New technical regulations introduce changes to the design of the car. How to properly register and what changes to the design of the vehicle

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Modern cars are distinguished by great variety and, most importantly, are maximally adapted to the requirements and needs of consumers. And although factory models are already rolling off the assembly line in a form in which they can be used comfortably, most car owners simply cannot help but make some adjustments. But we should not forget that such actions cannot always be carried out without permission. First, you need to understand what changes in the design of the vehicle are defined that are subject to registration in 2020.

What does the law provide?

According to Russian legislation, all vehicles that belong to citizens of the Russian Federation, organizations, foreign individuals and those who do not have any citizenship must. This rule applies even to those cars that arrived in Russia temporarily for a period of more than six months.

Registration is not possible if:

• vehicles are made from spare parts and equipment that have not been certified in the Russian Federation and do not comply with accepted standards and regulations;
• the design of which or changes made to it violate established standards.

The last point is most often caused by the need to completely restore the vehicle after an accident. This procedure entails multiple transformations in a practically new car.

Changing colors and applying a pattern

This change can be called one of the most common. And if dozens decide to change the color, then hundreds dream of applying airbrushing. However, registration of a tuned car is mandatory. Please note that in this case we are not talking about certification, but rather about notifying the traffic police regarding the changes made. So, for example, if you repainted the car in the same color with a slight difference in shade, the new look must be verified by a traffic police officer within 5 days.

The law says nothing about the size and theme of drawings on vehicles. A completely unambiguous ban is established only on the following:

• insults;
• elements that duplicate the markings of special services;
• fascist symbols;
• elements of a pornographic nature.

Changing the fuel tank

Registration of a converted car also becomes relevant for those who decide to replace the fuel tank, especially when it comes to increasing its volume. Most often, car owners give preference to home-made equipment rather than factory equipment.

The desire to save money is quite understandable, but we must not forget that any fuel tank must have a quality certificate. And registration of a new tank with the traffic police becomes mandatory due to the fact that its weight can significantly affect the weight shift of the vehicle.

Tuning the bumper, towbar, increasing the diameter of the rims

Any car inspector can determine whether a car has been tuned by eye. Most often, it is tuned and tinted cars that are stopped on the road for inspection. If an inspection of the vehicle and its documents shows that this type of bumper, for example, is not provided, and the owner does not have permission to install it, a fine cannot be avoided.

Many misunderstandings arise when installing a towbar - a towing device. Many people forget that in some cases this design can weigh several tens of kilograms. In addition, towbars are attached to the vehicle using welding or bolts. All this seriously affects the weight of the machine itself.

As for the wheels, it goes without saying that their larger diameter also gives greater stability. But it would be a big mistake to carry out such a replacement without agreement with the authorized body.

Installation of gas equipment

Registration of a converted car with the State Traffic Inspectorate based on the installation of HBO is the most common occurrence today.

Since 2015, the transition to gas supply has been carried out on the basis of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union.

Previously, new equipment could be registered on the basis of installer certificates. Today, drivers must be guided by the standards established by the Eurasian Economic Commission.

To date, unfortunately, this procedure has not yet been brought into proper form. Only one thing remains indisputable - registration is mandatory.

How are the transformations processed?

Registration of car changes conventionally occurs in several stages:

1. Preliminary examination and obtaining permission from the traffic police.
2. Redesign work
3. Examination and assessment of vehicle safety after implementation of transformations in an accredited laboratory
4. Technical inspection.
5. Obtaining a certificate of conformity.
6. Re-registration of the vehicle with the traffic police.

Now let's take a closer look. The first step is to do the following:

Registration of changes in the design of the vehicle and the actual transformations themselves will become possible only if the experts’ decision is positive. Otherwise, you can forget about the changes, especially since you won’t be able to register them anyway.

At the second stage, the owner re-equips the car. This should be done only in specialized centers that issue certificates and declaration statements. After the car is transformed, you must do the following:

• take the car to a technical inspection, where its safety will be assessed and a diagnostic card will be issued;
• obtain a certificate based on the results of an expert assessment of changes in the design of a car at the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate.

Do not forget that tuning and re-equipping a vehicle is quite expensive. So, for example, a technical examination report can cost about 5 thousand rubles, and an assessment for replacing an engine can cost from 6 thousand.

It is important to remember that the design must go through each subsequent change. This means that if you have received a certificate of legalization of the transformations made, you cannot subsequently correct them without permission. The resulting document will clearly indicate what type of changes have been made. Otherwise, the car owner will face cancellation of registration in case of prohibited changes in the design of the car.

