Fine for converting a truck

Fine for car tuning in 2019

Good afternoon, dear reader.

Almost every car owner makes some modifications and improvements to his “iron horse” over time.

For some, the changes are very minor, for example, replacing nipple caps with colored ones. Other car enthusiasts approach improvements more thoroughly and make changes to the engine, suspension, and car body. All of the listed changes relate to tuning (finishing) the vehicle.

This article will talk about what fines a car owner will face for illegal tuning.

Types of car tuning

First of all, let’s highlight the common types of tuning that have become widespread in Russia:

All these changes are widespread, so each of them is discussed in a separate article. Today we will not dwell on them in detail.

As for other types of tuning, they can be divided into the following groups:

• Improving the appearance of the car. This group includes, for example, the installation of non-standard bumpers and spoilers on cars.
• Improving the technical characteristics of the machine. In this case, we are talking about making changes to the car engine, its suspension or other structural elements.
• Improving vehicle cross-country ability. Preparing a car for off-road travel includes installing additional equipment, such as a winch or snorkel, as well as modifying the design of the car itself.

In general, changes to the design affect a fairly large group of car owners.

Fine for car tuning in 2019

Fines for changing the design of a vehicle are provided for in Article 12.5 of the Administrative Code:

1. Driving a vehicle in the presence of malfunctions or conditions under which, in accordance with the Basic Provisions for the admission of vehicles to operation and the duties of officials to ensure road safety, operation of the vehicle is prohibited, with the exception of malfunctions and conditions specified in parts 2 - 7 of this article , —

entails a warning or the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five hundred rubles .

So, the driver will receive a fine of 500 rubles for most changes made to the design.

There are a few exceptions that carry more severe penalties:

• Installing headlights with red lights on the front of the car - deprivation of rights from 4 to 6 months (Part 3 of Article 12.5);
• Installation of special light (flashing lights) or sound signals - deprivation of rights from 12 to 18 months (part 4 of article 12.5);
• Installing a “Disabled Person” sign - a fine of 5,000 rubles (part 4 1 of article 12.5);
• Installation of color schemes for operational services - deprivation of rights from 12 to 18 months (Part 6 of Article 12.5);
• Installing a color scheme for a passenger taxi - a fine of 5,000 rubles.

All of the above design changes are illegal and this does not raise questions among drivers. Within the framework of this article, we are interested in those changes that do not fall into the specified list. You need to understand in which case a fine of 500 rubles can be imposed and in which it cannot.

And to do this, you need to understand what types of tuning relate to design changes.

Note. If a change in the design of the vehicle is detected, the traffic police may cancel the registration of the vehicle:

What are changes to a vehicle's design?

In this document, final paragraph 7.18 applies to tuning:

7.18. Changes have been made to the design of the vehicle without permission from the State Road Safety Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation or other bodies determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

After reading this paragraph, the question arises as to what exactly refers to changes in the design of a vehicle, for which you can receive a fine of 500 rubles.

The concept of “making changes to the design of a vehicle” is given in the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union “On the safety of wheeled vehicles”:

making changes to the design of a vehicle - exclusion of components and equipment not provided for by the design of a particular vehicle, made after the vehicle is put into circulation and affecting road safety;

This definition does not give a clear answer to the question of what exactly refers to components and equipment that affect safety:

“vehicle safety” - a state characterized by a set of parameters of the design and technical condition of the vehicle, ensuring the inadmissibility or minimization of the risk of harm to the life or health of citizens, the property of individuals and legal entities, state or municipal property, and the environment;

However, the technical regulations contain Appendix No. 9, which also contains a list of individual (not all) changes to the design :

• Replacing the type of truck body.
• Installation of additional fuel tanks.
• Installation of lifts and winches on trucks.
• Installation of special equipment.
• Installation and dismantling of gas equipment.
• Replacement of external lighting devices (including installation of xenon or diode lamps).
• Re-equipping a car for people with disabilities.

All of the above points are guaranteed to apply to changes in the design of the vehicle. If you do them without permission, you can receive a fine of 500 rubles.

