Replacement of a driver's license after 10 years in 2021

In 2021, there are several reasons for replacing a driver’s license with a new one (clause 29 of RF PP No. 1097):

1. The rights are expiring. In most cases, licenses are issued for 10 years, their validity period is indicated at the bottom of the driver's license.
2. The personal information in the passport has been changed. For example, when changing your last name or first name.
3. The certificate is very worn. If the “plastic” is in such a condition that the text or photograph on it is difficult to distinguish, it can and should be changed.
4. A new category was opened for admission to driving vehicles.
5. The document is lost or stolen. In both cases, you must immediately submit a corresponding application.
6. The owner's health status has changed, which now requires special notes.
7. At the will of the driver before the expiration of the driver's license.

Methods for replacing a driver's license after 10 years

There are three ways to carry out the procedure for replacing rights after 10 years with new ones in 2021:

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1. Personally submitting an application to the traffic police department. Moreover, this is allowed to be done through absolutely any branch of the service, regardless of your registration. You can choose either a conveniently located address or a place with the least amount of visitors. Many departments already have an electronic queue, which significantly facilitates and speeds up the process.
2. In any Multifunctional. In this case, personal presence will also be required, but usually the queues at the MFC are smaller and they are located closer. The process of transferring documents to the traffic police and back will take additional time. On average, to replace a license after 10 years, it takes one week from the moment of the first visit to receiving a new driver's license.
3. Via the Internet, using the State Services portal. Submitting an application to replace your license after 10 years using this method without a personal visit. To obtain a license, you will still have to come to the traffic police.

Is it possible to change rights in the MFC?

At the MFC office, a citizen can change his license before the expiration date, later or after changing his last name. But the procedure will take longer. If motorists receive a service from the traffic police on the same day of application, they will have to visit the MFC twice: the first time to submit documents, the second time to obtain a driving license. MFCs process and issue certificates within 9 calendar days. Therefore, it is recommended to make an appointment in advance at the flagship office of the MFC. Please note that to register via mos.ru you need to be registered on the portal.

How to obtain new rights after the expiration of the term at the MFC:

1. Go through a medical examination and collect a standard package of papers
2. Sign up at mos.ru
3. Visit the center on time and submit an application
4. Pay the state fee
5. Take a photo
6. Sign electronically
7. Visit the center again at the appointed time and receive the document

When visiting again, the motorist must present the original passport. Having received the service, he must sign in a special register.

Necessary documents for replacing rights

An application to replace a driver’s license after 10 years must be accompanied by a package of additional documents:

1. passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation or other document that proves identity;
2. receipt of payment of state duty;
3. expired driver's license (if not lost);
4. medical certificate confirming passing a driver's examination;
5. photo, if automated production is not carried out in a particular department (unless photographs are taken on site).

A medical certificate in 2021 is required only during a replacement due to the expiration of the license (10 years), as well as when there is a change in health status. In all other cases it is not necessary to provide it.

In 2021, the application can be received and completed directly from the inspector at the time of submitting documents, or prepared in advance in simple written form.

If you lack at least one document out of 5, you may be denied an application for a replacement license after 10 years.

What is included in the required list of documents?

Regardless of where the rights change, a standard list of papers is required; it is recommended to collect it in advance. The required list includes:

• application (a form to replace an expired driver’s license must be filled out at the State Traffic Inspectorate or at State Services)
• passport
• medical certificate (003-В/у)
• a receipt confirming payment of state fees
• old VU (disposed of)

Medical certificates for replacing licenses are issued by most medical institutions. An examination by a narcologist and a psychiatrist is carried out at a dispensary at the citizen’s place of residence or registration; an examination by a therapist and an ophthalmologist is carried out in any medical institution that the motorist chooses independently. At the discretion of doctors, a citizen may be prescribed additional examinations and tests.

The medical certificate is valid for one year after issue. The cost of a medical examination depends on the chosen medical institution. When choosing a private clinic, make sure it has a license to issue certificates for traffic police.

