If the traffic police have removed the license plates, the only way to get them back is to eliminate the reason for their seizure and pay a fine. If there is an opportunity to avoid the removal of numbers on the spot, you must definitely use it and not come into conflict with the authorities.
Removing license plates is an unpleasant procedure for every car owner, after which the vehicle cannot be used and a fine will have to be paid; in some cases, the offense entails deprivation of a driver's license and sending the car to a parking lot.
Why are license plates removed and can it be avoided?
There are several reasons for the removal of numbers by the traffic police officers: driving a faulty car (an employee removes numbers and sends the vehicle to a parking lot), installing numbers on a car in the wrong place, tinting unauthorized by law, installing special signals and a taxi lamp without the appropriate permission, lack of OSAGO insurance, installation non-standard headlights color.
In some cases, traffic police officers go to meet the driver and do not remove the license plates if the vehicle owner eliminates the violation on the spot. For example, it removes the tint, a special signal, or installs the numbers in their proper place. But the fine cannot be avoided.
What to do if the license plates have been removed?
If a traffic police officer has established an offense, he draws up a protocol. The driver can independently remove the license plates, and in case of refusal, a representative of the authorities will do it. If such an unpleasant situation happened, it is better not to interfere with the removal of license plates, this will not lead to anything good. After the performed procedure, the owner can use the vehicle for 24 hours.
When drawing up the protocol, it is imperative to check with the employee in which department the numbers and telephone number of the employee who is responsible for their storage and issuance will be located.
Before picking up the numbers, you need to eliminate the reason for their removal and pay a fine, without this number they will not give it back. If the license plates are seized, and the car is sent to an impound parking lot due to a malfunction, then you need to carry out the same actions, only after that you can hire a tow truck and pick up the vehicle. After that, it must be brought into good working order.
Those who, after withdrawing the numbers, decide to order a duplicate from a commercial company, should be aware that this will not help resolve all issues. The traffic police have at their disposal an electronic database that shows all violations of the driver.
Removing numbers is an unpleasant but effective procedure. As the practice of traffic police officers shows, vehicle owners, after removing numbers, quickly eliminate violations and pay fines.
