How to find out if the car was taken to the impound lot. Where to call and what to do if your car is towed

Not finding the car in the place where it was left, drivers are shocked. The reason may be the evacuation of the car. Who to call if your car is towed? Every driver in Saratov should know the line number of the traffic police duty department: 75-07-44 or by phone 64-33-03. This is the only way you can find out whether your car is on the list of evacuees, the address of the traffic police department whose inspector recorded the offense, and the address of the impound lot where cars are evacuated in Saratov.

How to find out if a car has been taken to the impound lot

There are currently 3 impound lots in the city:

• driver license;
• insurance;
• vehicle registration certificate;

Our article, just because of its title, seems somewhat provocative, but not devoid of logic. After all, in fact, without even starting it, even in the introduction itself, we can tell you one thing. You can pick up your car after the vehicle is detained and placed in a special parking lot, which everyone persistently calls an impound lot, almost immediately. Right as soon as they brought the car to her. The most important thing here is to exclude all the reasons why the car was detained.

At the same time, they do not have the right to demand payment from you for picking up the car. But this still does not exempt you from paying expenses incurred by the company transporting your car. In general, let’s talk about everything in order, so as not to get confused and clarify the situation about whether the driver owes something to someone or whether it is possible to “forgive everyone’s debts.”

Detention of a vehicle in a special parking lot

We will not recall in detail and for a long time all the options by which the vehicle may be detained. Moreover, we have already done this “Detention of a Vehicle”. Let’s just say that if the driver was not there when the car was taken away and the tow truck managed to move, then that’s it, it will be possible to pick up the car only at a special parking lot. If the tow truck is still standing and the causes have been eliminated, then the car MUST be removed from the tow truck and given to the owner or his representative.
Example:
A driver was stopped while intoxicated, but he cannot drive the car any further, and the vehicle must be detained. The driver can call any person who is registered in the insurance and has a license and get behind the wheel, and the detention is canceled automatically.

What does the payment for special parking of a vehicle in case of detention consist of?

If the car could not be picked up immediately, it will have to be picked up from the impound lot. In this case, payment for special parking actually consists of the costs of transportation and storage of the vehicle. That is, in the case where the vehicle was not parked at the impound lot at all, it just arrived and was already taken away, then you will still have to pay for a tow truck. And in large cities it can be several thousand. If the car was still parked, then payment starts at 2 o’clock.

In general, we can talk about payment only using the words more or less, that is, using the example of certain comparative values, but not exact ones. The thing is that there is Order of the FAS Russia dated 08/15/2016 N 1145/16 “On approval of the Methodological Instructions for calculating tariffs for the movement and storage of detained vehicles and establishing payment terms” (Registered with the Ministry of Justice of Russia 08/26/2016 N 43423) in which is written about pricing policy.

clause 7...The term for payment for the movement and storage of detained vehicles is determined by the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, but the deadline for payment (deferred payment) should not be less than 30 days from the date of movement of the detained vehicle.

That is, it all depends on the specific region and city. Here you need to take municipal documents and look for exact prices for each case separately. Actually, this is not so important as to repeat once again that payment for the impound lot consists of transportation and storage of the vehicle.

Is it possible to pick up a car without paying from a special parking lot (impounded parking lot)

Let's say an option if there is no money, but you need to pick up the car. Until 2016, no one cared about this, that is, as long as there was no payment, the car was not given back.

Car evacuation in St. Petersburg

That is, the car is parked, there is a fee for parking it, but there is still no money... This is a kind of “counter”. However, in 2016, paragraph 10 of Article 27.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation changed. Now there is the following...

The return of detained vehicles to their owners, representatives of the owners or persons who have the documents necessary to drive these vehicles is carried out immediately after the reason for their detention has been eliminated.

