Towing a car to an impound lot - rules, fines, telephone numbers

This article will consider the order of the Moscow Government “On the establishment of basic (economically justified) tariffs for the movement and storage of detained vehicles in specialized parking lots, as well as tariffs for the movement and storage of detained vehicles in specialized parking lots at a level below the basic (economically justified) tariffs for persons brought to administrative responsibility for an administrative offense that resulted in the detention of a vehicle.”

This document came into force on January 1, 2019 and establishes new tariffs for the evacuation of cars to an impound lot, as well as for their storage.

• cost of evacuation;
• cost of storage in the impound lot;
• full rates for evacuation and storage.

Reasons for evacuation

Seizure of a vehicle (vehicle) for the purpose of moving it to a special site is used if the owner fails to comply with the provisions of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. The full list of violations is enshrined in Art. 27.13.

Common reasons for evacuating a personal vehicle to an impound lot are:

• ignoring parking rules;
• driving a vehicle by a citizen deprived of a driver’s license;
• driving while intoxicated;
• driving a faulty car;
• driving without a registration certificate.

Attention! Driving without a license is not grounds for driving the car to a special parking lot if the document is available, but is lost or forgotten at home or in the office.

In the following cases, car seizure is not provided:

• presence of tinting;
• driving in the oncoming lane;
• driving against the flow of cars moving on a one-way highway.

Also, the vehicle is not subject to withdrawal if its design is changed. For example, in the case of installing HBO.

When can a tow truck pick up a car?

The Federal Law, namely Article 27.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, clearly speaks about situations when a car is towed:

• When the vehicle is used without a license;
• When the machine is faulty, but is still in use;
• Failure to comply with parking rules;
• When the car is parked in the wrong place, marked by a certain road sign;
• When the driver is drunk;
• When the driver refuses to undergo an examination for the presence of alcohol in the blood;
• When the fact is established that the driver is drunk or used drugs after a traffic accident, but before the request of the National Traffic Safety Inspectorate officer to undergo an examination;
• When the driver violated the rules for transporting dangerous, long and large cargo;
• When carrying out transit transportation without appropriate permission.

Features of the procedure

The forced evacuation of cars and trucks begins with the establishment of an administrative violation. The decision on non-compliance with the law is made by the traffic police inspector.

Attention! The tow truck driver does not have the authority to determine the fact of a violation. He only performs the duties of transporting the car to a guarded site.

A traffic police officer requests the evacuation of a car after preparing a report on the seizure of property and violation of the Code of Administrative Offenses.

The document must contain the following information:

• information about the owner;
• Inspector details – full name, position;
• information about the car;
• grounds for detaining the vehicle;
• date, time and place of seizure of property;
• name of the special parking lot, its address, details of the executor of the decision;
• information about the condition of the car before transportation: a list of things remaining in the vehicle plus information about technical problems and damage.

If the owner of the car is present on site, a copy of the protocol is given to him for signature. If a document is refused to be certified, an appropriate mark is placed on it.

The general rules for evacuation of a car are as follows:

1. Attracting witnesses in the amount of 2 people . Required if the owner of the car is absent during evacuation. The protocol in such circumstances is drawn up for video recording. The personal data of witnesses is entered into the document.
2. Transportation of the car . The car is sealed before being loaded onto a tow truck. Seals are placed at door joints, including the hood and trunk lids.
3. Storage in a special parking lot . The site must be guarded. Opening the machine at the initiative of employees is not allowed.

At the same time, the rules for evacuating cars to an impound lot exclude the procedure if there are passengers in the cabin. The inspector does not have the right to require citizens to get out of the car. In such a situation, the traffic police officer is obliged to wait for the owner.

Expert opinion

Elena Bondarenko

Higher legal education Specialization: real estate, labor and family law

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In practice, failure to comply with the evacuation procedure regulations does not entail its cancellation. However, if there are no seals on the car, you can file a claim for material damage (Article 1064 of the Civil Code), but only if something is missing from the car or it was damaged during transportation. In order to submit claims, the occurrence of any negative consequences must be recorded.

How to find out the location of a car?

