What is the penalty for incorrect parking? Is it possible and how to appeal a fine for incorrect parking?

Since June 1, 2012, the Code of the Russian Federation has been amended toughening penalties for violation of the rules of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate. In particular, the penalty for improper parking was raised. 2013 was a period of "running in" of new amendments, which caused widespread discontent of drivers.

The reasons for the tightening of penalties

The penalty for improper parking was raised due to the disastrous situation on the roads of the capital. Numerous congestion, provoked, among other things, by cars thrown along the road, cause indignation among all drivers. Nevertheless, some car owners continue to park their iron horses in violation of the rules, creating obstacles for the traffic flow.

That is why it was decided to increase tenfold the amount of the penalty for those traffic violations, which provoke congestion. Thus, the authorities hoped to at least slightly relieve the roads and ensure greater traffic. At the same time, it was planned to build a number of parking lots in Moscow with a total area of 1.5 million car seats.

Penalty for improper parking in Moscow

Not so long ago, the amount of punishment for an incorrectly parked car was only 300 rubles. Unpleasant, of course, but not deadly. Such a fine caused negative emotions rather the fact of its existence (the fact that the driver needs to go somewhere to pay it) than the forthcoming financial losses.

However, at present the situation has changed. The penalty for incorrect parking in Moscow ranges from 1.5 to 5 thousand rubles. One and a half thousand will pay those car owners who have committed common violations, such as parking in the place for the disabled, not by marking or improper parking in the yard. A fine of 2.5 thousand rubles. Write out to everyone who has not paid a stay in paid places or violated the order of making money. Finally, a fine of 5 thousand rubles. Threatens for attempts to cheat: hide or remove numbers so that the car owner can not be calculated.

Tricks of the swindlers

The first thing to do when receiving a receipt is to make sure that this is not another trick with which criminals try to get money from law-abiding citizens.

To begin with, it is necessary to check with the information at the Center for Road Traffic Management or on the CCDA website. Here you can learn how to distinguish a fake from a real receipt.

This receipt must contain two photographs of the car: a general plan, which shows what exactly the violation is, and a close-up of the machine number in the same foreshortening. In addition, the address on which the parking violation was violated must be indicated .

However, the mentioned photos and address are quite easy to forge. With today's development of technology, a camera and a printer for printing a fake blank are almost everyone's. Therefore, for complete confidence in the authenticity of the document, it is necessary to carefully study the requisites. You can check accounts by numbers: the figures of the budget account differ from the figures of the account of a legal or private person. But the easiest way to compare these details with the official, which are listed on the site.

Penalty for improper parking in urban areas and in private parking

When receiving a receipt for payment of a fine, it is necessary to find out for which offense it was received. For example, for a long stop on a paid city territory, the receipt is issued to the owner of the car. The city authorities are not obliged to prove who was behind the wheel, and if the fine was not paid within the specified time, the decision on recovery is sent to the judicial executor. For late payment, a penalty is charged, and the authorities still try to get the required amount from you, even by arresting personal property and a bank account.

If you do not pay for parking in a private parking lot, you can only pay a penalty fee to the driver who was behind the wheel at that moment. That is, before collecting the funds, it is necessary to accurately determine the person who controlled the vehicle. Although the receipt for payment is sent to the owner of the car.

Penalties for non-payment of private parking are made through cash collection companies or through a court. As a rule, in the latter case a penalty is awarded. However, there are
The opportunity to challenge the decision of the court, if not completely, then, in any case, reduce the amount of payment. Putting the car in private parking, the driver concludes with an owner of the said object (or its representative) an oral contract for the provision of services. In this case, the client should be provided with full information about the cost of the parking space and the amount of the penalty. As a rule, these data are registered on the shield when entering the territory. And if the information is not clear, is interpreted ambiguously or not at all, it can induce the court in favor of the car owner.

Where to find out about the fine

You can find out all your unpaid fines in a single electronic database of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate. To do this, you just need to enter the number of your driving license into the system. More such information is provided on the portal of the "State Service".

The main problem is that the electronic databases are not updated very quickly, and the driver may delay payment of the fine.

One of the main ways to learn about punishment is to leave ordinary mail. Each infringer receives a letter, which contains detailed information about the offense and the terms of payment.

Is it possible to pay fines for the traffic police for improper parking?

The fine can be appealed within 10 days from the moment of its discharge, and if the car owner was refused, then it must be paid within thirty days. If this is not done, then you can be judicially increased the amount claimed, as well as a very real term - up to 15 days.

Therefore, if you do not want to pay a fine for improper parking, you need to support your unwillingness to back it up with the appropriate court decision. Most lawyers agree that it is difficult to win such a case in court, but, in principle, it is possible. But most often the car owner wins not at the expense of irrefutable evidence of his rightness (photos and video materials are usually treated in favor of traffic police), but due to violations of the procedure for registration of the protocol: the time, date or place is incorrectly indicated, etc.

In addition, to apply to the court, you need to collect all the necessary documents and correctly write a statement, so that you need the help of an intelligent lawyer. And the services of such a specialist are worth much more than the amount of a fine. So in court you will not have to defend money, but only your principles.

How to appeal a fine for parking incorrectly

Nevertheless, sometimes it is worth fighting for their rights. Let's give an example (by the way, quite common): the car is in one place, and the car with the registrar passes by several times. Accordingly, you for one offense receive several receipts.

In order to challenge the penalty for improper parking, it is necessary to collect photos that confirm your words, write a complaint and send all the materials to the traffic police. If the evidence is convincing, then you will be fine.

If the cancellation of the punishment was not met, you can go to court.

Has the situation improved after the punishment is tightened?

As practice shows, how much penalty for improper parking does not increase, it does not affect the situation on the roads. And now. The drivers did not drive or park better. Experts predicted such a development of the situation even before the adoption of amendments, since this result was quite predictable. Why does this happen?

First, there was not much time left for the new system to work. And it's not just about technical issues; It is necessary that drivers have a clear understanding that a serious punishment will be followed for violating the rules.

Secondly, the entire system is in doubt, due to the fact that it does not work everywhere and in full force. Simply put, there is no principle of inevitability of punishment, which means that drivers still count on what "today will carry".

And yet: pay or not pay?

To pay or not to pay a fine for improper parking? Of course, if it is legally prescribed, then it must be paid off. And if the driver is 100% sure that he did not commit any offenses? Lawyers recommend in such a situation to seek help from justice, and today there are cases when a court rises to the side of the car owner.

However, those people who have already encountered such a problem recognize that there is an enormous amount of effort and time spent on it. We have to collect documents, attend meetings that can be postponed, and therefore, get out of work, spend money on trips around the city, etc. It turns out that sometimes it is cheaper to pay an improperly written fine than to prove one's case in court.

It remains only to hope that in the future the situation will change for the better: drivers will be parked only by the rules, and single fines will be issued legally.