As a result, it turns out that the main criterion for the car to be returned from the impound lot is not the payment of costs, but the elimination of the reason for the detention. Although this does not exempt the vehicle owner from subsequent payments, including subsequent collection through bailiffs. That is, it turns out that you can pick up a car from the impound lot free of charge, with subsequent payment. And some of our citizens in the country are so clever in not paying taxes, fines and penalties that it is problematic to collect anything like that from them. But for us it’s just that our system doesn’t want or can’t work at all. In the end, it’s all a waste of time for them, meaning picking up the car from the impound lot will actually be free.

What to do if your car is towed in Saratov?

Not finding the car in the place where it was left, drivers are shocked. The reason may be the evacuation of the car. Who to call if your car is towed?

The car was towed, what should I do?

Every driver in Saratov should know the line number of the traffic police duty department: 75-07-44 or by phone 64-33-03. This is the only way you can find out whether your car is on the list of evacuees, the address of the traffic police department whose inspector recorded the offense, and the address of the impound lot where cars are evacuated in Saratov. There are currently 3 impound lots in the city:

• at the address st. Technical, without number, tel.: 25-03-99;
• st. Shekhurdina, 8, tel.: 46-64-97;
• Ilyinskaya Square, 5, tel.: 46-99-46.

If the vehicle is not found anywhere and is not on the list of those detained, immediately contact the police to report the theft.

The sequence of your actions if the car is towed

You have found out where your car was towed - what next? First of all, you need to go to the local traffic police department responsible for seizing the car. Before doing this, do not forget to bring a certain amount to pay the fine and pay for the services of a tow truck and impound lot. In addition, at the department you need to present:

• documents proving your identity;
• driver license;
• insurance;
• vehicle registration certificate;
• documents confirming ownership or power of attorney;
• registration coupon or purchase and sale agreement. If the car has not yet been registered and was purchased recently.

Take with you all papers related to your car, including receipts for previous fines.

For your information! If you managed to catch the evacuation process before the tow truck started moving and correct the offense, then the evacuation should be cancelled. It will be enough to sign the protocol and pay an administrative fine within a month.

At the traffic police department, you will be given a protocol on the detention of the vehicle, will issue a certificate of evacuation of the car to the impound lot with all the necessary signatures, seals and permission to return the car from the impound lot, as well as a receipt for payment of the fine, which you must pay off within 60 days from the date of signing the protocol. These documents can now be submitted directly to the impound lot.

For your information! It is better not to bring matters to a forced evacuation. If you are stopped in the wrong place due to a car malfunction, call a tow truck and deliver it to the nearest service center or parking lot. You can order a tow truck in Saratov here.

What is the correct way to act in a parking lot where a car has been taken to a tow truck?

To pick up your car from the impound lot in Saratov you must:

• Request a transfer and acceptance certificate from the parking lot cashier;
• make a note in this act about permission to give up the vehicle at the traffic police duty station;
• return to the impound lot, hand over the document with a note to the cashier and pay for the tow truck services and the time the car is stored in the impound lot;

For your information! Taking into account all the features of a car being detained in Saratov, the optimal algorithm for the actions of the driver of an evacuated vehicle would be:

For your information! When you pick up your car from the impound lot, check the integrity of the seals and inspect the car for any previously non-existent damage. Please draw the attention of the parking lot staff to defects, scratches and dents that were not present before evacuation in order to compensate for the damage. To prove that you are right, you may need an independent technical examination and even go to court. But this is justified only in exceptional cases when the damage is quite significant

Since 2016, the rules for paying for the evacuation of vehicles have changed. Now, before picking up a car from the impound lot, owners do not need to pre-pay the cost of keeping it there, because the procedure has become as simplified as possible.

On September 1, 2016, Federal Law No. 205-FZ, adopted by the State Duma of June 23, 2016, came into force, and according to it, every car owner can pick it up from the impound lot without advance payment.

