757 (in Moscow) can be used, which can also be used to extend or terminate parking before the end of the time |
| Internet application | This method is available only in large cities and to use it you need to install a special program on your smartphone. In it you need to register, enter your bank card details, then select the time and parking and press the payment button |
| Electronic terminal Qiwi | In which you need to select all the necessary data and pay in cash |
Who has the right to use parking without paying it off?
Even if a parking space has a tariff and a fee is required, some categories will be able to use its services for free.
These people include:
- disabled people and their accompanying persons;
- WWII veterans;
- members of large families;
- persons who participated in the defense of Moscow;
- owners of motorcycles and electric vehicles;
- citizens who were in concentration camps as minors;
- emergency vehicle drivers.
For some of them, the right to free parking is given according to existing documents, some will need a special permit, which is issued by local authorities.
When can I park for free?
You can park for free when the parking sign is not accompanied by a paid parking sign, but in Moscow it is possible not to pay for parking on holidays and on Sundays, but not completely on weekends.
This was done because on such days the load on the city’s roads is significantly reduced, and the organization of traffic for which paid parking was introduced is no longer required.
It is then that motorists may not pay for parking and not receive a penalty for this.
But there are also signs that require you to pay for parking even on weekends, in which case you will still need to pay money for the service.
When it comes to a person who lives in an apartment, owns it, or rents it on an official basis, in order to use paid parking for free, they must obtain a resident permit.
You can get it for free, but you will be able to occupy paid spaces only from 20:00 to 8:00, and if a person wants to park for free in his area during the day, it will cost 3,000 rubles a year.
Video: how to park in a paid parking lot for free
What are the penalties for non-payment?
If the driver has not paid for parking, then he will need to pay a fine, which currently amounts to 2,500 rubles, regardless of the reasons for non-payment and the timing of parking, even if it was without markings.
But also, if the driver is not near the car, then a tow truck picks him up from the parking space, the payment for which is assigned to the driver who committed the violation.
The car is stored in the impound lot until it is picked up by the owner, who does not have to pay a fine beforehand; he only needs to obtain permission from the traffic police.
Towing a car will cost its owner 5,000 rubles, and every day at the impound lot thousands of rubles will be required to be paid.
You can pay both the fine and the evacuation within 60 days after receiving a receipt or drawing up a protocol, and if this is not done, problems with the bailiffs may arise.
What does the sign look like and its meaning?
With congested municipal roads, finding a suitable parking space becomes a real challenge for the driver. Sometimes it seems that you have managed to find, at first glance, a suitable place to park, during which the vehicle will not disturb anyone. But even here the car enthusiast is in for an unpleasant surprise.
Monetary collection and vehicle towing are the most common methods of dealing with violators of Russian traffic rules.
Road sign 6.4. “Parking” indicates a place where a vehicle is permitted to be parked and is represented by a printed letter P in a square on a blue background. In addition to it, auxiliary signs and plates may be installed. What do they mean?
- Types of vehicles covered by them.
- Method of parking a car in a parking zone.
- Parking spaces for vehicles driven by disabled people.
It is important to know the features of the designation of paid and free parking zones. Knowledge of the current traffic rules is the responsibility of every motorist.
Not only a sign, but also documents
In addition to the sign, documents are required confirming the disability of the car owner or passenger, even if the car is in the registry. This is what clause 2.1.1 says. Traffic rules There is currently no special template for providing information, so for the traffic police, a current certificate from a medical institution with a disability certificate or a pension certificate indicating the disability group is suitable.
An important point follows from this: if the permanent driver of the car is disabled, the sign may not be removable. But if the driver is only occasionally transporting a beneficiary, the sign must be removable, since if there is no disabled person in the car and there is a sign, the driver may receive a fine for illegal use of the sign in the amount of 5 thousand rubles.
Indication of paid parking
Many drivers wonder: what does the parking sign 10 15 20 mean?
The answer is simple and obvious - such a sign shows that this place is intended for paid parking. Often the sign is placed together with other signs, for example, establishing distance. This designation says that the beginning of the toll zone is counted from the place where such a symbiosis of signs is installed. If there is no distance marking, any demands to pay for parking under sign 6.4 are illegal.