As for the installation of other equipment, it remains unclear in what cases it should be classified as changes to the design of the vehicle.

For example, installing non-standard bumpers made of a different material (metal instead of plastic). Obviously, this tuning option affects the safety of the car in the event of a traffic accident.

Another example. Installing a DVR on a car windshield. On the one hand, the installation is simple and should not affect safety. On the other hand, if the airbags are deployed, they can “pull” the recorder’s power wire, tear it off the glass and send it “flying” around the cabin.

Another example is installing rear parking sensors. This device reduces the risk of a traffic accident when reversing, and therefore affects safety.

In general, the answer to this question remains open. How to draw the line between changes that do not require approval from the traffic police and changes that entail a fine?

By the way, if you know of cases in which the traffic police required changes to the design due to the installation of equipment not listed above, then write about it in the comments to the article.

How to legalize changes to the design of a vehicle?

If a car owner wants to legalize changes to the design of the vehicle, then he needs to complete the following steps:

1. Preliminary technical examination. The examination must be completed before installing the appropriate equipment. If additional equipment is already installed, it will have to be removed first. There is no other procedure to legalize design changes in 2019.

2. Installation of equipment - making changes to the design. The installation should be carried out in a specialized organization, which will issue you with the appropriate set of documents (copies of certificates for the installed equipment).

3. The design safety check is carried out in the same organization where you were checked under point 1. However, this time the organization checks that the safety of the vehicle complies with the requirements of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union.

In general, the procedure is not as complicated as it seems at first glance. However, its cost can be quite significant. In different regions, inspections require from 5,000 to 20,000 rubles . The high cost of legalization forces many car owners to refuse such tuning.

Thus, at present there is no clear line between changes that do not require mandatory registration with the traffic police and changes that entail a fine of 500 rubles . If additional information becomes available on this issue, the article will be updated.

The traffic police began to massively fine drivers of grain trucks for changes in the design of transport 14:06, October 4, 2019 Printable version

Last week, a queue lined up in front of the Uspensky elevator in the Rostov region, the likes of which had not happened for a long time. Drivers waited 3-4 days for unloading. The excitement was explained simply: farmers handed over their harvest according to the principle “wherever is closer”: only a few now agree to go to Rostov.

The harvest has grown: after traffic police checks, grain carriers in the Rostov region are refusing to operate.

“It started about a month ago, just with the start of sunflower harvesting,” said farmer Nikolai Popivnenko. – Traffic police inspectors stop vehicles with extensions and issue reports. They are fined not for overloading - we don’t carry more than 20 tons, but for structural parts that are made by hand.

The protocols, which were studied by the holding's journalists, state that the drivers of the vehicles committed the offense described in clause 7.18 of the Traffic Regulations of the Russian Federation (“Changes were made to the design of the vehicle without the permission of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation”), for which they were punished under Part 1 of Art. 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (driving a vehicle in the presence of conditions under which the operation of vehicles is prohibited).

Don’t travel with your own samovar!

The driver Vladimir was brought to justice for the “non-standard” trailer. The traffic police inspector determined at a glance that the seam on the side of the trailer was not factory-made, but home-made. The man did not argue with the fact that the trailer was “self-welded”. The vehicle was already like this when Vladimir purchased it.

– I’ve been driving this trailer since 2014, and I’ve never had any complaints from regulatory authorities. The trailer is registered, everything is there - title, registration certificate... Nevertheless, they drew up an administrative protocol and issued an order. The fine is scanty, of course, only 500 rubles, I already paid it at a discount. But I’m worried about something else: according to the inspector, if I’m stopped again and punished for the same violation, the trailer will simply be deregistered,” the carrier shared.

Extended sides and homemade bodies are a ubiquitous phenomenon. But it arises not from the desire to get caught up in overload, but as a result of vital necessity.

– Chief designer of KAMAZ PJSC A.N. Back in 2016, Zhabin responded to the head of the traffic police MREO for the Rostov region, which states that extension sides are provided for by the manufacturer’s design if transportation of bulky and lightweight cargo is required. At the same time, the technical characteristics of the vehicle do not change, says Nikolai Popivnenko.