Such innovations, according to State Duma deputies, have several advantages:

• Vehicles will be in the impound lot for less time, because now owners can pick up the vehicle after receiving information about its evacuation.
• It will be easier for motorists to appeal illegal towing in court.

There were also opponents to this bill, who believe that now many motorists will simply “forget” to pay the cost of keeping their property in the impound lot, and the appeal of its employees to the bailiffs will certainly lead to an increase in the load on the courts, because You can only get money from a person who has not paid for the evacuation through legal proceedings.

It is worth noting that such a system initially began to be used in Moscow, but after a number of surveys were conducted on how to pick up a car from an impound lot - with or without advance payment - the State Duma came to the conclusion that car owners prefer the second option. The innovation allows you to significantly save money by reducing the time the vehicle spends in the parking lot, and the procedure for obtaining it is now somewhat simplified.

How to pick up a car from an impound lot: documents and detailed algorithm

To return a detained vehicle, the owner will have to provide the following documents:

• PTS and STS.
• OSAGO policy.
• Purchase and sale agreement (optional).
• Passport.
• Permission to issue a car: issued at the traffic police department.
• Power of attorney if the car is not picked up by the owner who registered it.

In general, to pick up a car from an impound lot without paying, you will need to do the following:

• Find out exactly which parking lot the vehicle was transported to by calling the traffic police duty department.
• Obtain a protocol from the traffic police inspector who detained the vehicle. If an employee does not have this document or is unable to find it, there is a high probability that the certificate may be in the duty station.
• You will also need to get a permit from the traffic police, and with all the documents go to the impound lot and present them to the responsible officer.

Important! Some traffic police inspectors require pre-payment of a fine for an offense committed, because of which the car was towed, but it should be remembered that in 2016 the deadline for paying a traffic police fine is 70 days - therefore, such demands are illegal.

To pay a fine, you can use any of the convenient methods:

• Visit a Sberbank branch and pay through a cash register or terminal using a receipt.
• Use online services.
• Pay through the State Services website. You can also register your car there.

What to do if all the documents were left in the towed car?

Such cases are not uncommon, because many drivers prefer to store all documents for the vehicle in the glove compartment. If the car was evacuated, but the driver’s license, PTS and STS remained in it, the owner’s actions change somewhat:

• First, you need to go not to the traffic police, but to the impound lot itself so that its employee draws up a protocol for opening the vehicle and removing all documents from it.
• After the documents are seized, the car must be sealed until the owner returns to it.
• The owner must go to the traffic police and then proceed according to the scheme described above.

According to the bill adopted by the State Duma, the payment terms for impound parking are set separately by each constituent entity of the Russian Federation, and the cost varies depending on the region, however, the first day a vehicle is there is free.

When can a car be towed?

In order not to burden themselves with additional hassle, car owners should know the cases when their cars can be towed:

• Parking next row.
• Parking on tram tracks or another place if this creates interference with the movement of trams.
• Parking in tunnels, on the roadway, if the distance from the solid marking line to the edge of the roadway is less than 3 m.
• Parking at pedestrian crossings or at a distance closer than 5 m in front.
• Staying a car for a long time closer than 15 m from a stop of route vehicles or passenger taxis if there are appropriate markings or signs.
• Parking in any place where the location of the vehicle makes it impossible for other vehicles to leave.
• Parking in parking spaces reserved for the disabled.
• Parking on the sidewalk.

Before picking up your car from the impound lot, the owner needs to make sure there is no damage to it. If scratches or dents are found on the body, any parts are missing or other defects are present, then the owner’s actions should be as follows:

• You need to contact an independent expert who will prove that the damage to the vehicle is fresh.
• Next, you need to make a claim addressed to the head of the evacuation service and attach to it a detention report from the traffic police, a copy of the independent expert’s opinion, and an explanatory note from the employee who carried out the evacuation (if any).

If the claim was rejected, then the owner of the vehicle who suffered material damage has the right to appeal to the judicial authority at his place of residence.