By itself, namely for re-equipping a vehicle without special permission, it is only 500 rubles. In order to impose a more serious punishment, the inspector will be forced to prove that all the design changes he identified did not pass registration in the traffic police, and therefore are not legal.

But it is almost impossible to do this directly on the road where the car was stopped.

You need to remember something else too. A converted car that has not received an expert assessment from specialists poses a huge danger on the road not only to the person driving it, but also to all other road users.

Preparing documents

The stage is usually the most difficult for drivers. Those who are not too confident in their abilities will benefit from assistance in registering changes in the car, which is provided by experienced specialists. Such assistance, however, is not free.

To pass a preliminary examination at the traffic police you will need:

1. Application (you can fill it out on the spot).
2. Copy of PTS.
3. Documents for the equipment that is planned to be installed.
4. Vehicle Registration Document (VCR).

Registration of documents for the re-equipment of vehicles at the second stage, after all permitted transformations have been made, requires the presence of the following papers:

1. Diagnostic card.
2. Copies of certificates for installed equipment, including receipts for its purchase.
3. Declaration.
4. Photographs of the work carried out and their results.
5. Conclusion of the preliminary examination.
6. Statement.

And lastly: given the great demand among car owners for new products in the field of auto tuning, I would like to remind you that control over compliance with all norms and regulations has increased significantly in 2020.

No tuning. Catching cars with design changes: Video

I don't like tuning. But for practical reasons, modifications may appear on my car in rare cases. For example, I recently installed LED daytime running lights. I bought it on the Internet, connected it to the service, all the documents are in order, and, accordingly, I didn’t even think about any registration with the traffic police, because as a human rights activist and a driving school teacher, I was obviously looking for lights with a full set of necessary certificates.

Otherwise, the license plate number is at stake, because changes to the design may result in absolutely legal cancellation of registration. But, as life shows, even if you have all the necessary papers, the outcome of the meeting with the traffic police will depend only on how well you know your rights and responsibilities, as well as the rights and responsibilities of the inspector.

So, the first thing you need to remember. We have priority over all regulations in the field of making changes to the design of the provisions of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union “On the safety of wheeled vehicles” (hereinafter, for simplicity, TRTS). And he tells us that everything that makes up a car is divided into components and pieces of equipment. Components directly affect safety, so the regulations specify strict requirements for almost each of them, and items of equipment are subject to the regulations only in those rare cases when they also affect this area.

Daytime running lights, like any other lighting device, are components. And actions with them (clause 2 of the TRTS) are always interpreted as making changes to the design (clause 6 of the TRTS), that is, the driver, in theory, is obliged to go through the full procedure for registering modifications with the traffic police, including two technical examinations and a technical inspection, which will require a lot of time and money . However, there are two exceptions; they are stated in paragraph 77 of the regulations.

The first exception is valid when the vehicle's operating manual allows the installation of certain components without the approval of any authority. For example, a child seat. In the regulations it is mentioned specifically as a component of the vehicle, but drivers have the right to install and remove it themselves without any claims from the traffic police.

The second exception concerns components that are not just intended for a given vehicle, but have also undergone a full assessment of compliance with TRTS requirements, that is, certification. Let's say you wanted to replace a worn-out engine with a similar new one. If this is a serial motor and an appropriate certificate is attached to it, then you can simply carry out the work at the service center and, bypassing all technical examinations, go directly to the traffic police to change the data in the vehicle passport.

Naturally, before making such recommendations, I studied judicial practice. Here you can find the decision of the Samara Regional Court, which confirmed the right of a certain car owner to install a new engine with the appropriate certificate on his Lada Priora without approval and permission from the traffic police. Moreover, the court decision declared the refusal to register a car with a new engine to be illegal, and further states the obligation of the traffic police to carry out registration actions.

It is precisely this certificate for running lights that is in my glove compartment, which means that neither before nor after installation I do not need to undergo testing with them for compliance with TRTS requirements - the manufacturer has already done this for me.

But, as practice shows, the inspector can still stop me when he sees the LED beams of my car with the words: “Comrade driver, you installed the lighting devices yourself! Your fine is 500 rubles. You must appear at the traffic police office in a week and show the car without lights, otherwise we will cancel the registration. And in general, I demand that you stop the violation! If I’m caught with the lights in a week, you’ll go under arrest for 15 days for failure to comply with my legal demands!” He will also write out such a paper with all his requirements.

What will I answer?

