What to do if you haven’t paid for parking right away

A complete guide to paying for parking in Moscow

If you haven’t experienced headaches about paying for parking, most likely you are not a Muscovite. Parking meters were installed several years ago, however, for many citizens they still remain only mysterious boxes for accepting money. That is why we decided to compile a complete guide that will tell you how to pay for parking in Moscow. Go! More precisely, we parked and learned to pay.

How to pay for parking in Moscow from your phone: Moscow Parking app

Download the Moscow Parking . Register and get access to your personal account. To do this, send an SMS message to the short number 77 - 57. The text of the message is PIN. Wait for a response SMS with the password; login – your phone number.

Log in to your personal account.
Top up your account (hereinafter referred to as parking account).
Please provide the full registration number of the vehicle.
Click the "Park" button.

From now on, the timer for the parking space is turned on. Billing is per minute. You can use any unused funds at another parking lot. If you are parking and have money in your account, press the triangle button (play). Stop the timer – square (stop).

How to pay for parking in Moscow from a mobile phone via SMS

You can pay for parking by SMS to the number 77 – 57. In the message, indicate the number of the parking space, car number and the estimated number of hours of parking. With the first SMS, a parking account is linked to your phone number. is deposited there .

Send an SMS like 1052*C 149 MR 77 *3. Be sure to use star separators.
To cancel parking, send S or C.
To extend your parking, send X and the number of hours without spaces. For example, if extended by 4 hours, the text will look like this: X
After the transaction confirmation report, parking can be considered paid. If there is no notification, check the SMS path with your operator.

If you are going to pay for parking by SMS, confirm the debit to your mobile operator. Depending on the tariff, additional fees may apply for using the service.

The parking system will send a notification a quarter of an hour before the end of the paid time.

How to pay for parking in Moscow with a bank card and cash

To pay for parking using the specified methods, there are parking meters. Special parking cards are also available for payment. Using a parking meter is no more difficult than a regular bank terminal. The interface is intuitive, there are no unnecessary functions or buttons.

Click on "Pay for parking".
Deposit the required amount in cash or using a plastic card. For cash payments, the bank will withhold 2%.
Enter the full vehicle number along with the region.
Ready.

If you want to check the balance on your parking card, click on the icon of the same name.

How to pay for parking in Moscow if you haven’t paid right away

In this case, payment for parking is made in the amount of 2,500 rubles on any convenient day. The flat rate is due to the fact that this is a fine for violating the use of a public parking zone. You cannot pay for parking after you have left for another place - with a 99% probability, a case of an administrative offense has already been filed against you.

Payment for a parking space is allowed within 15 minutes from the start of parking. Otherwise, the foot inspector records the license plate number of the car and issues a fine. It will not be possible to come to an agreement with a civil servant - in Moscow the parking regime is strictly observed, and officials who accept a bribe are punishable by dismissal.

The inspector does not accept payment for parking - his duties include monitoring order in the assigned area. The inspector must have an identifying number on his chest. If you encounter a scammer claiming to be a parking attendant, notify the police immediately.

How to pay for parking in Moscow as a foreigner

On the one hand, we are glad to welcome you to the capital, on the other hand, we are incredibly sorry: you will not be able to pay for parking. The reasons why the service is difficult to access for foreigners are below:

The format for entering the number is designed for Russian characters - if you come by car from your own country, you have no choice but to become a violator;
Numbers from the big four Russian mobile operators are suitable for SMS payment;
The parking meter has a Russian interface. Dubbing in English can only be found in the center, and even then not everywhere.

Parking and weekends

On Sunday parking is free . You can also stand for free on holidays - the day of the week is not taken into account. On Saturday you don’t have to worry about payment if Friday was a public holiday. In general, complete savings, gentlemen.

Traditionally, we offer to watch the video for those who have not mastered the text. Good luck on the roads and peace of mind in parking lots!

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What happens if you don’t pay for parking in Moscow

The Head of the Directorate for Administration and Control of Parking Violations of the State Public Institution "AMPP" Konstantin Sereda visited the radio station "Moscow Speaks" and answered questions from listeners on fines for unpaid parking. Konstantin explained in what cases a fine is issued and what consequences await debtors.

Let us remind you that the State Public Institution "AMPP" issues fines only for failure to pay for parking in the amount of 2,500 rubles, while all motorists have 10 days to appeal such a fine if for some reason they do not agree with the decision. In total, the car owner is given 60 days to pay the fine - this is the period for voluntary payment. If payment of the fine during this time is not made, then the case materials are transferred to the Bailiff Service, and enforcement proceedings are initiated. From this moment on, the debtor has 5 days to voluntarily repay the debt.

