What documents are needed for a scooter?

To our great regret, and also to the disappointment of many teenagers in the territory of the Russian Federation, a new bill has been in effect recently, according to which it is prohibited to manage any vehicles with an engine of more than 0.25 kW without the rights of the corresponding category. Although many do not bother, because they do not even know what documents for the scooter are needed and whether they exist at all.

Do I need the right to operate the scooter?

In simple human language, the new law warns drivers that anyone who manages any kind of motor vehicles (cars, mopeds, motorcycles, etc.) is required to have a driving license or, to put it more simply, the right to operate a transport Means. They are issued for almost all categories of vehicles, with the exception of bicycles and mechanical vehicles with engines with a power of less than 0.25 kW.

The rules of the road also have a footnote that explains that an engine is a special mechanical device that converts fuel or electrical energy into a mechanical one and sets in motion the remaining devices of a power-driven vehicle, eventually driving the vehicle itself.

Answering the question of whether you need documents for a scooter, you can definitely say that yes, because the scooter is referred in this case to either mopeds or motorcycles, depending on its technical characteristics. And in accordance with the new law, drivers of both must have a driving license.

Technical features of scooters

Why is the new law so upset many adolescents? Previously, in Russia, mopeds, scooters or ATVs with an internal combustion engine with a chamber volume of 50 cubic meters or less did not need rights and, in fact, they were equated with bicycles, but from November 2013 a new law was issued, in accordance With which it became necessary to register the rights of the category M for the management of mopeds, that is, from the recent time, documents for the scooter are required.

The traffic rules say that a moped is nothing more than a mechanical vehicle that has an internal combustion engine with a chamber capacity of up to 50 cubes or an electric motor up to 4 kW, while the speed should be limited to 50 km / h.

In accordance with this, it can be said that motorcycles, scooters, bicycles with engines, ATVs and other vehicles suitable for these specifications can be considered a moped. All that has in its design a more powerful engine, refers more to the category of motorcycles. Then what documents are needed for a scooter to ride legally?

If the volume of the scooter engine is up to 50 cubes

In short, the scooter documents with an engine capacity of up to 50 cubes are not needed by themselves, you only need to have the rights of the corresponding category. In this case, this is the category M (that is, the right to control mopeds). This category also implies the management of the vehicle with an electric motor up to 4 kW and a moped with a special "cradle".

It is also permitted to manage this group of vehicles to persons with any other category open. This means that if a person has the right to drive a car, then he does not have to retrain to the M category. He simply can take a moped and go, and if he is stopped by a traffic police officer, the driver has the right to grant his rights to the employee and go further if he did not commit No violations.

You should pay attention to the fact that you can get the rights of the M category as early as 16 years, you only need to pass a course of study and pass the exam in the traffic police. To obtain the rights of most other categories will have to wait for adulthood.

In the rest it can be said that other documents for the management of a scooter of this type are not needed, since they are not officially registered on the territory of Russia, as on bicycles. But still, many advise to carry a check for a scooter, or some guide that was attached to it when buying, because in this case it will be much easier to prove to the traffic police officer that the scooter belongs to you and is not listed for hijacking. Although the owner of the scooter and is not required to provide documents not provided for SDA.

It is important to remember that according to the law an employee has the right to demand only a driver's license, in the event that the driver manages a scooter up to 50 cubes. To check whether the specimen is listed in the hijacking, he can through a special system, and the procedure is performed quickly enough.

If the volume of the scooter engine is more than 50 cubes

In cases where the volume of the engine goes beyond 50 cubes, it is necessary to formalize the scooter. For vehicles with such an engine, a vehicle certificate (PTA) is issued. In the future, re-registration occurs in the same way as in the case of a car.

In addition, you will have to get registration marks, that is, put the moped on the register, accordingly, you will have to undergo a checkup and get insurance. And, of course, have the rights of the corresponding category, namely A1. It implies the management of vehicles with engine capacity from 50 to 150 cubes.

The category of A1 rights can also be obtained as early as 16 years. In this case, if category A1 is opened, a moped of up to 50 cubes can be controlled even without the category M.

What kind of documents for a scooter of 150 cubes will be needed for registration? The process, as a rule, does not differ much from the registration of other vehicles. The following package of documents is required:

• Your passport - to issue a certificate of registration and specify the owner, in this case, the person who bought the vehicle.
• PTS - or vehicle passport, which indicates all the technical characteristics, features, as well as serial numbers and number registration plates.
• A purchase check or a sales contract to confirm that a person has actually bought and is the owner of the vehicle.

In cases when the registration is made for the first time, it is necessary to have a photocopy of the cargo customs declaration to confirm that the scooter was officially imported into Russia and cleared. If once bought a tool was registered in Russia, then this document is most likely not needed, since the title will be recorded in the title.

Registration of documents when buying a used scooter

Since the documents for the scooter of 50 cubes do not need to be drawn up, and it is impossible to do this in principle, then, on the one hand, it does not make sense to consider this topic. But if you judge logically and listen to the advice of scooter drivers, you can understand that all the same it is worth making at least a contract of sale. Because the traffic police officer wants to see at least some documents on the scooter.