Replacement cost

The state fee for issuing a new certificate in 2021 is 2000 rubles (Tax Code of the Russian Federation, Art. 333.33, clause 43). A new document with an electronic chip will cost a thousand more. When submitting an application through the State Services website, a 30% discount is provided.

There are no additional fees, but expenses may be incurred when undergoing a medical examination at the clinic. The average cost of the procedure in most institutions does not exceed 2000 rubles.

Step-by-step instructions for replacing a driver's license at the traffic police

The procedure for replacing an expired driver's license after 10 years with a personal visit to the traffic police is simple: just show up at the department with a full package of documents during its opening hours and join a live or electronic queue at the window where applications for a replacement driver's license are accepted. Depending on the city and region, the number of windows and the organization of paper delivery may differ, so the nuances will have to be clarified on the spot.

Having successfully submitted a completed application for a replacement driver's license and all documents to the traffic police, you will either be sent to a room for photography, or will immediately be assigned a time and date when you can come for your completed license. Since there are no exams required, everything can usually be done in one visit.

Procedure for replacing a driver's license in 2021

The procedure for replacing a driver's license involves following the letter of the law. But the order of action may differ, and this will affect the final duration of the procedure. First of all, you can use the services of intermediaries and find out what documents you need to collect to start the procedure. If you collect a complete package of papers, you can calmly go about your business, since neither the MFC nor the traffic police will send you for additional papers.

Today, the procedure for replacing a driver's license has changed. This was a consequence of a proposal from the Union of Driving Schools, which was received in 2019. According to the new requirement, a document can be issued only after the driver re-passes the traffic rules knowledge exam . Many people associate this decision with attempts to extract additional benefits, but it is impossible to understand exactly what is going on. But legislators did not take this proposal seriously.

True, many drivers whose licenses were soon to expire wanted to quickly renew the document so as not to have to take the exam again or not to prepare any additional documents, procedures, etc. For now, there can be no talk of a mass retake of the test by all drivers. Only people who have been deprived of their rights during an administrative or criminal case need to undergo this procedure.

The last few years have been a turning point in the preparation of documents. The transition to an electronic format of work has brought a lot of benefits, since now all document flow is carried out virtually and in most cases does not require the personal presence of a person . Especially if the license has to be replaced for a reason such as a change in surname or a banal loss. So the new format allows you to replace a document in three different ways.

Step-by-step instructions for replacing a driver's license through State Services

The ease of use of the official portal of government services has already been appreciated by millions of compatriots. If the process of replacing rights through State Services will be your first experience working with a resource, it will all start with registration.

1. Registration. To create a personal account on the portal, you need to go to the website gosuslugi.ru and click on the “Register” link on the right side. After entering all the data into the form on the page that opens, click on the blue “Register” button. You will then be required to verify your mobile number or email address.

2. Search for services. After logging into your personal account, on the main page you need to find the menu “in categories. Select the line “Driver’s license” and from the list of state licenses.
3. Statement. Next, select the electronic type of receiving the service (without a personal visit) and fill out an application in which you will need to indicate: - passport data of a citizen of the Russian Federation or another document that confirms your identity; - data from your previous driver’s license; - information about a medical certificate (it is not needed only if the reason for changing rights is loss, damage or change of personal data). Before submitting the completed application, you will be asked to register with the appropriate traffic police department and select a date convenient for your visit.

1. Duty. After sending the application and receiving the notification, you will only have to pay the state fee for issuing a license (1,400 rubles, taking into account a 30% discount for the electronic method).
2. Now you can come to the selected address on the specified date with a set of originals and receive a new driving license. In large departments, this procedure usually takes no more than one hour.

They gave me a deadline

It is very easy to avoid this, they reminded the capital. They said that the document can be replaced at any government services office, and registration does not matter. Even if you are not registered in the capital, you will still be issued a new license within nine calendar days. “You can obtain national and international licenses in an accelerated format on the same day of application at the My Documents flagship offices.” To do this, you need to sign up on the portal mos.ru or gosuslugi.ru, choose a convenient date for your visit and come to the office at the appointed time,” the department added.