If this does not happen, the bailiff has the right to take measures to collect the debt. Namely: to seize funds in the debtor’s account, seize his property or restrict his travel abroad. To become “banned from traveling” a motorist only needs to exceed the amount of debt on fines of 10,000 rubles. Also, if the debtor lives in a paid parking zone, then he may lose his residence permit; for this it is enough to have 3 unpaid fines. And if the debtor’s car was towed for violating traffic rules, then it can be arrested right at the special parking lot of the State Public Institution "AMPP". For example, in 2015, 170 vehicles worth more than 111 million rubles were seized.

In addition, the court may initiate new administrative proceedings against a person who has not paid the fine and impose a fine of double the amount. If you have, for example, a fine of 2.5 thousand rubles, then in addition to 2.5 thousand, you will pay another five. And that’s 7.5 thousand rubles for one violation.

- 2.5 thousand rubles for a person who stopped in a painted, marked parking space and did not pay for parking. You know, we, motorists, have this concept of “15 free minutes.” Give us a clear definition of what these free 15 minutes are, what regulations does a person have when he stops in a paid parking space?

— Within 15 minutes, a person who stops in a paid parking lot must pay for parking in order not to receive a fine.

— And give us the same definition: do we rightly call these 15 minutes free? That is, roughly speaking, when a person stops, he knows for sure that he will finish it in 5 minutes, he must be sure that he will not be fined during this time, because that is the procedure. Do I get it right?

— 15 minutes is the time given to a person to pay the fine. I am ready to remind everyone that a fine comes when there are two photographs. In fact, mobile systems that drive along the road cannot photograph the same car within these same 15 minutes.

— Yes, to issue a fine, it is necessary to have one fixation with an interval of 15 minutes, and a second fixation of more than 15 minutes.

“We just recently learned that we now have a 50 percent discount on fines. If we do it voluntarily faster than intended. Is there such a discount for parking fines?

— Today, this discount does not include a fine for parking, so if you have already paid only half, we recommend that you still pay the rest so that this fine is considered paid.

— Where can I find out what punishment is provided for systematically ignoring fines for illegal parking? Well, in general, where can you find out about unpaid fines?

A complete guide to paying for parking in Moscow

How to pay for parking in Moscow from your phone: Moscow Parking app

Log in to your personal account.
Top up your account (hereinafter referred to as parking account).
Please provide the full registration number of the vehicle.
Click the "Park" button.

How to pay for parking in Moscow from a mobile phone via SMS

Send an SMS like 1052*C 149 MR 77 *3. Be sure to use star separators.
To cancel parking, send S or C.
To extend your parking, send X and the number of hours without spaces. For example, if extended by 4 hours, the text will look like this: X
After the transaction confirmation report, parking can be considered paid. If there is no notification, check the SMS path with your operator.

If you are going to pay for parking by SMS, confirm the debit to your mobile operator. Depending on the tariff, additional fees may apply for using the service.

The parking system will send a notification a quarter of an hour before the end of the paid time.

How to pay for parking in Moscow with a bank card and cash

Click on "Pay for parking".
Deposit the required amount in cash or using a plastic card. For cash payments, the bank will withhold 2%.
Enter the full vehicle number along with the region.
Ready.

If you want to check the balance on your parking card, click on the icon of the same name.

How to pay for parking in Moscow if you haven’t paid right away

How to pay for parking in Moscow as a foreigner

The format for entering the number is designed for Russian characters - if you come by car from your own country, you have no choice but to become a violator;
Numbers from the big four Russian mobile operators are suitable for SMS payment;
The parking meter has a Russian interface. Dubbing in English can only be found in the center, and even then not everywhere.

Parking and weekends

Traditionally, we offer to watch the video for those who have not mastered the text. Good luck on the roads and peace of mind in parking lots!

In what cases can they not be fined for unpaid parking: an example from judicial practice

You will be surprised, but there are cases when you can park in a paid parking zone for free.

Probably, the topic of paid parking in large cities has long become the talk of the town. This is especially true of the capital of our vast Motherland, where the paid parking zone has not only expanded noticeably in recent years, but has also become significantly more expensive. Thus, in the central regions of Moscow, the cost of parking in a city parking lot can be 380 rubles per hour. The number of places where car towing is allowed for unpaid parking has also increased. But the main thing is that the capital’s authorities have reduced the time for paying for parking, reducing it from 15 to 5 minutes.