In addition to seeds, farmers transport hay and straw in modified bodies.

– In order not to exceed the weight limits, wheat can only be loaded to the middle of the body. As for the seed - even if you pile it up and sit on top, you still won’t get more than 33-36 tons,

– says the carrier Vasily. – No one carries more than 20 tons; we do not violate weight parameters. And even if the sides of the Kamaz trucks are extended, the height does not exceed four meters, we are within the framework of the law,” explained farmer Svetlana Volkova. - Nevertheless, they stop. Some guys were offered: give me five thousand rubles and you can go safely. What is it?

Extended sides are the most noticeable, but not the only change in the design of trucks and trailers. Almost all vehicle owners resort to various technological improvements. Because the models that leave the factory do not meet the needs of carriers.

– The plant has provided one spare tire per truck and per trailer. This is not enough. Where should I carry extra spare tires? Not in the cockpit? I welded up a neat cage under the trailer that fits four wheels... Or here's a toolbox. He's too small. You have to take a lot of parts with you - you never know what could go wrong. I installed a larger box that holds everything I need. But this is also a deviation from the standard,” lists Vasily, who was recently fined. - Further. My model has a 250 liter fuel tank. How far can I go with it at a consumption of 50 liters per 100 km? My flights are one and a half to two thousand kilometers. I installed another tank - a factory one, from the same manufacturer, but 500 liters.

There are other “digressions”. Double turn signals, heaters in the cabin, a Euro hook instead of the factory tow hitch. The most common change is lower body unloading.

– I equipped the vehicle for myself. And for the sake of safety,” says Vasily. “I answer that the body is welded perfectly, it won’t open up on the road, and I’m completely within the dimensions.” But we, honest drivers, are reprimanded for this nonsense, and next to us a barn is carrying 70 tons - and no one stops it.

Regional "raid"?

— The carriers with whom we spoke are convinced that the wave of fines for samosvar is an exclusively Rostov phenomenon, and this does not happen in other regions. “Carriers are faced with such claims in all regions of Russia; fines began to be issued about four months ago,” said Sergei Vladimirov, chairman of the Association of Carriers of Russia. – Although the fine is small, if the owner does not eliminate the violation within the prescribed period, the vehicle will be deregistered.

The time period for eliminating violations is given differently: for some, traffic police inspectors “released” a day, for others – 20 days.

“There’s still not enough time,” says driver Alexey. – After all, you need to order a new body, wait until it is delivered, weld it... Even if I wanted to, I would not be able to eliminate these violations on time. What am I doing? I've been standing for two weeks.

In “interest groups”, carriers are looking for different outlets. Someone shares the phone numbers of Vasya, Petya, Kolya, who are ready to bring some kind of expert opinion for 20-50 thousand rubles, with which you can come to the traffic police and make changes to the vehicle passport.

Some people think that there is simply no need to sign the protocol, or even better, to “scare” the inspector with the prosecutor’s office. Someone agrees to officially legalize extension sides, but does not know how to do it.

The wave of fines, apparently, was due to the fact that on April 6, 2019, the Russian government issued Resolution No. 413 (“On approval of rules for making changes to the design of wheeled vehicles in use”). The document lists point by point what a vehicle owner who wants to improve it in any way must do.

Everything in these rules looks logical. First, you need to contact an accredited testing laboratory (TL), obtain from the testing laboratory a preliminary technical examination report, which will state that changes in the design of the vehicle are possible. You should come with this document to the State Traffic Inspectorate and obtain permission to change the design of the vehicle. Only after this is it possible to modernize transport.

Next, having changed the design of the vehicle, the owner must return to the IL so that it can check the vehicle again and issue a protocol for checking the safety of the vehicle design. This protocol must be submitted to the State Traffic Inspectorate, which will issue the final document - a certificate of compliance of the vehicle with the changes made to its design with safety requirements.