During your visit to the public services office, you need to take with you your passport, old license and medical certificate in form 003-v/u. You will have to take care of the latter in advance - receiving it will take time. If you are registered in Moscow, then everything is quite simple - you can sign up for a medical examination online on the website mos.ru, choosing one of 10 city clinics. You will see all the doctors in one place, spending a minimum of time and 3,300 rubles. Private medical centers also offer such services; when choosing them, you need to make sure that they have a license to issue certificates for obtaining a driver’s license.

In addition to a therapist and an ophthalmologist, to obtain a certificate, you need to see a psychiatrist and a narcologist - they can be seen at any organization that provides mental health care. At this stage, difficulties may arise for those who are not registered in Moscow, since they will need confirmation that you are not registered with a narcologist or psychiatrist. Such a document can only be given at the medical institution at the place of registration - many of them, however, provide information remotely.

At public service centers you can also apply for an international driver's license - for this you will need, in addition to your regular license and passport, a standard document photograph measuring 35 by 45 mm. Keep in mind that in many countries Russian rights are sufficient, and then there is no need to draw up an international document. The state duty for issuing international licenses is 1,600 rubles, and Russian ones - 2,000 rubles.

You can change your driver's license at any government services office, and your registration address does not matter

In addition, at public service centers you can get help and draw up documents within the framework of the life situation “I am a motorist.” During one visit, you can not only submit documents to replace or restore a national driver’s license and obtain an international driver’s license, but also receive information about administrative offenses - specialists will check if you have any unpaid fines. You can also submit an application to the MFC to make an entry in the register of parking permits for people with disabilities, large families and residents. If, for example, you live in a paid parking zone, you can park in your area for free from 20.00 to 8.00. And if you pay 3 thousand rubles, then during the year you can leave the car from 8.00 to 20.00. But to do this, you need to obtain a residence permit, which the Moscow government services offices are ready to help with. Find details on the website md.mos.ru.

Step-by-step instructions for replacing a driver's license through the MFC

The list of government services that citizens can use through multifunctional centers is expanding every year. Thus, for several years now the government has been introducing the principle of extraterritorial service to the population.

In 2021, through the MFC, you can replace your driver’s license if the document has been lost or its validity period has expired. Corresponding amendments were made to Government Decree No. 797 of September 29, 2011.

Any citizen of Russia can contact any branch of the MFC and receive a service for replacing a driver’s license, regardless of their place of residence and permanent registration. The center’s specialists will check the package of documents, help you draw up an application, deliver everything to the required traffic police department, pick up the finished certificate from there and hand it over to the owner.

You can use the MFC “My Documents” to replace rights in several ways:

1. Come to the nearest office and get to see a specialist in the electronic queue.
2. Make an appointment in advance for a specific time: -through the terminal at the selected MFC; -by calling the number of a specific branch.

The entire procedure for replacing rights through the MFC in 2021 is no different from the standard solution to the problem and is described in a few simple steps:

1. You arrive at the appointed time or take the electronic queue.
2. Once you get to the relevant employee, sign the application he has printed out and hand over all the documents.
3. Then all you have to do is wait for a call or notification via SMS and email about the readiness of your new rights with the specified date when you can come for them.
4. On this day, during the opening hours of the MFC (again, on an electronic queue basis or by appointment), you can come and pick up the document.

As a rule, replacing a device after 10 years through a multifunctional center in 2021 takes from 3 to 9 days, but as an exception, delays and exceeding the established time standards occur.

Russian citizen with foreign rights

If you are a Russian citizen and permanently reside in Russia, then you must drive only with a Russian license. The right of any state not to recognize foreign rights for citizens of its country as valid is enshrined in the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (Article 41, paragraph 7):

Parties to the convention are not obliged to:

a) recognize as valid national or international driving licenses issued in the territory of another Contracting Party to persons who had their usual place of residence in their territory at the time of issue of that driving license or who transferred their usual place of residence to their territory after the issue of that license;

b) recognize the validity of the above-mentioned driving licenses issued to drivers whose usual place of residence at the time of issue of the licenses was not in the territory where the licenses were issued, or who changed their place of residence after the issue of the licenses to another territory.

