Is driving under the “Brick” sign revoked or is there a fine?

Features of the fine for driving under a “brick” in 2021

What does the sign look like? “No Entry” is a red circle with a white rectangle. Because of this rectangle, the sign was nicknamed “brick”.

This is sign 3.1 in the traffic rules. Drivers simply call it "brick"

Sometimes the sign is supplemented with signs:

• validity time - on certain days or hours, for example on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This means that driving under the sign is prohibited at the specified time.
• with a down arrow - it indicates a lane in which you cannot drive.

The sign means that the sign is valid on weekends from 8:00 to 17:30

The arrow indicates that the sign is valid in a specific lane

Where on the road are signs placed? There is a sign like this at the entrance:

• into the lane with oncoming traffic;
• to a lane for fixed-route transport;
• to the loading and unloading zone of large enterprises;
• in the residential sector next to playgrounds and pedestrian areas.

Who records the violation? This could be a traffic police inspector or a traffic camera. The sign may be accompanied by a “video recording” sign. This means that driving under the sign is recorded by a camera and the driver automatically receives a fine.

If you noticed the sign late and think that you might have received a fine for driving under a “brick” on camera, check it out on “Traffic Police Fines”.

Entry is prohibited under penalty of fine

The mildest punishment for driving under a “brick” awaits those who ignored the ban on entry in parking lots, gas stations, access roads to government and medical institutions, etc. Such violations are considered non-compliance with the requirements of traffic rules signs, that is, they fall under Part 1 of Art. 12.16 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

In practice, there are cases when traffic police inspectors, with full confidence in their correctness, issued a fine of 5,000 rubles or drew up a report with the deprivation of a driver’s license for a period of 4-6 months. Out of ignorance, many motorists (mostly inexperienced, with little experience) really believe that they have committed a serious traffic violation, that is, driving into the oncoming lane.

At the same time, you need to know your rights: in the situations described, the amount of the fine will not exceed 500 rubles, since there was no traffic in the oncoming lane as interpreted by the Traffic Rules. At the same time, a warning may be an alternative punishment.

In some driving situations there is no liability at all. Thus, according to judicial practice and the Resolution of the Plenum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, “traffic” laws do not provide for any penalties for driving in reverse on a one-way road. In this case, if during such movement the “entry prohibited” sign was violated from the opposite side, the motorist will not be held accountable.

If the driver did not comply with the requirements of the prohibitory sign and, having passed it, continued driving in the lane for public (route) transport, he will face a monetary penalty in the amount of 1,500 rubles.

Let us remind you that in 2021, every driver has the right to pay half of the fine imposed (provided that payment is made within 20 days), including the fine for driving under a brick.

What types of fines are provided?

Whether the driver’s license will be deprived or just fined depends on the court’s decision, and in case of a repeated violation, on the method of recording. When a violation is recorded by a camera, the rights cannot be deprived by law.

Alexander Torvard, auto lawyer The camera only sees the license plate number, but it does not distinguish who is driving. It's not a fact that it's the driver. For example, this could be a person without a license to whom the owner gave the car for a ride. If the driver is caught by an inspector, he sees the whole picture: the license plate number of the car and the real culprit. There is no need to prove that the owner of the car was driving.

Table of fines for driving under a brick

Let's present the fines listed above in table form:

Traffic police fine table

In what cases is travel permitted?

For public transport. The sign is not valid only for route transport. Everyone else is prohibited from going.

At the certain time. If there is a sign under the “No Entry” sign with the operating hours, for example, only on weekdays, the rest of the time travel is allowed and there will be no fine.

Entry is limited to some lanes. This is indicated by an additional sign with an arrow to the closed lane. However, the remaining lanes are open.

Who is allowed to drive under the brick sign?

The section prohibiting signs in 2021 contains the following exception:

The signs do not apply to:

• 3.1 - 3.3, 3.18.1, 3.18.2, 3.19 - for route vehicles;

That is, route vehicles can ignore the requirement of the “entry prohibited” sign and this will not be a violation.

In practice, you can encounter situations where bus and trolleybus routes are laid along streets where entry is prohibited by bricks. Only fixed-route transport is allowed on such streets.

In this case, you need to understand that a bus or trolleybus can only pass under a brick that is located directly on its route. If a bus deviates from the route into some courtyard and tries to pass there under a “no entry” sign, then this will be a violation. This is due to the fact that a bus is a route vehicle only until it moves along its route.