After reading the rules, only two questions remain: what should those who have already made changes to the design of the vehicle do without the permission of the traffic police, and where to find accredited laboratories?

Without bribes it is possible, but expensive

“Peasant” sent a request to the traffic police department for the Rostov region and the Federal Accreditation Service (which should probably have information about licensed testing laboratories).

The Chairman of the Association of Carriers of Russia believes that it is possible to register extensions, the question is at what cost.

“Official registration can cost a pretty penny, because companies with a license greatly raise the price,” said Sergei Vladimirov. – Yes, of course, you can do without bribes, but it will still cost a lot of money.

Truck owners interviewed by Peasant doubt that they will be able to legally register their improvements.

“They’ll start twisting their hands: either the number on the frame is unreadable, or something else,” admitted one of the carriers. – If the trailer is old, without a serial number, it can only be sold for scrap.

For many fined entrepreneurs, the deadline for correcting violations has already expired. None of the carriers known to “Peasant” received notification that the vehicle had been deregistered. Drivers perceive the wave of protocols for “non-standard” as another attempt to squeeze small carriers out of the market.

“There were a couple of short flights in a month, only because farmers I knew tearfully asked to take out the seeds. I drove along detour routes - fortunately I’m local, I know all the roads here,

- says the carrier Alexey. “I’m standing now, I don’t want to run into inspectors.” In general, I have everything: registration, technical inspection, insurance, GLONASS, and Platon. There’s even a tachograph, although I don’t drive further than 60 km! But they didn’t issue a report for the overboard today – they will issue it tomorrow. I think if they wanted to make this reform wisely, they should have warned people and given at least six months to legitimize it. Otherwise, I think this is just a campaign against us. You'll see - next they'll take on freight vehicles older than 15 years, and they'll deregister them too.

Transporters and farmers are hoping for some explanation from the authorities. In the meantime, they work at their own peril and risk.

- Look, there are no more men left in the villages! – farmer Svetlana Volkova is indignant. – If someone is not an alcoholic and does not have land, then he only makes money from transportation. But, apparently, they have already decided to take away this piece of bread from people.

Fine for converting a truck

Car conversion is a common operation. From the point of view of the law, conversion is any replacement of a standard part with a non-standard one. However, some types of re-equipment do not affect road safety and may not be registered with the traffic police, while others must be agreed upon and documented. In this article we will analyze typical cases of vehicle conversion from the point of view of automobile legislation.

Typically, car tuning is divided into visual and technical.
The visual adds beauty and recognition to the car, the technical allows you to solve specific problems, expanding the capabilities of the car. By the way, we have already talked about such conversion options as tinting car windows, installing gas equipment, and modifying main beam headlights to xenon and LED.

Fine for car tuning in 2019

As we mentioned above, tuning is always a change in design. And all prohibited design changes are specified in the regulatory document “Basic provisions for the approval of vehicles for operation and the responsibilities of officials to ensure road safety.” Let us quote clause 7.18 of the appendix to the above-mentioned “Basic Provisions” - List of faults in the presence of which the operation of the vehicle is prohibited

We will find the definition of the concept of “making changes to the design of a vehicle” in the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union “On the Safety of Wheeled Vehicles.”
This document was jointly developed by lawyers and technical experts from the member countries of the customs union: Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
Here is a quote from the document: making changes to the design of a vehicle - the exclusion of components and equipment not provided for by the design of a particular vehicle, or the installation of components and equipment that are not provided for by the design of a particular vehicle, made after the vehicle is put into circulation and affecting road safety;

It remains to be seen what these components and equipment are that affect road safety:

The Technical Regulations under consideration also contain a separate list of changes to the design; it is contained in Appendix No. 9 REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC CHANGES MADE INTO THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. This appendix specifies requirements for a number of typical conversions:

• Changing the body type of trucks on one chassis
• Installation of additional fuel tanks on trucks
• Installing a fifth wheel on trucks
• Installation of lifts and winches on trucks
• Installation of special equipment on any type of vehicle
• Installation and dismantling of gas equipment
• Replacement of lighting devices, incl. with changing the type of headlights (halogen, xenon, LED)
• Re-equipment of a car for driving by persons with disabilities

Thus, the above types of re-equipment must be approved by the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate and properly documented by law with the appropriate entries made in the registration documents of the vehicle - PTS and SOP.
If you carry out such re-equipment yourself without registration, you will definitely be fined for the re-equipment.