Will insurance pay for repairs to vehicle damage caused during towing?

The MTPL policy, which all drivers must have, implies insurance against civil liability risks - therefore, it cannot compensate for damage caused during the towing of the car.

Under an agreement with insurance companies providing CASCO insurance services, it is quite possible to receive financial compensation for damage caused during evacuation, but to do this you need to familiarize yourself with its terms. To indemnify for damage under CASCO, you must submit the following documents to the insurer:

• The policy itself.
• Evacuation report filled out by a traffic police officer.
• The transfer and acceptance certificate of the vehicle received from the impound lot employee.
• A certificate from the Ministry of Internal Affairs indicating illegal actions of the evacuation service employees, as well as information about the damage and a resolution to initiate a criminal case for causing damage to the property of the car owner.

Of course, it is more profitable for the heads of towing services to resolve the conflict pre-trial by satisfying the citizen’s claim and compensating the damage, because if the matter comes to trial, the car owner has the right to demand not only material compensation for damage, but also reimbursement of expenses incurred to pay for the services of a lawyer and state fees .

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Lawyer, specialist in the field of labor, tax, criminal and business law, practical experience since 2013. Education: National Research University "BelSU", Faculty of Law, Department of Criminal Law and Procedure.
October 18, 2016.

Questions and answers about the material

We pick up a car from the impound lot: procedure and step-by-step algorithm, required documents, cost of the issue.

Why can a car be towed to an impound lot?

According to Art. 27.13 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, a car can be towed for several reasons:

• The driver parked in the wrong place: under prohibitory signs, on a pedestrian crossing, sidewalk, etc. This reason is considered the most common.
• There are no documents for the right to drive a vehicle.
• The brake or steering system is faulty, i.e. there are breakdowns that prohibit the operation of the machine.
• When transporting explosive and flammable goods, if the driver does not have the appropriate permits and licenses for this, or there are no special signs.
• After a medical examination, it was determined that the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or he refused to undergo a medical examination.

There is one exception in which the car is not taken away - the owner eliminates the reason for the detention of the vehicle until it is towed, but this only applies to cases of lack of documents, improper parking or malfunctions.

How to pick up a car from an impound lot: instructions for car owners

If you don’t see an iron horse in an abandoned place, you first need to call the traffic police duty department and find out which impound lot the car was sent to.

The further procedure is as follows:

• Collect all documents: driver's license, insurance, diagnostic card, registration certificate, compulsory motor liability insurance or purchase and sale agreement, if the car is not yet insured, as well as a civil passport.
• Submit the prepared documents to the traffic police department, which drew up the protocol on the violation. There, the car owner is given a receipt, according to which he must pay the cost of evacuation and downtime in the parking lot if the car was there for more than 24 hours. If there are fines from cameras, inspectors do not have the right to force them to pay, because For this there must be a court decision.
• Get a certificate from the inspector in order to then go to the impound lot and pick up the car.
• Go to the parking lot and present the certificate issued by the traffic police.
• Carefully inspect the vehicle: there should be no damage to it, and all doors and trunk must be sealed - only after this can you sign a document stating that there are no claims.

Some car owners have the habit of keeping all documents in the car, and here everything becomes more complicated: first you need to go to the impound lot, draw up a protocol for opening the vehicle and confiscating the driver’s license, compulsory motor liability insurance, etc. – i.e. everything that was in it. After this, you need to visit the traffic police with the protocol and documents, following the above scheme.

What to do if the car was towed illegally?

Of course, such cases are quite rare, but they do happen. If the car owner considers himself innocent, he can do the following:

• Find a lawyer or represent your interests yourself.
• File a complaint with the court against the actions of the traffic police with a demand to reimburse the costs of evacuation and parking.

The deadline for filing a complaint is 3 months from the moment the car was illegally sent to the site. To prove a motorist’s guilt, traffic police inspectors must provide photographs taken on the spot and prove that his vehicle interfered with the movement of other cars, or that the driver himself committed any violations that are the reason for evacuation.

