The procedure for selling a vehicle includes re-registration of the vehicle's registration certificate. Previously, after concluding a contract, the buyer had to register the car. To do this, he had to contact the traffic police at his place of residence and write a corresponding statement. This procedure automatically canceled the existing registration. License plates were also subject to replacement. As a result, the buyer had a car with different license plates and a new certificate.
Today, it is much easier to transfer a car to a new owner.
Features of re-registration under the new law
Since December 2013, the Ministry of Internal Affairs introduced updated regulations that allow you to re-register a car without deregistration. In addition, after signing the purchase and sale agreement, all legal nuances fall entirely on the shoulders of the buyer. The seller is freed from the need to take further part in the process.
Let's look at the main points that have been simplified:
- Now deregistration of a vehicle is carried out automatically. To do this, the new owner needs to submit an application and a purchase and sale agreement to the traffic police department.
- When performing the check, the engine number is not taken into account, which speeds up the procedure.
- The new owner can keep the old license plates.
- When changing the region of residence, the owner does not need to re-register the car.
Where can you re-register a vehicle?
According to the law, re-registration of a car is the task of the new owner. The buyer is obliged to register the vehicle within 10 days after concluding the purchase and sale agreement. If this requirement is not met, the citizen will be fined.
Re-registration of a car is carried out in one of the traffic police departments. It is not necessary to submit documents at the place of registration - the applicant has the right to choose any department.
The car registration procedure involves the following steps:
- submission of documents;
- vehicle inspection;
- payment of state duty;
- documents are resubmitted;
- the applicant receives a certificate of registration.
The procedure for re-registering a car to another person takes no more than an hour. To reduce waiting time, you can send documents in advance using the State Services website. In this case, the inspection of the car is scheduled for a specific date and time.
Rule changes
Deregistration of a vehicle this year is relevant in the following situations:
- Vehicle recycling.
- Sales outside the Russian Federation.
In other cases, the car is re-registered without changing license plates. It is enough to prepare a purchase and sale agreement and make some adjustments to the title. The whole process looks like this:
- Purchasing a car with existing license plates.
- Registration of the vehicle within 10 days.
To carry out the latter, the buyer must contact any convenient traffic police department and write the necessary application.
The procedure for re-registration of a car does not depend on the buyer’s place of residence. The region where the vehicle was previously registered does not play a role.
Cases of mandatory re-registration of a car
The need to re-register a car arises in the following cases:
- The car was inherited.
- The car was donated.
- Acquisition under a purchase and sale agreement.
- The owner came from abroad for permanent residence.
- The technical characteristics of the machine have been changed. This also applies to those cases when the car was damaged in an accident, due to which body parts, the engine, etc. were changed.
- The owner's name has changed. In this case, it is not necessary to re-register, but such a procedure will avoid a number of problems.
- Commission re-registration. Carried out in accordance with generally accepted standards through a car dealership.
Cases of re-registration of a car on credit are extremely rare. However, such an operation can be carried out with the consent of the bank and the signing of a tripartite agreement. Loan obligations are transferred to the new owner, who can repay the loan ahead of schedule.
Is it necessary to deregister the car?
In accordance with the new rules, the car does not need to be deregistered when the owner changes. The new owner also may not change the numbers. However, if they are damaged and difficult to read or do not meet modern standards, then replacement is required.
Let's consider situations in which it is not necessary to deregister the vehicle:
- donation;
- sale;
- inheritance;
- transfer by general power of attorney.
Deregistration is required only if the car is subject to disposal or will be exported outside the Russian Federation.
Terms of re-registration
The duration of the preliminary stage of re-registration depends on the degree of preparation of the owner. You will have to fill out a number of documents, have their copies certified, and also check the technical condition of the machine. You can speed up the procedure by registering on the State Services website. If you have a complete package of documentation, the re-registration process will take about 60 minutes.