Installation of other equipment

As for the installation and dismantling of other equipment not listed in Appendix 9 of the Technical Regulations, the law does not give an unambiguous interpretation.
As we wrote above, a design change is the installation and dismantling of equipment that affects road safety. As for the installation of other equipment, it remains unclear in what cases it should be classified as changes to the design of the vehicle.
For example, any external tuning elements, such as non-standard bumpers, low body kit, affect injury safety in accidents with pedestrians.
But installing a rear view camera will increase traffic safety if the camera monitor is securely mounted in the cabin and does not fly around the car during an accident.

Amount and article of the fine for re-equipment

The traffic police fine for re-equipping a car is regulated by Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses:

Thus, the one-time fine for re-equipment is minimal - 500 rubles.
However, it should be borne in mind that a traffic police officer can issue an order to eliminate existing technical “problems” - and for failure to comply with a traffic police order there is a separate administrative liability. The Code of Administrative Offenses also stipulates a number of particularly dangerous violations related to the conversion, for which the liability is higher:
Installation of red lamps on the front of the car - deprivation of rights from 4 to 6 months (Part 3 of Article 12.5);
Installation of special signals - “flashing lights” and “quacks” - deprivation of rights from 12 to 18 months (part 4 of article 12.5);
Illegal painting of a vehicle in the color scheme of operational services - deprivation of rights from 12 to 18 months (Part 6 of Article 12.5);
Using a taxi color scheme without a transportation permit is a fine of 5,000 rubles.

What is the fine for converting a car?

Re-equipment of vehicles without the consent of State Traffic Inspectorate employees and their issuance of the appropriate permit is prohibited. For illegal conversion of a vehicle, the driver will face penalties. Which? Read in the article.

What laws regulate the conversion of vehicles?

Laws that speak about the need to coordinate the issue of vehicle conversion are presented in the following list:

• Law “On Road Traffic Safety” No. 196;
• Technical Regulations of the Customs Union of 2011 and 2015;
• Traffic rules (clause 7.18);

However, it is worth considering that if the driver produced the car himself, but does not drive it (it sits idle in the garage), then there is no need to obtain the appropriate permit or pay a fine for this.

What is vehicle conversion?

A driver who decides to change something in his vehicle must clearly understand what changes will have to be approved by the traffic police at his place of permanent registration, and what changes can be made independently. So, you need to obtain permission when converting a vehicle in the following aspects:

• If the car owner decides to change the engine of his vehicle;
• If the owner of a vehicle wants to change its body;
• If the owner of the vehicle wants to change some lighting devices (headlights, lights, etc.);
• If the vehicle owner wants to change the fuel system;

This applies to replacing/increasing the fuel tank. Since, along with its change, the remaining characteristics of the vehicle (namely weight) change, then with this re-equipment of the car it is necessary to apply for permission from the State Traffic Inspectorate.

• If the owner of the vehicle wants to change the interior (remove the seats, rearrange them further than the original design suggests);
• If the car owner decides to deliberately change the weight of the transport weight in order to change speed or driving characteristics;
• If the dimensions of the machine are subject to change;

Car modifications such as changing the bumper or completely tinting the windows are called “tuning.”

The installation of a towbar also qualifies as “re-equipment of a vehicle” and requires permission from the traffic police.

Re-equipping a car, such as installing wheels with a larger diameter than the original ones, also requires permission from the road authorities.

• If the car owner decides to change the brake system of his vehicle;
• If the steering part of the vehicle is being replaced;
• If the car owner decides to change the color of his car or apply some kind of design;

Listed above are the main changes for which permission must be obtained. In the following sections, the features of agreeing on some changes will be considered separately.