How much does it cost to pick up a car from the impound lot?

There is no need to pay for the car being in the impound lot for the first 24 hours, and any demands for payment are illegal, with the exception of its evacuation itself. Further prices vary depending on the region and vehicle category. Let's look at the example of Moscow:

• Evacuation: cat. A and B up to 80 hp

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  – 3,000 rub.; cat. From 80 to 250 hp – 5,000 rub.; cat. Over 250 hp – 7,000 rub.; cat. D, freight transport, except oversized – 27,000 rubles; oversized cars – 47,000 rubles.

• Penalty parking per day: cat. A – 500 rub.; cat. B and D weighing no more than 3.5 tons - 3,500 rubles; cat. D more than 3.5 t - 2,000, similarly for transport cat. C and E. Oversized vehicles – RUB 3,000.

Important points for car owners

Every driver faced with forced evacuation of a car should remember important details:

• The traffic police is a department with a round-the-clock operation, and any admonitions from inspectors about holidays and weekends should not interfere with picking up the car from the parking lot in a timely manner. As a rule, traffic police officers refer to holidays so that the owner of the vehicle cannot receive his property at the first request - accordingly, he will have to pay more money for its presence on the site.
• Particular attention should be paid to the condition of your car before signing a no-claims document: you should inspect the paintwork, the integrity of body parts, etc. In addition, not all tow trucks have the right to load cars with automatic transmission: such vehicles require forklifts that hook them from below , or it is necessary to place special devices under the wheels.
• Failure to pay transport taxes or fines is not grounds for refusal to issue a car.

What to do if your car is damaged during evacuation?

If you notice a malfunction, a crack in the bumper or other damage that did not exist before evacuation, you should contact an independent expert to have everything recorded. With the results obtained, you need to go to the impound lot again and write a written complaint, attaching copies of certificates from the appraisers. If the cost of repairs is not reimbursed in the future, it is necessary to file a claim in court.

What to do if your car is towed

It often happens that you have to leave your car in a place where parking is not allowed. And meetings with traffic police officers do not always end with a routine document check. There are a number of situations when a car can end up in an impound lot, and it is not so easy to pick it up from there. To complete this task, you must fulfill all the requirements of the traffic police, as well as submit the necessary documents to the department.

If your car is taken to an impound lot, you should hurry, because for every day, and in some cities, for every hour of downtime, you will have to pay a lot of money from your own pocket. Therefore, it is necessary to pick up the car on the day of its seizure, having resolved all legal issues as required by the police and the law.

Cases in which a car can be taken to an impound lot

Many drivers mistakenly believe that this can only happen if they park incorrectly. In fact, this is only a part of the violations in which a similar process occurs. It is important to know about all possible situations so that you are not surprised by the traffic police officer’s demand to leave the car and pick it up from the impound lot.

The most common reason for sending a car to this unpleasant place is the lack of a complete set of documents. For example, the driver does not have a vehicle registration certificate or a driver's license. The traffic police officer issues an appropriate fine, upon payment of which you can pick up the car. The following situations also often occur:

• the truck driver does not provide a license card and waybill, as well as documents for the cargo;
• the car is parked under a “no parking” sign - the car can be towed without the owner’s knowledge;
• while driving, the motorist is drunk or has been deprived of his right to drive a vehicle;
• the proper operation of the brake system, steering or clutch of the vehicle is impaired;
• in case of refusal to undergo an examination for alcohol and drug intoxication.

It turns out that, by law, every driver has the right to refuse a medical examination, which, given the honesty and transparency of these medical structures, is quite logical. But if you refuse, your car will be confiscated to the impound lot until the circumstances and possible offenses committed are determined. How this determination will take place is not recorded in any document.