Understanding the end of the paid parking zone is also quite simple. You need to pay attention to a similar “Parking” sign with 2 lines crossing it out or a separate “Parking or parking prohibited” sign. This designation will indicate that it is prohibited to leave the vehicle in the direction of travel outside the coverage area of the permit signs.
You can often find specialized signs in the form of a shield notifying you of entering or leaving a paid parking zone.
How can I pay for parking?
The city authorities have provided many ways to pay for parking so that it is convenient for everyone and motorists do not have any problems with this. The only payment that is not provided, but is very familiar and convenient for everyone, is payment in cash.
These are the payment methods found in cities:
- Pay at the parking meter.
- Payment via mobile device using SMS message.
- Payment via a mobile device using an Internet application (currently only relevant in Moscow).
But for some payment options you need to prepare in advance and perform preliminary manipulations with your mobile devices, so it’s worth talking about all possible options in more detail.
If at the selected paid parking lot you can pay at a parking meter, then such a machine will be placed in the most visible places, so you can immediately notice it. To make a payment at such a machine, you need to have a bank card with a certain amount in your account or a scratch card. All the manipulations that need to be performed with this device can be seen on its screen, on which all the necessary and brief information will be displayed, what to insert where and what key to press. And don’t forget to take the receipt that the parking meter will issue, it may come in handy.
If the driver plans to pay for parking using a mobile device using SMS, then you need to remember the number 7757, to which you will need to send the message. The information that must be written in the message describes the parking information in detail.
What data should be contained in the SMS:
- Parking number (information must be indicated on the sign).
- Vehicle registration number.
- If parking is expected to last more than an hour, an “X” sign is added, after which the hours for parking the car are indicated.
The parking number and vehicle registration data are separated by an asterisk.
When the parking time specified in the message comes to an end, an SMS is sent with a proposal to extend it. If this is necessary, then a repeated message with the sign “X” and the number , which will indicate the hours spent in the parking lot. These actions entail debiting funds for the time spent in paid parking.
But if the car owner did not need the amount of time that was paid for, you can inform about this with another message. Now you need to send the “C” or “S” icon to the already familiar number. This will indicate that all the paid time was not needed, and the remaining paid hours will be spent the next time it is needed.
A more modern payment method that can be used by any motorist, but which requires preliminary preparation, is payment using Internet applications. To get this function, anyone needs to find a site on the Internet called “Moscow Parking Space”, register on it by creating a “Personal Account” . After this, the driver can enjoy all the privileges of this service if he has an Internet connection.
Working with the program occurs in several stages. When entering a paid parking lot, a registered client who wants to pay for the service turns on the required application. Logs into your “Personal Account” and selects the “Park” button on the screen. Also in the program for extending parking time there is an “Extension” button . Well, if you need to leave before the paid time expires, the developers have provided a “Leave” button.
How to make a payment
A driver who has no experience in using paid parking has a logical question: where and how to pay for parking services? To avoid getting into trouble in such situations, you need to know a few nuances.
There are 5 most common methods of transferring funds for using paid parking:
- Use self-service terminals. To do this, you will need a special card, which can be purchased at a point of sale of mobile communication services or use an existing bank card. Payment is made by non-cash method. The payer needs to insert the card into the designated hole in the payment terminal and press the “Pay” button. Then - indicate the parking time and parking space number, and finally - make payment. You must keep your receipt. This document is actual evidence of depositing funds and in controversial situations is a key argument.
- Use your mobile account by sending a short message to the unified number 7757. The message indicates the place, time, vehicle registration number, and duration of stay in the parking lot. To make a successful payment, you must have a positive balance on your mobile account. Extending the time a vehicle spends in the parking lot is carried out by re-sending a message to the same number with the content “x1”, where 1 is the number of hours. In this case, you can specify any length of time to extend the service. To get a refund for unused parking time, send a message to the same number. In the text, indicate the letter S. The disadvantage of this payment method is the high probability of additional operator fees for transferring funds.
- Use self-service terminals. Select the required section from the menu and follow the instructions to make a payment.
- Purchase a monthly or annual subscription for the right to use city paid parking lots. The coupon is valid from 6:00 am to 12:00 pm. If the driver leaves the car overnight, he will have to pay in any other way.
- You can also use a special application. Most modern smartphone models already have such developments.