This is necessary to prove that you did not steal a moped from the previous owner, but actually bought it for money, because he could have kept any checks or other documents confirming the purchase with which he can apply and write a statement of theft Property. With the contract everything will be much quieter and will not have to be afraid of falling into the hands of scammers.

In this case, a sample of the documents for a scooter of up to 50 cubes can be considered a sample of the contract of sale of the vehicle. But at the same time it should be taken into account that the MTS on the moped to 50 cubes simply does not exist and it is not necessary to require it from the previous owner or seller.

But in the case of a scooter of another type, it is worth looking for an option with only documents, otherwise it will be impossible to move legally on such a vehicle. The process of registration is simple:

1. The owner removes the vehicle from the register.
2. A sales contract is drawn up and the cost is paid.
3. The new owner is registered.

However, the procedure is familiar to many, because it is identical to the procedure for selling a car or any other vehicle, besides it's quite simple.

What if I do not have any documents for the scooter?

Fortunately, in Russia do not require to have any documents for a scooter of 50 cubes. Employees of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate can not demand anything but a driver's license, so even if checks or a sales contract were lost, technical books that could be included in the kit, or something else, then there is nothing terrible and critical. Scooter can continue to operate without these papers, because the law provides, especially if the documents really were and the scooter is not listed in the hijacking. To be afraid there is nothing, the main thing is not to violate the rules of the road.

In the event that documents for a scooter with a large engine volume were lost, everything is much simpler - to restore almost any documents really. Of course, in the event that the scooter was actually registered and has a registration mark. You just need to contact the traffic police and declare their loss, and then prompt what you should do to restore the documents.

Should I put the scooter on the register and in what cases?

From the above text it can be understood that only scooters suitable for certain characteristics can be registered: an internal combustion engine from 50 to 150 cubic centimeters and developing speed over 50 km / h. In theory, this is not even a scooter, but a real motorcycle, which is conventionally called so.

But is it necessary to do this? If you plan to use a vehicle, it's just necessary! Because the management of such a scooter without documents is illegal and it is threatened with a fine if such a driver is stopped by a traffic police officer.

Obtaining a driver's license for driving a scooter

Documents for managing the scooter - this is a whole package of papers, differing depending on what kind of scooter the driver is going to manage. In the simplest case, this is a passport and driver's license with an open M category. If the moped is more powerful, then the rights with category A1 or A, as well as PTS and insurance.

If everything is clear with PTS and insurance, the registration process is quite simple, then with rights and categories it will be necessary to understand more specifically. Here's what specific categories of rights allow:

• Category M - allows you to control the vehicle with an engine up to 50 cubes, for which you do not need any other documents, except rights. A driver from this category can not drive a vehicle with more powerful engines. For mopeds, there are separate rules, different from those for ordinary motorcycles or cars. This will be the scooter documents up to 50 cubes.
• Category A1 is a completely different category, close to A, but it has a power limit of up to 150 cubes. Also, anyone can easily get it as early as 16 years.
• Category A - allows you to control all types of motorcycles, these are already more powerful units with engines with a capacity of more than 150 cubes, obtaining the rights of this category is laid strictly from 18 years.

How to take exams to obtain the rights to a scooter in the traffic police?

If you need documents for a scooter, then you have to go through some test:

1. The training in a driving school for a specific required category, the cost and terms of training depend directly on both the selected category and the driving school itself, but it is worth noting that the M training is most often shortened and takes no more than 2 weeks.
2. In parallel with the training or immediately after it is necessary to undergo a medical examination and get a special certificate, according to which the admission to the management of the vehicle is made.
3. Passing the internal exams of the driving school for admission to the main is carried out.
4. The exam itself in the traffic police consists of two parts: theory on the computer and practice on the site and in the city. After the successful surrender, you can officially get the rights.

But do not get upset if you failed to pass the exam, because the re-take will take place exactly one week later. And if the second time fails to pass, then another month. In any case, each driver is able to pass the exam and get the scooter documents on his own.

Penalties for the lack of a driver's license for persons managing scooters

It is clear that it is necessary to have the rights of the corresponding category, as well as all the documents. But what will happen if suddenly the driver is not right, and he still got behind the wheel? In the event of a stoppage of such a driver by the traffic police officers, the moped will be delivered to the parking lot, and the fine will be from 5 to 15 thousand rubles. A person who has rights with this category will be able to pick up the vehicle from the parking lot.

If the driver suddenly claims loss of rights, this will not change the situation in any way, since the loss must be registered. In this case, the driver will be given temporary rights, and after a period of 60 days a new driver's license will be issued.

For an expired certificate also faces a fine. And if there is a repeated violation of the rules, for example, if the driver, already deprived of the rights, appears again on the road, the fine will be 30,000, or corrective work or even imprisonment for up to 15 days will be provided.

It is important to remember that documents for a scooter of 50 cubes are not needed and it is necessary to prove to the latter until the employee that under the law of punishment for driving on such a vehicle does not exist. If the employee proves the opposite - it is illegal actions that can be challenged in court, writing a dialogue on the phone or camera.