How to issue a power of attorney to the car (car)

Owners of cars quite often face the need to grant the right to drive their vehicle to a third party. The reasons for this may be a lot: several drivers for one car in the family, the need to give it to friends or business partners, etc. How to issue a power of attorney to the car (car) correctly?

The power of attorney is a written authorization issued by one person to another for presentation (representation) by the third. The person signing the power of attorney is legally called the principal; The person receiving the document - by a representative or an attorney. A document drawn up according to all the rules confirms the authority of the person who obtained it to use the car on behalf of the issuing citizen.

There are three types of powers of attorney: single, universal and general. The first and second are not certified by a notary, issued for a single (one day) or multiple use (year, two, three) by the machine. The last option must be notarized.

Keep in mind that there are no powers of attorney in the oral form. The power of attorney for the car is issued in a written (simple) form on the form in which the passport data of the principal and the attorney are handwritten. Also in the form are entered data on the brand and technical characteristics of the car, the sign of its state registration is indicated. In addition, to identify the machine, the year of its production, color, engine and body number; Series, date of issue and passport number of the car. The document prescribes the term of its validity, the signature of the principal is entered. To issue a power of attorney is not necessarily on the form, it may be a regular sheet of paper, but in order for it to have legal force, it must contain all the mandatory requisites.

A power of attorney for a machine has a validity period that limits the period of time during which it has legal force. In most cases, this period is three years from the date of registration (the limit established by law). If you do not set a time limit in the document, it will only be valid for one year. If for any reason the validity period is more than three years, according to the legislation, the document will become null and void after three years. If you do not renew the validity of the document in time, when driving a car with an expired power of attorney, you will have to pay a fine.

When you issue a power of attorney to the car, you need to know that if the car is permanently located in the region of the Federation where the vehicle was registered, there will be no problems with the management. However, at the same time you need to be prepared for the fact that when you leave the region, the traffic police will check the legality of using the car much more carefully, so you need to treat it calmly.

If you want to avoid such problems, then the power of attorney for the machine must be certified by a notary. In this case, it becomes a full-fledged document, allowing you to safely leave the region. In this case, law enforcement agencies will treat the document with loyalty.

Greater powers and powers in comparison with the usual gives the general power of attorney. By it you can not only drive a car, but also dispose of it at your own discretion (including, sell or give).

When applying a vehicle with a power of attorney to the car, any harm to third parties, the responsibility for the law will not be borne by the representative, but by the owner. In the event that such a car gets into an accident, the insurance will be paid in the amount of not more than 120 thousand rubles. In addition, if the owner can not prove that at the time of the accident he was not behind the wheel, he will be held accountable (administrative or some other).