How to pay for parking
Automated payment systems for placing cars on toll plazas provide for non-cash payments using:
- virtual parking account of the car owner in real time through a mobile application;
- driver's telephone account via SMS notification;
- stationary automatic cash acceptance devices;
- plastic cards of credit institutions;
- electronic cash accounts of transport owners
- purchased parking passes.
No way to pay
Despite a fairly wide range of payment methods, there are often situations when a car owner is unable to use any of them.
To avoid monetary penalties in the form of a fine and get a parking space for the required period, you should call the Unified Center where you can register your application.
The car owner will be assigned an appropriate number to avoid unlawful prosecution. Of course, in the future you will have to pay the cost of parking in any case.
When does a paid parking zone become free?
To carry out maneuvers and safely park the car in a parking space, car owners are given 15 minutes, which are not paid. From the moment the paid parking time ends, they are given 10 minutes to leave the site. This time is not included in the parking price.
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The period of paid stay on the site may be indicated by appropriate traffic symbols. If such periods are not indicated, then the fee for the presence of transport on the territory is charged around the clock.
In some settlements, in order to place cars in local areas with paid parking, owners obtain a special permit for free placement of cars in paid areas at night. Usually this is the period from 20.00 to 8.00.
In Moscow, the right to park vehicles on paid platforms is granted free of charge to:
- disabled people and persons transporting them;
- former minor prisoners of concentration camps, ghettos and other places of forced detention created by the Nazis and their allies during the Second World War;
- participants in the defense of Moscow during the Second World War;
- Heroes of the Soviet Union;
- Heroes of the Russian Federation;
- full holders of the Order of Glory;
- Heroes of Socialist Labor;
- Heroes of Labor of the Russian Federation;
- full holders of the Order of Labor Glory.
Coverage Spread
Following the requirements of the Traffic Rules will allow you to avoid troubles from regulatory authorities in the form of a fine or evacuation of the vehicle, as well as safely leave the car for the required time. Recently, there has been a trend of constant expansion of parking zones. In this case, technical personnel may not have time to apply appropriate markings and mark the entire parking area.
In such cases, to independently determine the boundaries of the “Parking” sign, you need to know the following:
- If the “Parking” sign does not have clarifying indications of its radius of action, then the vehicle can be left behind the place where it is installed up to the nearest intersection and no more than 5 meters of the road intersecting the roadway with the parking area.
- Clarifying sign 8.2.1, placed with the “Parking” sign, contains information about the length of the parking zone and its direction.
- Theoretically, you can try to leave the vehicle at the place where the sign is installed, and such parking will not be considered paid, but there is a high probability of being fined. You should carefully study the road situation for the presence of prohibitory signs and signs.
- The adjacent territory, which belongs to the courtyard zone, cannot be used as paid parking, therefore, demands for payment are illegal.
Before stopping and leaving your vehicle, you must check all signs installed in the parking area so as not to become an unwitting traffic violator.
“Paid parking” sign - what does the road sign “10 15 20” mean? Coverage area
It’s been 6 years since pilot paid parking lots were launched on the capital’s streets. This experiment had both positive and negative consequences. Thus, street parking has become much more orderly.
Not all drivers immediately assessed this innovation positively, and even now there are still dissatisfied ones.
The indignation of motorists is due, first of all, to the fact that some still do not understand what the “Paid parking” sign looks like, what “10 15 20” under the parking sign means and the distance to which it is valid.
What is a "parking zone"
This is a specially designed area where vehicles are parked. This area is marked with a special sign. The parking area is controlled by cars (parking lots) with locking devices installed.
Information about parking cars is carefully filtered. Parkons weed out beneficiaries and those who paid for the service, and send data about unscrupulous citizens to the traffic police.
Parking zone designation
The parking area has always been indicated by sign 6.4 “Parking”. It has a blue background on which the letter “P” is drawn.
Next to the sign you can often find other signs:
disabled parking;
signs allowing parking on even or odd days, etc.
What is the difference between the designation of paid parking and regular parking? If there is a paid parking lot in front of you, then near sign 6.4 there should be a white sign with black circles, which to many people resemble coins. The road sign with “10 15 20” means “Paid parking” and has the number 8.8.
According to traffic regulations, a sign with the words “You are entering a paid parking zone” may be located next to the sign. If there is one, then when leaving this area, the driver should see a sign “You are leaving the paid parking zone.”
While signs are a must in a commercial parking area, billboards are not.