These changes, of course, led to many drivers unknowingly receiving hefty fines for unpaid parking. Fortunately, the number of parking tickets recording violations of parking payment rules on the streets of Moscow has increased noticeably. And it would seem that everything is logical: paid parking zone - pay. But it's not that simple. Unfortunately, in reality, many drivers often receive illegal fines for unpaid parking. Moreover, even when the car is actually parked next to a paid city parking zone. But it's all about the road markings and the rules of the road signs.

So, let us remind you that usually in the paid parking area there are road signs warning drivers about the paid parking space, behind which, as a rule, parking spaces are marked. If the driver stops the car in the area covered by such road signs and does not pay for parking within the allotted time, then the data center employees (Moscow example) have the right to issue him a fine for parking the car in the area covered by paid parking. This can also be done automatically using photo and video recording by a Parkon car equipped with an automatic crime recording system. In Moscow, we remind you that the fine for unpaid parking is 2,500 rubles.

But did you know that not in all cases a driver can be fined for parking on the road in a paid parking zone? Here is an example from judicial practice that proves that sometimes car owners receive fines for unpaid parking illegally.

This interesting story began in Moscow back in August 2016, when the controller-auditor of the department for registration and recording of violations of the State Public Institution “AMPP” (“Administrator of the Moscow Parking Space”) T.A. Zubova. a decision was made in the case of an administrative offense, according to which Golenko V.P. brought to administrative responsibility under Part 2 of Art. 8.14 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of Moscow (Failure to pay for placing a vehicle in a paid city parking lot) and she was sentenced to a fine of 2,500 rubles. The fine was issued for parking a car in the paid parking zone of the city of Moscow. The violation was recorded by appropriate equipment.

The owner of the car did not agree with the decision and filed a complaint with the head of the State Public Institution "AMPP" of Moscow ("Administrator of the Moscow parking space").

By decision of the head of the department, the complaint was left unsatisfied.

Next, the car owner, disagreeing with the decision of the State Public Institution "AMPP" of Moscow, filed a complaint with the Presnensky District Court of Moscow, which she lost. Nevertheless, Golenko V.P. challenged the decision of the district court in the Moscow City Court, which only on December 20, 2018 put an end to this complicated and interesting administrative case.

So, what was the court guided by when it overturned the decision of the Presnensky District Court of Moscow, which confirmed the legality of imposing a fine against a car owner whose car was parked in a city paid parking zone in violation of the established rules - that is, without payment for more than 15 minutes (at the time of the violation in Moscow still had rules allowing parking without payment for the first 15 minutes)?

And the whole point is that the Moscow City Court found that the car, while standing in the paid parking zone, did not violate the established Rules for the use of city parking lots and the placement of vehicles on them, as provided for in paragraph 2.5, approved by Decree of the Moscow Government dated May 17, 2013 N 289- PP.

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How so? And the whole point is that during the consideration of the car owner’s complaint by the cassation court, it turned out that the car was parked outside the zone of the designated paid parking spaces. Accordingly, such parking does not constitute an offense under Article 8.14 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the City of Moscow.

Here is what the Moscow City Court indicated in this case:

From clause 1.1 of the Rules for the use of city parking lots and the placement of vehicles on them, approved by Decree of the Moscow Government dated May 17, 2013 N 289-PP (hereinafter referred to as the Rules), it follows that a city parking lot is an improvement facility of the city of Moscow, which is a specially designated, arranged and equipped a place that is part of a highway and (or) adjacent to the roadway and (or) sidewalk, shoulder, overpass or bridge, or which is part of overpass or under-bridge spaces, squares and other objects of the road network owned by the city of Moscow, and intended for organized parking of vehicles on a paid basis or without charging a fee by decision of the Moscow Government.

The territory of the city parking, in accordance with paragraph 1.3 of the Rules, includes the entire section of the road network, marked with the appropriate road signs and markings provided for in Appendix 1 to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers - Government of the Russian Federation of October 23, 1993 N 1090 “On Traffic Rules” .

In this case, a parking space is recognized as a specially designated and, if necessary, furnished and equipped space in a city parking lot, intended to accommodate one vehicle (clause 1.4 of these Rules).

State Public Institution “AMPP” charges V.P. Golenko with the fact that the car, of which she is the owner, was placed in a paid city parking lot without payment. The Presnensky District Court of Moscow also agreed with this.