In accordance with legal requirements, re-registration of the car must be carried out within 10 days from the date of purchase. The vehicle was not re-registered to the new owner, then he can be fined from 1,500 to 10,000 rubles. If the owner of a car with an expired registration was stopped by a traffic police officer, the fine will be from 500 rubles.
Force majeure events that prevent a citizen from submitting documents for re-registration in a timely manner may be considered as exceptions. These include the following situations:
- serious health condition;
- inability to return from abroad;
- theft or loss of documentation, etc.
Each of the above reasons requires documentary evidence. It is attached to the general list of documents for re-registration.
Competent execution of the contract
To re-register a car to another owner, it is enough to conclude a contract for the sale of the vehicle. The agreement must contain all the information required by law. These include:
- Full name, passport and registration details of the vehicle seller.
- Similar information about the buyer.
- All parameters noted in the PTS.
- Set price of the car.
Please note: there should be no blots, typos or corrections in the specified document! You should fill out the paper as carefully as possible.
The vehicle acceptance certificate is also a very useful document. After drawing it up, the buyer should insure the vehicle by contacting the appropriate organization. The next step is to visit the traffic police to make changes to the PTS.
Re-registration without changing numbers
This option not only saves time, but is also very profitable. Changing old license plates is carried out only if they are in unsatisfactory condition or if the owner wishes. In other situations, the numbers are saved.
Algorithm of actions
If the new owner does not plan to change the numbers, then he needs to adhere to the following algorithm of actions:
- Collection of necessary documents.
- Visit to the traffic police department. You can sign up for a vehicle inspection online.
- The documents are submitted to the department with an attached vehicle inspection report.
- The owner pays the state fee.
If there are no complaints about the documents provided, new papers are issued to the applicant within 15 minutes.
Documents for re-registration of a vehicle
Before re-registering a car with the traffic police, the new owner must collect the following documents:
- Contract of sale.
- Identification.
- An application drawn up in a form with a request to register a car.
- Car passport and STS.
The traffic police officer may also require additional documents, depending on the situation.
Cost of re-registration
The cost of the procedure depends on the number and size of state fees. The minimum contribution is 850 rubles. This amount includes payment for the following services:
- Entering new information into the vehicle passport.
- Issuance of a new STS.
The State Services portal allows you to save on paying state fees. When depositing funds through the site, the payment amount will be reduced by 30%.
Features of vehicle registration
After the funds are transferred to the seller, a corresponding note is placed in the contract. If you have a valid diagnostic card, applying for an MTPL policy is greatly simplified. If the document is expired, the new owner will have to undergo maintenance.
You should find out in advance how much it costs to re-register a car. If the license plates on the car remain the same, you can spend 850 rubles.
But sometimes the previous owner does not want to give up his numbers. If there is an appropriate statement, this desire is completely legal. Without the consent of the previous owner, the buyer has no right to keep the license plates.
If such a situation arises, it is necessary to clarify how much it costs to re-register a car, taking into account the replacement of license plates? Moreover, this procedure can also be carried out at the initiative of the buyer. Be that as it may, those wishing to do this will have to pay about 3 thousand rubles.
Re-registration under a general power of attorney
Every year, fewer and fewer citizens purchase cars using a general power of attorney. Previously, this method was considered the simplest and cheapest. But today, due to the simplification of the main procedure, issuing a general power of attorney turns out to be less profitable.
Let's look at the main disadvantages of a general power of attorney:
- The car is part of the grantor's estate if he dies suddenly.
- Fines and other sanctions are addressed to the legal owner.
- The principal can revoke the document at any time.
Transferring rights to a car under a general power of attorney is not the most reliable option and has disadvantages for both parties. However, some people still use such ownership change schemes.
About the procedure
First of all, it is necessary to draw up a general power of attorney, in which the owner of the vehicle indicates the following information:
- Personal data and information about the authorized representative.
- Basic information about the car.
- A list of actions that are permitted to a trustee in relation to property.
The term for issuing a general power of attorney is 3 years. In this case, the document does not require mandatory notarization. Even an oral form of power of attorney is permitted by law, but it is not recommended to resort to this option.
