How much does it cost and how do you change car license plates at the traffic police?


New license plates in Russia will be introduced from the beginning of 2021, and the main changes relate to content and size. From January 1, ten types of license plates will be introduced for cars that meet the requirements of the new GOST. Individual signs appear on two-wheeled vehicles (mopeds and motorcycles), classic cars and foreign-made vehicles. The change concerns not only the dimensions and shape, but also the content of the registration plate. Below we will look at when new numbers will appear, what will change in them, and whether they need to be changed.

New type of registration plates

The license plates, valid until this time on cars and familiar to car owners, have existed since 1993. Over the 25 years of application of these signs, GOST has never been revised, so many car owners were surprised by the government’s plans. Today, on Russian roads you often see cars made in the USA and Japan that have unusual mountings. To get out of the situation, owners had to adjust narrow and long Russian license plates.

From January 1, 2021, a new standard for automobile license plates is being introduced in Russia, eliminating the usual shortcomings. Now car owners do not need to figure out how to attach Russian license plates to inappropriate places.

Appearance

The main question of interest to car owners is what the new state licenses will look like. car numbers. Since the beginning of the year, ten different types of license plates have been introduced. In particular, for Japanese and American vehicles, the dimensions and shapes of license plates change - they take on a more square appearance. Dimensions - 290*170 mm. Thanks to this innovation, there is no longer any need to bend registration plates to install them in a non-standard socket. The content of the sign remains unchanged, but the inscription is written in two lines.

An additional change is the division of cars into a number of subclasses. The letter "S" (sports car) appears on rally car signs. A separate mark is provided for retro cars. If the vehicle was manufactured before early 1987, the letter "K" appears on the license plate.


Changes for two-wheelers

Innovations concern motorcycles and mopeds. Registration plates, as before, consist of two lines. But the dimensions of the number change - they become 190*145 mm. A similar fastening is provided for foreign-made two-wheeled vehicles. The need for change is associated with an increase in the number of foreign bikes (there are several times more of them on Russian roads than Russian ones). By the way, the previous standard (245*160 mm) also remains.

An additional innovation is the appearance of red license plates for two-wheelers registered to diplomatic missions and embassies. The previous GOST did not provide for diplomatic license plates for motorcycles and mopeds of diplomatic missions at all.

Scooters, mopeds and ATVs with an engine of 50 cc or more receive individual registration plates. The dimensions of the plate are the same as for other two-wheeled vehicles (190*145 mm). The main difference is the appearance of the inscription MM at the beginning of the number.

The developers plan to change the material used for license plates. Instead of conventional metal, it is planned to use cheaper plastic. In addition, the term “motor sleds” is dropped from GOST. A different definition now applies: off-road motor vehicles and snowmobiles.

Replacement of a vehicle registration certificate when changing address in 2021

The rapidly growing tax debt and the considerable fees accrued daily for idle time at the penalty area can eventually amount to such an amount that it becomes simply unprofitable. If the debt becomes greater than the value of the car, the court may issue a lien on other property. Administrative arrest for 15 days of the driver himself.

Due to the fact that the automated road tracking system will send “chain letters” according to the old registration in case of traffic violations, and they will not reach the addressee, debts on fines will accumulate. Sooner or later, it will become clear to the traffic police that the change of registration was not recorded.

And the bailiffs will open enforcement proceedings regarding fines. Insurance companies also do not favor those who hide a change of place of residence, and in the event of an accident they will rightfully refuse to cover the damage.

The registration procedure is also being simplified for those who have moved from region to region. Now they also do not need to first deregister the car and then register it at their new place of residence.

It is enough to simply register the car where you have moved.

They will do everything else without you.

It will also not be easy to deceive traffic inspectors. Let's say someone decided to legalize a car with fake documents in this way.

He will be given numbers, but problems will inevitably arise in the process. If at the previous place of registration where the car was supposedly registered, it was not actually registered, then in this case the registration is stopped completely, and the license plates, documents and the car are put on the wanted list. Inspectors will no longer check the engine number.

It will not even appear in the registration documents, that is, in the certificate of registration. This will simplify the registration procedure, as well as passing the technical inspection of cars whose license plates have been eaten away by corrosion.

Reason for innovation

Many people are interested in what is the reason for changing GOST? The main goal of the innovations is to increase convenience and reduce the cost of production of rooms. In particular, the manufacturer's code, consisting of twelve digits, appears on the updated license plates. With its help, inspectors can determine the place and time of production of the number.

Problems associated with attaching the registration plate go away. The new GOST specifies the possibility of drilling new holes. The main requirement is to maintain the integrity of the flag and number symbols.

Innovations in 2021 made it possible to solve the main problem - to make life easier for car owners. After the innovation comes into force, there is no need to rack your brains over the intricacies of fasteners. In addition, overly wide registration plates for motorcycles are becoming a thing of the past. There are many known cases when they flew off vehicles while driving at high speed.

Representatives of the traffic police also received their “portion” of benefits. Level plates are better read by car radars, so the amount of fines accrued will increase.

