Even a driver with a decent driving experience sooner or later necessarily wonders how to change the license. Many begin the exchange process long before the rights expire. As it turns out, the main reason for concern lies in the fact that some drivers do not have a document confirming the passage of training. Someone lost them, and someone studied externally. We advise drivers not to be upset about this, but submit all the necessary documents to the traffic police, as training is not necessary when replacing old rights with new ones.
Driving license valid for ten years. The certificate itself shows the expiration date of its validity. How to change the rights ahead of schedule? Punishment and penalties for the early exchange of documents is not provided. What do you need to change the rights? Just submit to the traffic police photocopies of the necessary documents together with their originals according to the list. On plastic rights - there are also photographs; the required sizes are known in the shop.
No circumstances other than damage to the driver’s license, theft or loss of rights are grounds for their replacement earlier than the specified time. After changing the name, you have the right to use the old certificate. Of course, if you don’t like your photo, you can change your driver’s license earlier.
In many situations, rights replace a passport or are equated with it, so you need to treat them with the same care, and if necessary, clearly know how to replace the rights.
If for some reason they were overdue, then there is no difference for a day or decades, even if they remained from the Soviet period. How to change rights when they are expired? Having prepared the specified list of documents, you can exchange them without paying any additional fines. But at the same time, it is very important to remember that you can exchange your expired rights, but you can never drive a vehicle with them. This is fraught with quite significant penalties, as well as driving without a document at all.
Drivers often ask themselves if they will have to retake the theoretical (for examination traffic rules ballets) or practical (driving) exam when the time comes to replace the driver’s license. Regardless of how long it has expired, no exams need to be taken. But, again, it must be borne in mind that the rules of the road in our country change quite often, so we recommend that you preview the SDA in the latest edition before you drive after a significant break.
One of the most significant documents required when changing (as well as when receiving) a driver’s license is a medical certificate of the established form, which also has a certain validity period. It doesn’t matter if you go through a medical commission at your local health department or at special medical facilities. And the prices now are not particularly different.
State duty receipt - the last document on the list to replace rights. In order not to go many times from the traffic police to the bank and back, you need to pay the state fee in advance , make the necessary copies of documents.
Consider the situation with loss, damage, theft of your driver’s license. In unforeseen cases, the question of where and how to change rights is solved very simply. Replacement documents - the same list above. And the choice of the traffic police department is yours. It can be any department in the area of your registration or the place of your actual residence. In addition, you do not have to take exams in this case. You can come there immediately with the required documents, so as not to waste time standing in lines.