A written power of attorney may be required by traffic police officers if re-registration, technical inspection and other actions will be carried out by an authorized person.
What documents will be required
If the car is re-registered on the basis of a general power of attorney, then the traffic police will have to provide a standard package of documents. A photocopy of the owner’s passport and a power of attorney are attached to it.
Cost of re-registration of a car under a general power of attorney
The re-registration amount depends on the list of services used by the applicant. We are talking about changing license plates and getting a new PTS. The method of acquiring ownership does not affect the final cost.
Procedure for filling out a technical passport
When buying or selling a car, information about the new owner should be entered into its technical passport. If there is no free space left for this, the previous owner must take care of obtaining a new title. Otherwise, the buyer may have some difficulties at the time of registration.
The following information is indicated in a specially designated column of the technical passport:
- Full name of the new owner.
- Information about the place of registration.
- The date of this transaction.
- A paper establishing the right to own a vehicle (agreement).
- Signature of the previous owner.
- Signature of the new car owner.
It is often possible to re-register a car to another person under the new law (while keeping the license plates) without any difficulties. However, this procedure still has one significant drawback. The owner will have to independently verify all documents and available permits for additional equipment, modifications, etc.
Is it possible to re-register without insurance?
In accordance with current legislation, to re-register a car, you must have a compulsory motor liability insurance policy. It is issued not only to the car, but also to the owner. Therefore, the old policy will have to be reissued. In the absence of compulsory motor liability insurance, the applicant may be refused registration of the car.
In 2021, there is no need to attach the policy to the general list of documents. It is enough to indicate its number, as well as the name of the insurance company with which the contract was concluded. The duration of the contract is also indicated.
Re-registration of a car without a car
Inspection of a vehicle by a traffic police officer is an important stage in vehicle re-registration. The specialist checks the data from the documents with the actual parameters of the car. This procedure is simply impossible to carry out without the physical presence of the car.
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Is it possible to re-register without an owner?
The presence of the vehicle owner is the main condition for the re-registration procedure. It is the legal owner who must bring the car for inspection to the traffic police.
There are two important aspects to consider here:
- If a purchase and sale agreement has been concluded for the car, then the presence of the previous owner during re-registration is not necessary.
- When concluding a general power of attorney, the owner of the vehicle does not change. The authorized person simply receives the car for temporary use. To re-register a car, you will need to indicate this option in the power of attorney. The document is certified by a notary.
Is it possible to re-register a car without a license?
According to the law, a person without a driver’s license can become the new owner of a car. In this case, he has the right to dispose of the car, but cannot drive. However, he will still have to go through the re-registration procedure. To do this, you can use the services of any citizen who has a driver’s license and is registered with OSAGO. You can also take out open insurance. Its cost is higher than usual, but it allows any driver to drive the car.
Thus, despite the simplification of the re-registration procedure, it still requires compliance with a number of nuances. You can re-register a car at any traffic police department, without reference to the owner’s registration.
Nuances
Sometimes owners are afraid that the updated process of re-registration of a car promises them some inconvenience in the form of incoming fines for a vehicle that has already been sold. In fact, these fears are unfounded. As soon as the new owner applied to the MREO to register the car, his information was already recorded in the information databases.
You have 10 days to re-register your car with the traffic police. Sometimes during this period of time the buyer violates the rules, as a result of which all orders are sent to the address of the previous owner. To prove his non-involvement in the offense, the former owner of the vehicle should contact the traffic police department or the judicial authorities. The main evidence in this case will be a photocopy of the relevant agreement.
Please note: if the vehicle has not been re-registered within the prescribed period, the seller has the right to report the specified violation to the traffic police. This risks putting the car on the wanted list.
Objectively speaking, the procedure in question has become relatively simpler thanks to the new rules. The required documents for re-registration of a car have been reduced to a minimum.
However, it is fair to say that legally both parties are now less protected. To avoid getting into trouble, before re-registering a car, you should carefully check the vehicle and all the numbers on it.