Thus, being a citizen of the Russian Federation and a resident of the Russian Federation, you cannot use a foreign driver’s license on the territory of Russia. Even if you received a foreign license on a tourist trip or during temporary residence in another country, you will not be able to use it in Russia.

Citizens and residents of the Russian Federation have the right to drive vehicles on the territory of Russia only with a Russian driver's license.

This is evidenced by established judicial practice and examples of court decisions:

• Oktyabrsky District Court (St. Petersburg) -
• Frunzensky District Court of Vladivostok (Primorsky Territory) -
• Leninsky District Court of Tyumen (Tyumen Region) -
• Gatchina City Court (Leningrad Region) -

The courts indicate in their decisions (example wording):

Taking into account the fact that Tad******va S.M. is a citizen of the Russian Federation, is not a person permanently or temporarily residing or temporarily staying on the territory of the Russian Federation, a state of national (civil) affiliation Tad******va S.M. is the Russian Federation, therefore, national documents for it are documents issued by the competent authorities of the Russian Federation for use on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Thus, the provisions of the legal norm (Article 25 of the Federal Law “On Road Safety”), which allows driving a vehicle in the Russian Federation on the basis of a foreign national driver’s license, are not applicable to citizens of the Russian Federation; they apply to foreign citizens temporarily staying in the Russian Federation .

Do I need to pay fines before replacing my driver's license?

It is believed that a new driver's license can only be obtained after paying all outstanding fines. This opinion has no legal basis; all reasons for refusal are listed in paragraph 23 of PPRF No. 1097. However, it is not worth going to the traffic police with fines unpaid for more than 70 days (60 days to pay after 10 days to appeal). For late payment by this period, the inspection officer may impose additional financial sanctions in double the amount of the debt (based on articles Articles 32.2 and 20.25 of the Code of Administrative Offences, Part 1). That is, to a fine of 2,000 rubles, another 4,000 can be added for one unsuccessful visit. In addition, you may be subject to arrest for 15 days.

Therefore, it is recommended to check in advance whether there is any debt before visiting the department to replace your driver's license after 10 years, even if you are sure that you have paid everything. Moreover, if you manage to pay no later than 20 days from the date of sentencing, in 2021 the state provides a 50% discount.

Who needs to change rights and is this available to everyone?

If a foreigner intends to use a car for work or entrepreneurial activity (to work as a driver or taxi driver, for example), then the driver’s license will have to be changed to a Russian one. Clause 13 of Article 25 of Law No. 196-FZ tells us this.

The exception is Kyrgyz national rights . Their holders have the right not to change their driver’s license even if they intend to use the car for work purposes.

It is also better to change a foreign driver’s license for those who have received a Russian passport . The question of whether Russians can use foreign VU still remains controversial. Some lawyers believe that citizens of the Russian Federation fit the description of the persons specified in paragraph 12 of Article 25 of Law No. 196-FZ.

Clauses 12 and 13 of Article 25 of Law No. 196-FZ.

However, in Resolution of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation N 38-AD18-8, for example, the opposite point of view is recognized as legal, according to which Russians cannot use foreign rights on the territory of the Russian Federation. So the question remains open.

Extract from the Resolution of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 27, 2018 N 38-AD18-8.

Only those foreign national or international driving licenses that fully comply with the requirements of the Vienna Convention and other international agreements in the field of traffic rules can be exchanged for Russian ones.

For example, China is not a party to the Vienna Convention. This means that a foreigner with a Chinese license can legally travel with them to the Russian Federation, not forgetting to present a notarized translation into Russian. But he cannot simply exchange them for Russian ones - he can only re-register them for his license in the Russian Federation.

How to change rights if they have been lost?