The end of the paid parking area is considered to be the same letter “P” crossed out diagonally. In addition, the end of any parking zone is indicated by sign 3.27 “Stopping is prohibited.”
Validity area of the “Paid parking” sign
1 If there are no additional signs near the commercial parking sign indicating its length, then the territory ends near the first intersection (but not closer than 5 meters before the turn).
2 The traffic rules also have sign 8.2.1, which is called “Validity area”. It is designed to determine at what distance a particular maneuver can be performed. The sign in appearance is a white background with a black number, which indicates the number of meters and is placed above the main sign.
3 The territory up to the sign is not included in its coverage area. Therefore, a motorist who leaves a car there does not have to pay anything.
4 No one has the right to include the area belonging to the courtyard area in the paid parking zone. This space is reserved exclusively for parking of residents' cars.
Never forget that other traffic signs may also be valid in commercial parking areas.
For example, this could be a “No Parking” sign, which is placed next to an officially located parking lot. This sign significantly reduces the coverage area of its fellow 6.4.
If there are no boards with additional markings in this area, you should adhere to the “Area of Action” sign and markings on the road.
Fines
In case of evasion of payment for parking, the driver will have to pay a fine of 2,500 rubles.
Sometimes drivers who pay fines using a mobile application encounter a problem: the funds are debited from their balance, but the traffic police still send you a paper about the need to pay for the violation.
In this situation, you cannot hesitate: the car owner has only 10 days to challenge the unfair fine. To do this, you need to attach a screenshot of the payment page to your application and describe its parameters (date, amount, etc.).
If the punishment is not canceled even after this, you should go to court with a lawsuit.
6.4 “Parking (parking space)”
The increase in the number of vehicles on the roads of the Russian Federation (in addition to the problem of traffic jams) poses another significant negative circumstance - the difficulty of finding a place to stop and park a vehicle.
And in today's conditions, drivers have to choose a parking place not where it is allowed, but where it is not prohibited. Which, in principle, is normal and correct.
However, Section 12 of the Traffic Rules provides for more than a dozen cases prohibiting stopping and parking. In addition, there are special prohibitory signs and types of horizontal markings that limit these modes. Agree, all this brings nervousness to traffic practice.
In order to overcome these negative aspects, a special information sign “Parking (parking space)” was created. It is used to designate a site or territory that is intended for parking vehicles.
To be fair, it should be noted that in its “pure” form the “Parking (parking space)” sign is used quite rarely. Most often it is combined with one of the “Method of parking a vehicle” plates (8.6.1 - 8.6.9).
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Payment benefits
Paid parking is an effective way to replenish the state treasury, however, the legislation of the Russian Federation provides for a number of categories of citizens who can freely use state parking services on privileged terms.
Only certain categories of citizens can park for free:
- Incapacitated or partially capable citizens, as well as persons traveling with them, representing their interests, and accompanying disabled children.
- Citizens who took part in the defense of Moscow.
- Owners of cars equipped with an electric motor.
- Participants of the Second World War.
- Citizens who have the status of a member of a large family.
- Victims of concentration camps.
- Drivers of emergency municipal services.
The above categories of citizens are granted the right to obtain a parking permit, subject to the provision of documents confirming the benefit.
Residents of houses located in close proximity to the state parking zone also have a number of concessions:
- the right to use a parking lot free of charge from 20:00 to 8:00 am;
- the opportunity to obtain a subscription on preferential terms.
Drivers who have unpaid fines for traffic violations will not be able to receive benefits. Verification of current administrative documents is carried out through the state service portal or directly at the traffic police.
How to pay for parking correctly
Despite the fact that sign 8.8 indicates that it is mandatory to pay for parking a car, payment is only necessary if you have to stand for more than 15 minutes. A shorter stay in the parking lot, which may be due to boarding and disembarking passengers or loading and unloading, does not oblige the vehicle owner to pay.
In addition, Russian legislation exempts certain categories of citizens from this duty. Among them are disabled people I, II, and after making some adjustments, III groups, fathers and mothers of many children, combatants, former prisoners of concentration camps, drivers driving electric cars or two-wheeled vehicles, including motorcycles, as well as emergency services employees.
It is noteworthy that in some regions of the Russian Federation this list may be expanded or, on the contrary, reduced, so persons with benefits must clarify their rights.