Most car owners are confused when they see the empty space where their car was parked not long ago, and cannot figure out how to find out the whereabouts of their vehicle. Below are four main ways to find out information about a towed vehicle:

• Go to the mos.ru portal or the Moscow Transport website and fill in the empty fields in the form;
• Send a free SMS with the text “EV state vehicle number” to number 7377;
• Call the 24-hour parking space by telephone numbers or 3210 (for mobile devices);
• Call the traffic police at 02 or 112 (for mobile devices).

It is very convenient to subscribe to messages from the traffic police. Then an SMS message about the location of the evacuated vehicle will be sent to your phone promptly.

Tariffs and costs

Forced evacuation of a car in 2021 requires full payment of its cost. The invoice includes the price for transportation and storage of the vehicle. The amount is billed to the owner of the vehicle.

As for exactly how much it costs to evacuate and subsequently maintain a car, it all depends on the region. So, in St. Petersburg the service will cost 2 thousand 700 rubles. And in Yekaterinburg it’s even less – 1 thousand rubles. Prices for towing a car in Moscow vary from 3 to 7 thousand rubles.

The cost of storing a vehicle also depends on the subject of the Russian Federation. Moreover, in Moscow the calculation is made for a full day. In other regions - hourly.

In the capital, 24 hours of storage will require payment of 1–2 thousand rubles. In St. Petersburg the tariff is 32 rubles per hour.

At the same time, services for evacuation and maintenance of trucks are rated higher. In Moscow, transportation will cost 27 thousand rubles. And storage will cost 2 thousand rubles per day.

Cost of storage at an impound lot in Moscow

Tariffs for storing category B cars have not changed.

Tariffs have decreased slightly for oversized vehicles and increased slightly for other vehicles.

Amounts of fines

The amounts of fines for violations that resulted in the evacuation of a car in Moscow or in another region are the same.

In this case, the provisions of Chapter 12 of the Code of Administrative Offenses apply.

The recovery amount may be as follows:

• driving while intoxicated – 30 thousand rubles (Article 12.8);
• driving while deprived of a license – 30 thousand rubles (clause 2 of article 12.7);
• parking in the presence of a prohibitory sign – 1.5–3 thousand rubles (clauses 4-5 of article 12.16);
• stopping at a place for disabled people – 5 thousand rubles (Article 12.19);
• management of a faulty vehicle – 500 rubles (Article 12.5);
• driving without a driving license – 5–15 thousand rubles (Clause 1, Article 12.7);
• driving a car without documents – 500 rubles (Article 12.3).

To pay the fine for towing a car, you have 60 days from the date of the relevant decision.

Penalty parking lots in Yekaterinburg

The address of the impound lot where the car is parked can be found out directly by visiting the department in person. The inspector issues a resolution on an administrative violation. A spare copy of the protocol is also taken there (it indicates the amount of the fine) and the direction (address of the impound lot). There are only 6 impound lots in Yekaterinburg:

• st. Eighth of March, 63;
• st. Kushvinskaya, 2;
• st. Red commanders, 3;
• st. Moskovskaya, 82;
• st. Siberian Tract, 6;
• st. Amundsen, 125.

General algorithm for returning a car

The procedure for the owner of a vehicle sent to the parking lot includes several standard steps:

1. Car search . You can find out the parking address by calling 102 (police) or 112 (general emergency service).
2. Collection of documents . The traffic police will request a copy of the vehicle detention protocol, as well as permission to return it. Documents are presented upon presentation of a passport, driver’s license, compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance, or STS.
3. Return of the vehicle . The procedure is carried out in a special parking lot after checking the protocol and permission from the traffic police.

Attention! If the documents were left in the evacuated car, then before visiting the traffic police you will need to visit the parking lot. Here the car is opened to remove documents. Then the car is sealed again. The entire process is recorded by filling out the appropriate act.

Payment for the services of the car evacuation service is possible both at the time of return of the property and after. At least 30 days are allowed to pay off the invoice.