Changing colors and patterns on the vehicle

It is mandatory for the State Traffic Inspectorate to approve such re-equipment of cars as drawing a picture on the body of the vehicle.

What do you not need permission for?

• If the car owner repainted the vehicle in the same color as before;

The repainting must be reported to the State Traffic Inspectorate within the first five days so that its employees can carry out an inspection raid.

• Drawing also does not require special permission;

However, it is worth contacting the State Traffic Inspectorate to notify about this re-equipment in the vehicle.

What cannot be applied to a car as a design?

• Obscene words and expressions;
• Nationalist drawings;
• Drawings indicating government units and intelligence services;
• Drawings of a pornographic nature;
• Drawings expressing a harsh attitude towards someone or something;

How to convert vehicles according to the Law?

To avoid having to pay a fine for a “tuned” vehicle, you must obtain appropriate permission to make certain changes to the vehicle.

Thus, re-equipping a vehicle requires two stages:

• Preliminary check at the State Traffic Inspectorate;
• Check after conversion;

Let's look at each point separately.

After the car owner decides to re-equip the vehicle, he must:

• Appear at the traffic police and submit an application for a preliminary inspection of the vehicle. In this case, all characteristics of the vehicle will be checked;

A sample application can be found on the Internet or obtained from the State Traffic Inspectorate office where the application will be submitted.

• Along with the application, the following list of documents is submitted to the traffic police: a photocopy of the technical equipment passport, a document with the equipment that will be installed on the vehicle (with an image attached), and a vehicle registration document.
• The traffic police inspector will inform you about the time frame for consideration of the application and will then approve or refuse to carry out the requested re-equipment of the vehicle;

If the vehicle conversion is not approved, you should not apply again and hope for a positive outcome.

Pay a fine online:

If changes are encouraged, then the driver needs to proceed with direct conversion. According to the Law, this is done not in a garage, but in a special center, where after “tuning” they will issue a document confirming the legality and safety of the changes made. After this, the driver must:

• Send the vehicle for technical inspection. After receiving the diagnostic results. This is done to check the safety of transport after a complete conversion;
• After this, with the diagnostic results, as well as photocopies of all documents of installed equipment and “before/after” pictures of the vehicle, you need to go to the traffic police. Service employees will re-check the vehicle;
• If the test is successful, the driver will receive a special certificate

Penalties

If a driver is “caught” by a traffic inspector with an illegal modification of a car, he faces:

• A fine of five hundred rubles;
• Cancellation of vehicle registration;

The latter measure of punishment is a completely legal action on the part of road inspectors, however, only if the independent conversion of the car without permission entailed some serious consequences (for example, the occurrence of a traffic accident).

What is the fine for a legal entity for converting a truck?

You will also need to provide photographs of the vehicle before and after tuning. Attention It should be noted that if documents are submitted by a representative of the vehicle owner, he will need to have a power of attorney giving permission to carry out these actions. Registration procedure After the necessary documents have been prepared, you can contact the traffic police. Registration of vehicle conversions consists of three stages. This is, respectively:

1. Preliminary technical examination. Performed before the installation of improvements.

Responsibility for making changes to the design of the car Penalty for tuning a car in 2017 As we mentioned above, tuning is always a change in design.

Responsibility for making changes to the vehicle design

• Changing the number and location of seats for passengers and fuel tanks.
• Replacing the vehicle engine model, leading to a change in weight and power.
• Re-equipment of overall and weight parameters.
• Replacement with another fuel or brake system.
• Making changes to the chassis of the car.
• Steering reinstallation.
• Any manipulations with lighting devices and light signaling.
• Replacement of parts of the vehicle structure that provide the visibility specified by the manufacturer, as well as greater visibility, creating certain conditions for passive and post-accident safety.
• According to the legislation of the Russian Federation, if you decide to install another suspension lift or install wheels of a larger radius, or a winch, then in order not to pay fines, you need to obtain permission.