If a driver's license has been lost or stolen, the driver should write a corresponding statement at any traffic police department. Our staff will make adjustments to the database to prevent you from having problems in the future. To obtain a copy, you will need to provide several documents:

1. A statement that the driver's license was lost. It can be filled out right at the point of submitting documents.
2. Passport or any other document that can confirm identity. If there is no registration in a particular city, difficulties may arise; such drivers are sometimes required to have temporary registration.
3. A receipt for payment of the fee for issuing a new certificate, a payment form can be issued upon submission of all documents.
4. A medical certificate is needed only if the lost rights have expired and if medical restrictions arise. In other cases, traffic police officers cannot demand it.

In some cases, additional paperwork may be required, namely:

• a diploma of completion of training at a driving school (when replacing a license due to an expired license, it is not needed, but everyone is recommended to keep this document);
• photo for making a new plastic card (if the selected traffic police department does not take photos directly during the registration process. This can be clarified in advance by contacting the department by phone);

After you are issued new licenses, you will find a mark on them indicating that it is a duplicate. There will be no other differences from the lost copy. At the same time, the validity period of the duplicate is not 10 years, like a new certificate. In 2021, the date indicated on the DP will coincide with the mark on the lost DP.

We hasten to dispel the widespread fear about the need to pass exams to obtain a copy of a lost license: you do not need to pass any tests or examinations in 2021 for this, nor do you need to pass a medical commission again.

Instructions for replacing rights through the State Services website (www.gosuslugi.ru)

Public Services Portal

It is worth noting that before using the service through the State Services portal, you need to register with your identification. In our case, let's imagine that you already have an identified account. What needs to be done?

1. Go to the portal via the link https://www.gosuslugi.ru/10056/2.
2. Select the type.
3. We log in to the portal using your username and password that you received during registration.
4. We fill out the application form for replacement of rights, indicating the following data: Old license;
5. Passport details;
6. Information about the certificate of the passed medical examination;

Infographics procedure for replacing rights through State Services

Responsibility for untimely replacement of a driver's license

You should not delay replacing your license after 10 years until the last day indicated on the form. Driving with an expired license is the same as driving without one. If you are stopped by a police officer with an expired document, an administrative violation report will be drawn up against you, and the car will be taken to the impound lot. The penalty for this violation is from 5,000 to 15,000 rubles (in accordance with Article 28 of Federal Law No. 196 and Part 1 of Article 12.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation).

If you are not going to drive, the mere expiration of a driver’s license after 10 years in 2021 does not entail the imposition of fines or any sanctions; you can exchange your driver’s license for a current one at any convenient time.

Validity period of driver's license

The period for which a driver's license is issued is 10 years . In order to retain the right to drive a vehicle, an expired driving license (whose period has expired) must be replaced with new ones.

It is important to understand that a decade is the validity period of the document, and the process described in this material does not imply new confirmation of knowledge or experience in vehicle management (exams) - only the document changes if we are talking about the expiration of its term.

How do you know when to change your ID?

This is written on the driver's license itself. On the front side, to the right of the date of issue (point 4a) - in section 4 b . Please note that the items have only alphanumeric designations without decoding the section names:

Nuances

1. After replacing your car license, it will not be superfluous to contact the insurance company that issued the MTPL and CASCO policies so that new information can be entered into them. This procedure is free and does not take much time. You will not need to issue a new policy.
2. If you pay the state fee not through the State Services portal, you can usually do this directly at the traffic police department in payment terminals, into which all the details will already be entered. When using the services of the MFC, do not forget to specify the correct details for paying the fee.

How to restore KBM

The bonus malus coefficient affects how much the insurance policy will cost. When the driver’s driving experience is long enough and the driver has no accidents (or very few of them), then compulsory motor liability insurance will be inexpensive (half the standard price).

When you change the VU, the KBM is equal to one. Restoration can be done in:

• an insurance company that provided auto insurance;
• Russian Union of Auto Insurers;
• Central Bank.

We talked about the list of documents that are required to replace a driver’s license at the traffic police, and also highlighted what registration methods exist and pointed out additional nuances. Be careful on the roads!