Therefore, it is better to waive this right and undergo testing at a medical institution. You can often successfully appeal the evacuation of a vehicle, but even if you have evidence that you are right and that you violated the procedure for taking the car to the impound lot, it will be difficult to prove anything. And the penalty for the services of a car storage area is constantly growing.

We pick up the car from the impound lot correctly

The cost of storing a car depends on the type of car. For most cars, the tariff in Moscow will be 1000 rubles per day (cars of categories B and D, the weight of which does not exceed 3.5 tons). But this is not the biggest expense if you did not allow downtime at the impound lot for several months.

The most significant expense in this case will be the cost of towing the car, as well as the amount of the fine that you will have to pay. It is impossible to get out of this situation in any other way. To pick up your car, which has been towed for a traffic violation, to the impound lot, you must complete the following steps:

• collect all necessary documents for the vehicle, including insurance and other papers;
• come to the department that issued the violation report and pay the fine;
• contact the inspector with a request to issue a certificate that will allow you to pick up the car from the impound lot;
• go to the site where the car was towed;
• provide the parking lot employees with the document issued to you by the traffic police;
• carefully inspect the car, only then sign the document issued to you stating that there are no complaints.

Often, during transportation or loading, problems and physical damage to the car arise, which you can fix at the expense of the state if you do not immediately sign the vehicle acceptance certificate. Please also note that the vehicle must be sealed. The hood, trunk lid and all doors must be covered with special pieces of paper with stamps.

Otherwise, there is an offense committed by the police, which theoretically could become the basis for filing documents in court. In practice, such cases are almost never won. Therefore, just check that all valuables are in the car and go on your next trip. Remember that all payments are made through cash desks and banks; no personal payments can be made in this situation.

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Let's sum it up

The procedure for returning a car that has been towed to an impound lot is quite complicated. It is necessary to act quickly in order to save your funds and not spend an incredible amount of time on all formalities and procedures. However, the system is specially organized so that you spend a lot of time traveling to traffic police departments and even searching for an impound lot with your car, thereby bringing profit to the state.

But if you know all the intricacies of performing this task, you can completely cope in a few hours and pick up the car without paying for storage services. Never put off until tomorrow the release of your car from police custody, otherwise you will have to pay a hefty price. Have there been cases in your practice of a car being towed to an impound lot, and how did you act in such situations?

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The evacuation of vehicles is carried out by a special vehicle designed for loading, unloading and transporting vehicles (tow truck) only in the presence of a traffic police inspector on the basis of a protocol on an administrative offense. In this case, you can only take the car to the impound lot without a driver.

The following situations and articles of the Code of Administrative Offenses (CAO RF) may be grounds for towing your car:

• if you left your car under those road signs that directly say that this is not allowed (Article 16, Part 4, 5);
• if you parked in the area of ​​a pedestrian crossing, tram and railway tracks and crossings, on the roadway, in places for the disabled (Article 12.9, parts 2,3,4,6);
• if you are driving while drunk (Article 12.8, Part 1,3), as well as in case of refusal to breathe into the tube (medical examination) (Article 12.26);
• if, after a traffic accident, you decided to calm your nerves with alcohol, narcotic or psychotropic drugs, as a result of which you were declared intoxicated (Article 21.27, Part 3);
• if you were detained by a traffic police officer and you do not have a valid driver’s license (Article 12.8, Part 1.3);
• if you, when your car breaks down, abandon the car on the road and do not take action to deliver it to a service station (STS) or a traffic police officer discovers significant problems in the steering and braking system of the vehicle (Article 12.5, Part 2);
• if you are a truck driver and violate the rules for transporting heavy loads (Article 12.21, Part 1-6);
• if you use foreign license plates on your vehicle without special permission, more than 90 days from the date of entry into the Russian Federation (Article 11.26);
• if you transport dangerous goods incorrectly or in violation (Article 12.21.2, Part 1);
• if your car has advertising banners installed that interfere with other road users, as well as those installed illegally (Article 14.38, Part 2).