However, the Moscow City Court found that the materials of the administrative case indicate otherwise.
So, according to the Moscow City Court, the vehicle Golenko V.P. was recorded by employees of the State Public Institution "AMPP" of Moscow actually at the border of the end of the paid parking zone, and not at a specially designated place for paid city parking .

As a result, in the opinion of the cassation court, information about the violation of Golenko V.P. there are no other requirements prescribed by the relevant road signs and (or) markings in the case materials.

Thus, an analysis of the above norms in their entirety in relation to the specific circumstances of this case indicates that the obligation established by paragraph 2.5 of the Rules for the use of city parking lots and placement of vehicles on them, approved by the Moscow Government Decree of May 17, 2013 N 289-PP, fifteen minutes from the moment of entering the parking space, begin the parking session by paying for placing the vehicle in a paid city parking lot at Golenko V.P. was absent.

As a result, the Moscow City Court overturned the decision of the Presnensky District Court of Moscow, the decision in the case of an administrative offense made by an employee of the State Public Institution "AMPP" ("Administrator of the Moscow Parking Space") and the decision on the complaint of the car owner made by the head of the department for registration and recording of violations of the State Institution " AMPP" in relation to V.P. Golenko, giving instructions in accordance with paragraph 2 of part 1 of Article 24.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation to terminate administrative proceedings in the case against the owner of the vehicle.

What does this decision mean for car owners?

As you can see, this rather precedent-setting decision of the Moscow City Court opens the eyes of many motorists who, until recently, thought that it was impossible to park a car not only in places where there are marked parking spaces within the paid parking area, but also nearby where there are no markings. In fact, as you can see, it is not in all cases that parking without paying in a paid parking zone is illegal.

That is, you can stand where there is no direct prohibition on this, according to current legislation. You can also stand without paying if parking spaces are not marked.

So if you have been sent a fine for unpaid parking and if you think that you should not have paid for parking because you were standing outside its coverage area or on its border (in a place where there are no marked paid parking spaces), then feel free to contact to court in order to defend their legal rights. Moreover, there is now such judicial practice. True, don’t count too much on the favor of district courts, which really like to consider cases on the fly, without going deeply into details. Usually, magistrates' and district courts copy the decisions of the traffic police, traffic police department and other government agencies.

Nevertheless, we remind you that every citizen of Russia has the right to appeal a court decision to a higher authority. As you can see, higher authorities, contrary to popular belief, are ready to understand even such matters in more detail.

For those who are interested, here is a link to the court decision of the Moscow State Court.

What should you do if you accidentally paid for parking for a car that is not yours?

Not everyone remembers the license plate number of their own car by heart. It’s easy to make a mistake not even in the main part, but in the region code. You know that your car has Moscow license plates. But in the capital the region code is already in use for the eighth time, so it’s not surprising to get confused. The consequences are clear. Parkon will take a photo of the license plate, but it will not appear in the database of parking payment facts: you will receive a fine.

Most drivers will accept the ruling and complain about their own mistake. However, let's remember what Art. punishes for. 8.14 Code of Administrative Offenses of Moscow. For non-payment of parking! And you paid for it. The fact of an error in the license plate does not constitute an administrative offense. This means that the decision made is illegal, and you can try to cancel it.

First, send a complaint to the State Administration of the USPP. Firstly, they made the decision, so this is the first instance where you should contact. Secondly, this is the easiest way to do it. You don’t have to travel anywhere: the form is on the Autocode website or on the unified transport portal of Moscow. The complaint must be accompanied by materials confirming that you actually paid for parking. From them, the parking operator will find out which license plate number is included in the database and compare the data. Most likely, you will receive a refusal, but there are precedents when the fine was canceled already at this stage.

In addition, as lawyers note, even a refusal is useful. At a minimum, he will confirm the fact that AMPP saw a payment with an erroneous license plate number. This means that you did not violate Article 8.14 of the Moscow Administrative Code, because you transferred the money in strict accordance with the law.

If you are unable to achieve the truth in your communication with AMPP, file a lawsuit. You need to go to the court in the area where you parked. You can determine territorial jurisdiction, for example, using a special online service. Unfortunately, at this stage, a decision in your favor and the cancellation of the imposed fine are also not guaranteed. You can go higher - to the Moscow City Court or to the Supreme Court.

You can find examples of directly opposite verdicts on the Internet, so it is impossible to say in advance how a particular case will turn out. In any case, we recommend fighting for your rights, although this requires time, effort and money.