Fine for car tuning in 2018

For the first time, there will be a fine for removing the rear seats, which is done to increase the usable volume of the interior.
They can only be removed if they are not attached with bolts, but are held on by latches provided by the manufacturer.
Read also: Exceeding the speed limit by 60 km/h: fine or deprivation of rights Separately, you need to remember the lighting system.
Very often, vehicle owners change halogen lamps to xenon ones, which is prohibited by law, since they blind oncoming drivers and very often create emergency situations.

What is the fine for converting a truck?

This appendix specifies requirements for a number of typical conversions:

• Changing the body type of trucks on one chassis
• Installation of additional fuel tanks on trucks
• Installing a fifth wheel on trucks
• Installation of lifts and winches on trucks
• Installation of special equipment on any type of vehicle
• Installation and dismantling of gas equipment
• Replacement of lighting devices, incl.

Fine for making changes to the design of a car in 2018

Types of “tuning” for which they can be held accountable Let us dwell in detail on which elements of the car’s design can be changed and which cannot.

• replacement of the body or its key elements;
• installation of any additional equipment not intended for use on a specific vehicle;
• installation of an engine whose model is not recommended by the manufacturer;
• making changes to machine systems;
• redistributing the layout of passenger seats or increasing their number;
• change in visibility or visibility.

Tinting car windows Let's consider the main types of design changes that are most often used by car enthusiasts in our country.

What is the fine if the van is converted illegally?

The document that defines this concept is the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union “On the safety of wheeled vehicles” TR CU 018/2011: Making changes to the design of a vehicle - excluding those provided for or installing components and equipment not provided for by the design of a particular vehicle, made after release of a vehicle into circulation and affecting road safety.
Is it possible to make changes to the design of the car? Any intervention in the design of components and parts of the vehicle not provided for by the manufacturer can cause unforeseen consequences.
In this case, both the driver and passengers of the vehicle, as well as other road users, may be at risk.
CONTENT

• 1 Types of “tuning” for which you can be held accountable
• 2 Legal conversion
• 3 Liability for illegal modification of a car
• 4 Moral aspect
• 5 Conclusion

From a legal point of view, a car is personal property. This definition suggests a conclusion. If the car is property, then you can dispose of it as you wish.

Sell, donate or make any changes to the design yourself.

Regarding the last point, traffic police officers have a slightly different opinion.

Why is that? What law regulates the procedure for “tuning” a car? You will get answers to these and other questions in the article.

We will tell you on what basis a fine is imposed for converting a car.

What is the fine for a legal entity for converting a truck?

According to the majority of ordinary drivers, such a conversion is considered “normal” and is mistakenly believed to be “perfectly legal.”

But that's not true. Common changes:

• installation of wheels with a larger radius;
• installation of a winch (on machines where it is not provided);
• bumper replacement;
• mounting of additional luggage rack;
• dismantling the seats to increase the useful volume of the interior;
• replacing halogen lamps with xenon lamps;
• changing the color of the car body;
• drawing drawings.

The last point needs to be addressed separately.

After installing the gas equipment, he is obliged to contact the organization that issued the expert opinion on the possibility of installing gas equipment on the car in order to obtain a certificate (Certificate) of the compliance of the car with the changes made to its design with safety requirements, in accordance with established legal norms and GOSTs.

Having received the certificate, you must again come to the traffic police so that the appropriate changes are made to the registration certificate.

According to experts, undergoing this procedure is necessary for the safety of car owners themselves, since recently cases of explosions of gas cylinders that were incorrectly installed in cars have become more frequent.

As we wrote above, a design change is the installation and dismantling of equipment that affects road safety. As for the installation of other equipment, it remains unclear in what cases it should be classified as a change in the design of the vehicle. For example, any external tuning elements , such as non-standard bumpers, a low body kit, affect injury safety in case of accidents with pedestrians. But installing a rear view camera will increase traffic safety if the camera monitor is securely fixed in the cabin and does not go flying around the car during an accident.

Amount and article of the fine for conversion The traffic police fine for converting a car is regulated by Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offences: Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses 1.