Naturally, exemption from payment becomes possible only if motorists have the appropriate documents obtained on the basis of a medical examination and other legal acts.
The absence of proofs and papers permitting free parking is not a reason for refusing to pay, even if such certificates were forgotten at home or the driver simply did not fill them out, falling into the appropriate category by all indicators.
Parking meters, terminals that accept bank cards or make payments via mobile NFC chips, systems for automatic debiting from a mobile client’s account - there are indeed a lot of options for paying for the service received.
Especially for those who “forgot their wallet at home,” most city parking lots provide alternative payment methods.
Most common problems
In theory, everything is quite simple and clear - there is a special territory, there are payment methods and applicable rules, but in practice things are not so rosy.
Everything related to the collection of payment and mandatory fees is regulated by law and polished by practice to the point of automation, but with the appropriate arrangement of the parking area, systematic shortcomings are still being identified everywhere.
Some of the most common problems look like this.
- Incorrect installation of road signs that contradict each other.
- Poor condition of road markings in the parking area.
- Technical failures of the payment acceptance terminal in the parking lot, leading to erroneous fines being issued to the driver.
- Other errors that cause inconvenience to car owners.
These problems are well known, but no fundamental changes have been observed in solving them.
Fines for non-payment
After the car owner has left his car in a paid parking lot, he has 15 minutes to pay for it. The time is recorded by a special patrol car, which periodically drives along the parking area.
You may be fined if:
- more than 15 minutes have passed since the car was parked and no payment has been received;
- the car takes up more than one place when paying for one;
- when the amount paid is insufficient for the given tariff and time;
- 10 minutes have expired for the car to leave after the end of the paid time;
- the owner did not manage to pick up the car before 8:00 am, when the free parking time ends;
The size of fines depends on the region (from 300 to 2500 rubles). It must be paid within 30 days.
Penalties for violating parking rules include:
- fine of up to 5,000 rubles;
- administrative arrest for a period of 15 days;
- ban on foreign travel;
Paying for car parking has become common. Failure to comply with parking rules will entail significant costs for fines and tow trucks. The driver requires increased attention, as road signs may contradict markings and each other. In any controversial situations when you are limited in the use of a vehicle, you should call traffic police officers.
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Appeal
The procedural legislation of the Russian Federation provides for the possibility of car owners protecting their violated rights, including appealing illegally issued fines.
The law allows 10 days to prepare and submit an application to the court. The period is calculated from the moment the person receives notification of administrative liability.
The application shall indicate:
- full name of the body that is authorized to consider such cases;
- information about the applicant;
- table of contents of the document;
- the content part, in which the applicant reflects the essence of what happened, the circumstances of bringing to administrative responsibility;
- the motivational part, which contains the normative justification for the illegality of imposing a fine;
- documentary evidence of your position;
- the operative part, in which the applicant asks to recognize the administrative materials as illegal and cancel them.
Applying to the court to protect one's interests makes sense in cases where there is indisputable evidence of one's own innocence.
If the applicant relies solely on emotional and oral argumentation, then the court will consider such arguments insignificant and will leave the administrative materials in force.
Who is eligible for free parking?
Disabled people of groups I and II or persons transporting them in their car, car owners transporting disabled children can park for free in Moscow. Benefits also apply to disabled people of group III who have limited ability to move independently, as well as disabled people of group III who received the “Disabled” sign from the bureau of medical and social examination before July 1, 2020.
Separate parking spaces must be provided for cars of disabled people - at least 10% of the total. As a rule, these are the most convenient pockets located at the entrances to buildings.
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Since July 1 last year, the procedure for obtaining benefits when driving a vehicle has changed. Now a person with a disability or his representative can contact the government services website or the MFC, and the car will be entered into the federal register. In this case, one person can only own one car. If after some time the beneficiary or his representative wants to add another vehicle, only the last one added will be reflected in the system. The presence of a car number on the list is confirmed by a simple online check.
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If previously a yellow “Disabled Person” badge was received after submitting documents, now, due to the simplification of the procedure, it is not issued. The MFC advises you to simply buy a sticker at any gas station. Because of this, many thought that the sign was no longer needed. The price of such a misconception is a towed car.
Fines
In case of evasion of payment for parking, the driver will have to pay a fine of 2,500 rubles.
