The procedure for admitting drivers to drive a technical facility, as well as the procedure for issuing driver's licenses, has been preserved in Russia since the times of the USSR. In the spring of 2013, the State Duma decided to change the situation by adopting a draft law on amendments that will be introduced into the laws in the fall.
The new rules regulate the procedure for driving a car by a person who is not a citizen of the Russian Federation. From now on, migrant drivers will pay a fine if they do not have a Russian driver's license. In addition, the list of vehicle categories will be expanded, which will provide a more differentiated approach to training and certification of drivers. If a driver plans to drive a Gazelle car, he will not have to pass an exam on a par with those who are driving a KamAZ. The minimum age for drivers of buses, trolley buses and trams will increase from 20 to 21 years.
In connection with regular accidents involving scooter drivers, full rights will be introduced for their owners, the category will be called "M". In addition, there will be an increase in the age of admission to such transport. So, from the age of 16, it will be possible to drive only a moped and a motorcycle with an engine capacity of no more than 125 cubic meters. see Those wishing to ride a full-fledged bike will need to wait for the 18th anniversary.
Differences have been made for preparing and passing exams on vehicles with automatic transmission. This means that if you are going to drive exclusively on the machine, you will not have to master a more complex manual drive just to get a license, as has always been the case. But at the same time, there will be a mark in the license that you are not allowed to drive a car with a manual transmission.
In addition, a law has come into force, increasing the term of payment of the fine from 30 to 60 days. And it will be possible to deposit funds using a mobile phone, for this it will be necessary to connect a service from Sberbank called "auto payment". The commission is 1% of the fine.