– this is the authorized removal of a car from the scene of a traffic violation. And therefore, the main tasks of the violating driver will be:

• clarification of the circumstances of the loss of the vehicle. You need to call the police and find out whether your car has been towed or not. If the answer is negative, the car may have been stolen;
• find out the location of the vehicle. Find out the address of the impound lot;
• arrive at the impound lot with documents for the vehicle, prove your involvement in the towed vehicle;
• pay all the money that is due (fine for traffic violations, tow truck work, parking fees) and obtain permission to remove the vehicle;
• pick up the car.

Evacuation in the presence of the vehicle owner

Let's consider the following scenario: the owner of the vehicle sees that his car is being prepared for evacuation, he rushes to the car and... What's next? How should he act? According to current legislation, if there are people or animals inside the evacuated car, or if the driver approaches the car before the tow truck starts moving, then the evacuation is stopped! In this case, the driver must present documents for the car, be sober and not raise doubts about this in the traffic police officer, and the vehicle itself must be in good working order. The evacuation must be stopped, the car must be returned to the owner, but he will still have to pay a fine.

If the inspector ignores the requirement of the law, you should immediately call the police with a complaint about the unlawful actions of the State Traffic Inspectorate employee (you need to name the location of the action, the name of the inspector and explain the circumstances of the incident).

How can I find out where my car has been towed to?

Where to contact?

A car owner can only have two places where he can go to get his car: the traffic police and the impound lot. The owner of the towed vehicle must receive a report on the detention of the vehicle, which describes the offense as the basis for detaining the car. The fine can be paid at the bank according to the protocol, and in special bank terminals this can be done using registration numbers (such machines are not available in all regions). After paying all expenses, the owner of the car will receive a permit to issue the car. Together with the parking attendant, he inspects the external condition of the car and opens it. Then you need to sign the vehicle receipt certificate. In most large cities, a protocol and an extract are issued at the impound lot itself; in some localities, drivers have to go to both the traffic police and the impound lot.

Return Policy

The car must be kept in the impound lot until its owner eliminates the reason for the detention and presents documents confirming his rights to own (use) the car and documents confirming payment of the fine. These rules are written in Art. 27.12, part 1 of the Administrative Code.

By the way, there is no single set amount that all violators must pay for evacuation. Just two years ago, the cost of this event directly depended on the engine power of the evacuated vehicle. But the situation changed by decision of the Antimonopoly Commission. And now each region has the right to set evacuation prices using one of three methods approved by the Ministry of Justice. Therefore, to find out how much it costs to tow your car, you need to contact the traffic police or find out the price directly at the impound lot. Payment can be made in many banking institutions, as well as using bank terminals (fees may apply).

The owner must be responsible for rescuing his iron horse from evacuation captivity. “And if the towed car was driven by a person included in the insurance, will they be given a car?” - some car enthusiasts ask. According to the law, the owner of the vehicle must deal with all issues, and the driver must receive a power of attorney to conduct such matters, with the right to sign. However, as practice shows, in most cases, upon presentation of an MTPL policy with a registered driver, the car is given to him. In any case, a person must have a personal passport in hand, as an identity card and a driver’s license in order to legally drive. You must have with you a STS (vehicle certificate), as well as payment documents confirming the fact of payment of the fine and the services of a tow truck, and most importantly, a copy of the report on the detention of the car with a note that the fine has been paid and the reason for the detention has been eliminated .

It often happens that the driver’s license, vehicle registration certificate, insurance - all these documents are stored in the car itself and were evacuated along with it. Then you will have to do the following: talk to the parking lot employee about these circumstances of the case, jointly unseal the car, pick up the documents, and ensure that the doors are re-sealed. This situation is not new for impound lot workers, and therefore you will not surprise anyone; no special effort or persuasion is required. All you need to do is politely and clearly explain the reason.