What if I lost the driving license?

There are papers and there are papers. Lose the first - count, got rid of garbage, and with the second ... As one famous art character used to say: "Oh, trouble, trouble! And that's what to do if you lost your driving license? No problem, of course, but surely - grief.

The main thing is to remember that everything is fixable

Of course, much depends on the situation and time. For example, what to do if you lost the rights, but found them lost at the time of checking your documents by the inspector of the DPS? Of course, further on your car you will not go any more. Plus a fine.

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

First of all, do not hurry to grieve and seek help from the police. There are three possible variants of what happened: either you simply can not remember where you put your identification, or somewhere in the dispersion they left this document, or you were stolen, say, together 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 master already knows that he has lost his driver's license. What to do?

And in this case, do not rush to report your trouble to the police. At least a couple of days. The thing is that you can not use your rights for mercenary purposes (say, get a loan in your bank in your name). Neither the one who borrowed your property from you, nor the one who finds it ownerless.

Write an advertisement "Lost, I promise a reward," place it in a local newspaper or simply paste it on poles, and with a very high probability of getting your rights back.

If it did not work out, time lost, driver's license did not return - write the application to the police. But a thousand times think about whether to claim theft. For you will spend even more time. Because if a criminal case is opened, you will have to wait for a certain period of time, about two months, before you receive a decree on termination of the case, with which you will go to the MIFE of the traffic police.

Yes, and all this time you will go by public transport or taxi. For, and what to do? If he lost his rights, he lost the opportunity to get behind the wheel. Even temporary identification, while an investigation of the theft is underway, will not be in your hands.

We reserve the necessary documents

Before you escape to the MREO GIBDD or MOTOTRER, prepare the necessary documents. It:

• Statement. Him Can be filled in place. Consultation and assistance in completing the application will be worth 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 MREO, you need to get a temporary certificate from the corresponding division of the FMS of Russia. Or, if you have an officer's certificate, take it with you. It will require a certificate on Form No. 7, confirming the fact of your registration at the place of residence.
• Actual medical certificate. Make also a copy of it. Notify the notary.
• The application for the loss or order to terminate the criminal case, if the document was not lost, but stolen.
• And of course, you will have to pay the state fee and take with you a receipt confirming that you did it. In many MREO and MOTOTRER, you can pay the fee locally, at the payment terminal.
• If you still have a certificate that you once studied in a driving school, then take it just in case.

Some useful tips

It seems that what to do if you have lost the rights is clear. But here's what you do not need:

• Do not go for a new driver's license (it's more correct to say -
  For a duplicate) on his car as a chauffeur. For you will run into a misunderstanding and a fine.
• Do not try to get a duplicate of the driver's license if the previous rights have been taken away for violation of traffic rules.
• Remember, please, that your old certificate (if you still find it) after receiving a new one is invalid! If you are stopped by the inspector of the DPS, the fine may be up to 15 thousand rubles. Plus, the arrest of the car and the parking lot, for which also have to pay.

What changed in 2014?

Since April 1 this year, driving permits have undergone some changes. From the old, they are distinguished by the availability of information on new categories and subcategories of the vehicle. In this regard, the reverse side of the identity has changed.

There was no mass or mandatory exchange. If you receive your first driving license after completing the course, you will receive it as a new model. Either you exchange for a new one when the validity period of your certificate expires, or in case of loss or theft of this document.

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