What to do if you have lost the right to drive a car?

There are papers and there are papers. If you lose the first - consider it, got rid of the garbage, and with the second ... As one famous art character used to say: "Oh, trouble, trouble! Sorrows!" And what to do if you lose your driving license? It does not matter, of course, but for sure - chagrin.

The main thing is to remember that everything is fixable

Of course, much depends on the situation and time. For example, what should I do if I lost my rights, but I found them missing at the time of checking your documents by the traffic police inspector? Well, of course, you won't go further on your car. Plus a fine.

But, fortunately or unfortunately, rights are usually lost with the wallet, which is always noticeable. Therefore, the motorist, as a rule, has time to detect their disappearance, think about the situation and take the necessary measures.

First of all, do not rush to grieve and turn to the police for help. There are three possible options for what happened: either you simply can’t remember where you put your ID, or you left this document somewhere scattered, or you stole it, say, with a wallet or bag.

In the first case, it is clear that you just need to strain, remember, rummage the house, call friends - take all measures to find this piece of plastic. You will not believe it, but very often, having spent the energy, time and money to restore the allegedly lost document, people then still find their loss.

If the wallet is stolen or forgotten somewhere

That is, his owner already knows for sure that he lost his driver’s license. What to do?

And in this case, do not rush to report your misfortune to the police. At least a couple of days. The thing is that nobody can use your rights for personal gain (say, get a bank loan in your name). Neither the one who borrowed your property from you, nor the one who finds it ownerless.

Write the announcement "Lost ... promise a reward", place it in a local newspaper or just stick it on the pillars, and with a very high probability will get your rights back.

If nothing came of it, I lost time, I did not return my driver’s license - write a statement to the police. But think a thousand times whether it is worth declaring theft. For spend even more time. Because if a criminal case is opened, you will have to wait a certain period of time, about two months, before you get a decision to dismiss the case with which you will go to the MREO of the STSI.

Yes, and all this time you will go by public transport or taxi. For what to do? If I lost my rights, I lost the opportunity to drive. You won’t even have a temporary certificate while the investigation of the theft is ongoing.

We stock up with the necessary documents

Before you run to the MREO traffic police or the MOTOTER, prepare the necessary documents. It:

• Statement. Him
  
  can be filled in place. Consultation and assistance in filling out the application will cost some money, keep this in mind.
• Passport, if any. Unfortunately, it often happens that the passport is in the same place as your rights. Then, before going to the MREO, you need to get a temporary certificate in the appropriate division of the FMS of the Russian Federation. Or, if you have an officer certificate, take it with you. He will need a certificate in form No. 7, confirming the fact of your registration at the place of residence.
• Actual medical certificate. Make a copy of it as well. Notarizing is not worth it.
• A statement of disappearance or a decision to terminate the criminal case, if the document was not lost, but stolen.
• And of course, it will be necessary to pay the state fee and bring along a receipt confirming that you did it. In many MREO and MOTOTER it is possible to pay the fee on the spot, in the payment terminal.
• If you still have a certificate that you once studied at a driving school, then take it just in case.

Some useful tips

It seems that what to do if I lost my rights is clear. And here is what you do not need to do:

• Do not go for a new driver’s license (more correctly -
  
  
  for a duplicate) on his car as a driver. For run into misunderstanding and a fine.
• Do not try to get a duplicate driver’s license if your previous rights were taken from you for violating traffic rules.
• Please remember that your old ID (if you still find it) is not valid after receiving a new one! If the traffic police inspector stops you with him, then the fine can be up to 15 thousand rubles. Plus, the arrest of the car and the parking lot, for which you also have to pay.

What has changed in 2014?

Since April 1 of this year, driver's licenses have undergone some changes. They differ from the old ones by the availability of information on new categories and subcategories of the vehicle. In this regard, the flip side of the certificate has changed.

Mass and mandatory exchange has not been announced. If you receive your first driver’s license after completing the course, you will receive a new sample. Either exchange for a new one when your certificate expires, or if this document is lost or stolen.

We can say that in response to the question "I lost my rights, how to restore" 2014 did not make any adjustments.