In most cases, transportation of a car to a special parking lot is required when an administrative violation is committed. The return of the car is made personally by the owner. Moreover, the latter will need to cover the cost of the evacuation service. The calculation is made depending on the tariff established in the constituent entity of the Russian Federation. The amount of the cost, as well as the fine for violating the Code of Administrative Offences, can be repaid both before and after the return of the property. To pay for a tow truck, the deposit period is 30 days. To repay a penalty – 2 months from the date of delivery of the relevant resolution.

Necessary documents for returning the car

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To rescue the car, the driver will need the following papers:

• Identification. Usually a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation is presented.
• OSAGO policy. It must have current expiration dates.
• A document proving ownership of the car. You can provide a certificate of registration, purchase and sale agreement, etc.
• Protocol on administrative violation. It is compiled by a police representative. To pick up a car, they provide not the original, but a copy of the paper.
• Receipt for the closure of debt obligations for the assigned administrative penalty.
• Papers confirming payment for impound parking and tow truck services. Provided if the citizen has completed the transfer.

The algorithm for returning a car looks like this:

1. Contact the traffic police. You need to personally visit the unit whose employee performed the vehicle evacuation procedure. You need to take the title documents for the car with you. If they are left in the vehicle, you will have to first go to the impound lot. Here the employee will allow you to open the car. After this, an act of opening and sealing the vehicle is drawn up.
2. Obtaining permission to issue a car. To do this, you need to eliminate the reason for the detention of transport. So, if the car was sent to the site because the car owner did not have a driver’s license, then you need to provide it to the traffic police officer in order to obtain permission to return the car.
3. Fill out an application for a car.
4. They visit the impound lot. This can be done 24 hours a day, since organizations work around the clock. If employees refuse to hand over a car because a citizen has a non-working name, you can file a complaint with the Department of Internal Affairs, since such retention of a car is illegal.
5. The employee is provided with a package of documents.
6. They receive a receipt for payment for keeping the car on the site and for tow truck services.
7. They take the acceptance certificate.
8. They carefully inspect the car for scratches and other mechanical damage that were not present on the body before evacuation. If they are detected, defects are included in the acceptance certificate. If this is not done, the owner will not be able to prove that his car was damaged during the evacuation process. In this case, repairs will have to be carried out at your own expense.
9. Sign the acceptance certificate.
10. They take the car.

The maximum time a car can spend in an impound lot is 90 days. If during this time the owner does not take any action to redeem the property, a forced return method is used. In this case, an application is filed against the citizen in court. If the verdict is positive, the decision is handed over to the bailiffs. They are the ones who collect money from the debtor.

General information

Most often, towing is used as a punishment for parking in the wrong place or parking that interferes with the movement of other vehicles.

For example, if the car is parked second next to each other, at transport stops or tram tracks. The inspector who saw the violation can draw up a report if there is no driver, then call a tow truck and send the property to a special parking lot.

It is necessary to understand that the official bears full responsibility for the condition of the car and its integrity, therefore, if the owner arrives at the impound lot and finds any damage, he can demand compensation for the damage caused.

Basic Concepts

To understand the issue of evacuation and its payment, it is necessary to define the basic concepts operating in the field.

Moreover, most of them can be found in protocols and the Administrative Code, and their knowledge is necessary for the driver’s legal literacy.

Reasons for detention

The car can be towed not only for parking violations, but also for other offenses.

These include both technical malfunctions that prohibit further operation of the car, and the driver’s poor condition, including drug and alcohol intoxication.

But in general, evacuation can be carried out for the following reasons:

Current legal framework

The measure in the form of detention of vehicles is stipulated in the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation; it is according to its norms that a car that intentionally or accidentally violated traffic rules can be towed for violation.

If the driver is interested in what offenses his car can be taken away by a tow truck, then he can read Article 27.13, which contains a complete list of such prerequisites.

It should be noted that in Russia, evacuation details are established by local legislation.

This right was given to the authorities by federal laws to allow the cost and procedure of evacuation to be set in accordance with local circumstances.

Moscow also has separate regulations, for example, the amount of payment for evacuation is stipulated in the Order of the Department of Economic Policy number 35, and the procedure for transportation and storage is established by Moscow Law 42, and local inspectors are guided by this particular legal act.