Traffic regulations for route vehicles

How to appeal a fine for driving under a “brick”

Appeal procedure. The law gives 10 days to appeal the fine from the date of the decision. The date of the decision can be seen on the document itself if the letter from the traffic police arrived by mail.

To avoid going to the post office and standing in line, check the date on the Traffic Police Fines website:

If there is a fine, the date will be above the name of the fine

What to write in a complaint. In the document please indicate:

1. the position and name of the head of the traffic police department is indicated in the resolution;
2. applicant's passport details and telephone number;
3. the essence of the complaint - the circumstances and arguments for reversing the decision;
4. list of additional documents - copies of the decree and documents for the car.

Sample complaint. , change the data and send it to the traffic police.

This is a complaint about a fine from a camera. TsAFAP is a center for receiving and processing camera recordings

If the camera recorded a passage on a brick

Ignoring road rules that does not lead to an accident is regulated by the administrative code. We do not consider accidents and options to “agree” (a joint violation of the law with an inspector already within the framework of the Criminal Code, which can lead to a much more serious punishment).

What will be the fine for driving under a brick in 2021? The data is taken from the latest editions of the Traffic Regulations and the Administrative Offenses Code (Code of Administrative Offenses). Getting off easy In legal terms, entry into a “brick” is determined by Article 12.16 (Part 1) of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, and “costs” only 500 rubles.

Can you deprive your license for driving under a “brick”?

Yes, if the driver entered a one-way road with oncoming traffic.

The decision on deprivation of rights is made by a judge - the traffic police inspector can only look at the history of violations. The inspector will send the case to court. The judge will take into account all previous violations of the driver, his testimony and make a decision.

At trial, the driver can tell something that the traffic police officer did not take into account when viewing photo and video materials. This could be due to poor visibility due to weather conditions or the fact that the sign was lying on the ground in the first place.

Penalty for driving under a brick onto a regular road?

The peculiarity of the “no entry” sign is that it only tells the driver that the specified section of the road cannot be entered. However, it gives absolutely no information about what exactly awaits the driver at the specified section. In principle, this is quite logical, because a law-abiding driver simply will not drive under a brick.

However, if we consider the situation from the other side, then a driver driving under a brick cannot know in advance what punishment awaits him. It all depends on which road the car ends up on:

• on the regular road
• on a road with a dedicated lane for public transport,
• onto a one-way road.

Let's consider each situation separately.

In this example, the driver drives through a prohibitory sign and ends up on a very ordinary two-way road. That is, in this case, he violates only the requirement of the road sign and can be punished under Part 1 of Article 12.16 of the Administrative Code - a warning or a fine of 500 rubles .

For example, such a fine will be imposed on a driver who drove under a brick into a gas station where there is no one-way traffic.

Remember

1. The “brick” sign is placed in front of oncoming traffic lanes or to free up a lane for fixed-route traffic. The sign is also located in the loading zone of enterprises and near pedestrian areas.
2. Only public transport is allowed to pass under the sign on the lane.
3. It happens that the passage is closed at certain times, for example, during the day on weekdays. This information is explained by a sign under the sign.
4. If the arrow on the sign points to a specific lane, entry to it is closed.
5. The sanction for driving under a brick is from 500 rubles. to imprisonment for 6 months.
6. Such violations are recorded by cameras and traffic police inspectors.
7. To appeal a fine, within 10 days from the date of the decision, file a complaint with the head of the inspector who issued the fine.

All articles by the author: Evgeniy Lesnov

Cameras record the passage to the brick

If a violation of the requirements of sign 3.1 occurred in a situation where the punishment for the violator is deprivation of rights, then a protocol must be drawn up (see Part 1 of Article 28.6 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation). However, the reasonable position of the driver should be this: before signing a resolution on an administrative offense or a protocol, it would be correct to determine the degree of his own guilt.

Comprehensive information on the “brick” road sign can be found in the official driver’s regulations of the Russian Federation (SDA). An element implying a restriction on travel may be located in the driver’s path in certain situations. Each of the options is regulated by the State Standard, which provides legal ways to impose a fine for ignoring it. When you can see a “brick” sign - 5 typical situations: The road route is used only by route transport - buses, trams, taxis and so on. Then the road the element prohibits the passage of motor vehicles along the road lane on which minibuses move. When the driver encounters a road surface on which it is possible to move only in one direction. If the movement of vehicles is two-way, a “brick” is placed on both sides at once sides of the road to maximize the safety of traffic flow through the area.

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