Diplomatic license plate codes

Traffic police code - traffic policeDiplomatic representation
001Great Britain
002Germany
003Canada
004USA
005Japan
006Spain
007France
008Belgium
009Greece
010Denmark
011Italy
012Luxembourg
013Netherlands
014Norway
015Türkiye
016Australia
017Austria
018Algeria
019Egypt
020Rwanda
021Argentina
022Afghanistan
023Myanmar
024Bolivia
025Brazil
026Burundi
027Ghana
028Bangladesh
029Guinea
030Zambia
031Peru
032India
033Indonesia
034Jordan
035Iraq
036Iran
037Ireland
038Iceland
039Cambodia
040Kenya
041Cyprus
042Republic of the Congo
043Costa Rica
044Kuwait
045Laos
046Not in use, formerly belonged to Liberia
047Lebanon
048Libya
049Mali
050Morocco
051Mexico
052Nepal
053Nigeria
054Venezuela
055New Zealand
056Pakistan
057Burkina Faso
058Senegal
059Not in use, formerly belonged to Syria
060Somalia
061Sudan
062Sierra Leone
063Thailand
064Tanzania
065Tunisia
066Uganda
067Uruguay
068Philippines
069Finland
070Sri Lanka
071Chad
072Switzerland
073Sweden
074Ecuador
075Ethiopia
076Angola
077Democratic Republic of the Congo
078Colombia
079Cameroon
080Guinea-Bissau
081Portugal
082Bulgaria
083Hungary
084Not in use, formerly belonged to Vietnam
085Not in use, formerly belonged to the GDR
086Poland
087DPRK
088Cuba
089Mongolia
090China
091Romania
092Not in use, formerly belonged to Czechoslovakia
093Serbia, previously successively belonged to the SFRY, the FRY, the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
094Benin
095Gabon
096Not in use, formerly owned by Guyana
097Mauritania
098Madagascar
099Malaysia
100Niger
101Singapore
102Togo
103Central African RepublicCentral African Republic, formerly belonged to Grenada
104Jamaica
105Yemen, formerly belonged to YAR
106Not in use, previously belonged to NDRY
107State of Palestine
108Nicaragua
109Mozambique
110Equatorial Guinea
111Order of Malta, formerly belonged to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
112Malta
113Cape Verde
114Not in use, previously belonged to Germany
115Zimbabwe
116UAE
117Ivory Coast
118Namibia
119Not in use, formerly owned by the African National Congress
120Oman
121Qatar
122Not in use, formerly belonged to the Arab League
123Not in use, formerly owned by Liechtenstein
124The Republic of Korea
125Chile
126Panama, formerly owned by UNESCO
127Israel
128Macedonia, formerly belonged to the EEC
129Albania
130Not used, previously belonged to other international organizations
131Vatican
132Lithuania
133Syria
134Estonia
135Latvia
136Bahrain
137South Africa
138Armenia
139Not in use, previously belonged to Georgia
140Saudi Arabia
141Slovenia
142Uzbekistan
143Kyrgyzstan
144Croatia
145Azerbaijan
146Ukraine
147Moldova
148Czech
149Slovakia
150Belarus
151Tajikistan
152Turkmenistan
153Kazakhstan
154Guatemala
155Bosnia and Herzegovina
156Eritrea
157Paraguay
158Georgia
159Brunei
160Gambia
161Vietnam
162Mauritius
163Dominican Republic
164Montenegro
165South Ossetia
166Abkhazia
167Djibouti
168South Sudan
169Salvador
499Delegation of the European Union
500European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
501Not in use, formerly owned by the UN Information Center
502Not in use, previously belonged to the Delegation of the European Union
503Arab League
504International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
505International Monetary Fund
506International Organization for Migration
507International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
508International Committee of the Red Cross
509International Finance Corporation
510UN United Nations Industrial Development Organization
511UN United Nations
512UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
513Not in use, formerly owned by the African National Congress
514International Bank for Economic Cooperation
515International Investment Bank
516International Organization of Space Communications "Intersputnik"
517International Center for Scientific and Technical Information
518International Science and Technology Center
520The International Labour Organization
521International organization for economic, scientific and technical cooperation in the field of electrical industry "Interelectro"
522Coordination Center of the Intergovernmental Commission for Cooperation in the Field of Computing
523CIS Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States
524European Space Agency
525Eurasian Patent Organization
526Not in use, formerly owned by the Taipei Commission
527CIS Headquarters for the coordination of military cooperation of member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States
528Interstate Bank
529Eurasian Economic Community
530International Research Institute for Management Problems
531Organization of the Collective Security Treaty
532CIS Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States
533CIS Secretariat of the Council of the Interparliamentary Assembly of States Parties of the Commonwealth of Independent States
534Eurasian Development Bank
535CIS Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS Member States
555Eurasian Economic Commission
556Council of Europe Program Office
557Anti-Terrorism Center of the CIS Member States
558Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism
559Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
900Consular posts headed by honorary consular officers and honorary consular officers

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