Sometimes drivers who pay fines using a mobile application encounter a problem: the funds are debited from their balance, but the traffic police still send you a paper about the need to pay for the violation. In this situation, you cannot hesitate: the car owner has only 10 days to challenge the unfair fine. To do this, you need to attach a screenshot of the payment page to your application and describe its parameters (date, amount, etc.). If the punishment is not canceled even after this, you should go to court with a lawsuit.
Measures to streamline vehicle parking
The increase in the number of vehicles on Russian roads has given rise to a number of problems. Among them, one of the most pressing is the difficulty of finding parking spaces on the busy streets of cities and towns. Paradoxical as it may seem, the driver is sometimes forced to leave the car not where he needs it, but where it is not prohibited.
However, finding such a place can be very difficult, because it is not for nothing that Section 12 of the Traffic Rules provides for more than ten cases in which stopping or parking is prohibited. If we take into account that they are accompanied by some types of road markings, which also limit the parking space, then it is quite clear that this cannot but introduce unnecessary nervousness into traffic.
What are the consequences of non-payment?
It is important to remember that intentional or forced refusal to pay is fraught with penalties, the amount of which does not depend on the region. That is, regardless of where the violation occurred - in Moscow, St. Petersburg or Kazan, the driver will be issued a fine in the amount of 2.5 thousand Russian rubles. If, in addition to everything else, surveillance cameras record his attempt to hide vehicle license plates, then the amount of the penalty will be automatically doubled, amounting to 5 thousand.
It also happens that the owner of the vehicle paid for parking, but for some reason his payment was not recorded (stuck in the application, not included in the report by the parking employee when paying in cash, incorrectly processed by the terminal, etc.) In such situations, the resulting fine can be and needs to be contested, citing receipts for services, which should be kept for 10 days after using the paid parking zone.
The absence of an official cancellation of a fine is grounds for filing a claim with the administrative court at the place of residence.
In such situations, all receipts are attached to the claim, but the filing fee for the contested document is not paid. And in order to avoid such incidents in the future, you should pay carefully, preferring parking meters to paying in cash.
Actions in case of impossibility of paying for parking
If for some technical reason the payment still failed to be made, you should not despair. In this case, you need to call the Unified Contact Center by phone and provide your details: parking lot number (usually it is indicated on the information board) and car number. In this case, the payment attempt will be recorded, and the operator will report the number under which this request was registered. It is generally accepted that in the event of a fine being imposed for non-payment, this number will help to appeal the decision.
Pay for parking using mobile devices
To do this, the driver needs to send an SMS message from a smartphone or any other mobile device to 7757 with a text indicating the number of the parking lot where he is located and the registration number of his car. An asterisk is placed between them as a separator. For example: 1004*006 a 254. This message means that the estimated parking time does not exceed one hour, and fifty rubles will be debited from the driver’s account.
In the case of longer parking, X2 or X3, etc. is added to the text of the SMS message. In this case, the number after the letter X means the expected number of hours of stay where the paid parking sign is installed, and funds will be debited according to this. When fifteen minutes remain until the end of the specified time, the driver receives a message with an offer to extend, if necessary, the duration of the service provided to him.
To do this, he sends a new SMS to the same number with the text: X + a number from 1 to 24, indicating the duration of the stay. The rules also provide for early termination of parking and preservation of funds in the client’s parking account. In this case, the text of the SMS message is limited to one letter S or C, and the saved amount can be used next time.
Difficulties that arise when paying for parking
To avoid problems associated with paying for the time spent in the territory where the “Paid parking” sign is installed (the coverage area of the “Paid services” sign), you should follow simple rules. First of all, since cash payments are not accepted, you must check your mobile phone account in advance and, if necessary, top it up. If you plan to park in a parking lot equipped with a parking meter, it is advisable to purchase a scratch card in advance.
Considering possible interruptions in the operation of the mobile communication system, it is recommended to wait for an SMS message about debiting funds from your account, otherwise misunderstandings may arise. When making a payment, you need to keep in mind that a number of telecom operators charge fees for such services. As a rule, it does not exceed 6.5%, but this should also be taken into account. Finally, some corporate plans do not include advance payments. In this case, if the driver has insufficient funds in his account, he will receive a message that the payment has not been made.
In addition to all of the above, every driver must be prepared for the fact that the parking meter with which he intended to pay the state does not currently accept payments. You shouldn’t be surprised, much less angry - everything new must first “break in.”