Firstly, it’s enough for me to say that I fulfilled all the requirements of the law and the relevant regulations, down to commas and spaces. If the inspector did not provide evidence of my guilt and began to ruin my life, then I will then claim all the money that I will have to spend on proving my innocence from the treasury of the Russian Federation. And later I will write a statement to the prosecutor’s office that illegal actions caused damage to the state, and therefore are subject to compensation from the inspector’s pocket - this is stated in the Civil Code and the decision of the Supreme Court. Yes, this path is long and difficult, but this is the only way to convince the inspector that his superiors can give any orders, but in the end the inspector will pay a penalty from his family’s budget for their implementation.

Secondly, the inspector can demand the cessation of the offense, but he demands it immediately. The Law “On Police” does not give him the right to let the driver go and continue to violate traffic rules. And if he releases the violator, then he goes beyond the powers granted to him: threatening arrest in the future, having the opportunity to stop the violation at the moment, is impenetrable stupidity.

Let's say a bully beats a girl. The police stop him, issue a demand to “stop beating the girl” and leave. The analogy is complete. If the driver, having moved off, has already violated the traffic rules, especially having in his pocket a written request from the inspector not to do this under any circumstances, then there can be no talk of any provision of time to stop the offense!

Therefore, having received the paper, I will cross out the word “Demand” in the title, correct it to “Frank confession” in the deliberate manipulation of the norms of the Law “On Police”, and also explain in detail to the inspector where he is deeply mistaken.

By the way, the Code of Administrative Offenses makes no mention of the “Requirement to stop the offense” in relation to individuals - it is mentioned only in relation to organizations and officials. Article 29.13 of the Code of Administrative Offenses and Part 4 of Article 13 of the Law “On the Police” correspond to each other in this regard.

Thirdly, if they threaten me with cancellation of registration and demand that I correct the design within ten days and bring the car in for inspection, I will answer that I should not provide anyone with any evidence of my guilt or my innocence. And you don’t have to travel anywhere. All actions that an inspector can take within the framework of an administrative case are recorded in Chapter 27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses and, with references to it, are rewritten into the “Administrative Regulations of the Traffic Police” - a document that, in accordance with the Law “On Police,” determines the procedure for exercising the rights of a police officer on the road. If an inspector goes beyond the scope of the “Administrative Regulations”, then he violates the requirements of the Law “On the Police”.

If the inspector really wants to, let him start an administrative investigation, and then we’ll see...

In addition, according to the law, the traffic police has the right to terminate the registration of a car without any ten-day “trial” period and additional inspection - it is only necessary that the resolution on the offense under Part 1 of Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses with reference to making changes to the design comes into force.

A natural question: if everything is so simple, then why does the traffic police often issue such requirements? Why do motorists receive fines and arrests in courts? Why is registration stopped?

Yes, because it’s not enough to hear about the intricacies of legislation. You must always have references to laws, rules, regulations, and court decisions on hand in order to be able to defend your rights. Well, or have sufficient funds to have a qualified lawyer do it.

Let’s take a “purely boyish car”, which is “not respectable” to drive without tinting. They stop such a boy, hand him a demand to remove the tint, and threaten him with a finger. Does he understand the intricacies of the law? In a week he will be dragged to the judge for continuing to drive with tint. What can the boy say to the judge? Where will he find funds for a lawyer? This is what they use.

As a result, it turns out that instead of legal rights and responsibilities, we have concepts and responsibilities. Responsibilities are for drivers, concepts are for officials. As former Kremlin sociologist Simon Kordonsky recently put it: “Officials can choose from hundreds of different kinds of regulations exactly the ones they need now. Those that are most beneficial within the framework of the system of concepts in which this official lives.”

But I think that, knowing the law, any official can be put in his place.

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From January 1, 2017 control over compliance with the requirements of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union "On the Safety of Wheeled Vehicles", which came into force on January 1, 2015, has been tightened.
According to the law, if changes are made to the design of a vehicle without permission and registration of the traffic police, then administrative liability in the form of a fine is provided for such a violation (Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation):

· For individuals – 500 rubles.
· For legal entities – from 30 -100 thousand rubles.

But the matter is not limited to a fine. , discharged prescription on registration of changes or on returning the vehicle to its original state, everything is given 10 days. If you do not comply with this instruction, the vehicle will be automatically deregistered.

CHANGES TO BE REGISTERED:

· TUNING: power bumpers, winches, arches, sills, luggage racks, etc.
· Replacing the vehicle engine model, leading to a change in weight and power.
· Re-equipment of overall and weight parameters, extension of sides.
· Replacement with another fuel system (GBO).
· Change of body type.
· Change in the number and location of seats for passengers, replacement of category D to B.
· Making changes to the chassis of the car.
· Steering reinstallation.
· Any manipulations with lighting devices and light signaling.
· Installation of refrigerators.
· Transportation of dangerous goods.

OUR COMPETENCE INCLUDES:

· Conducting a preliminary technical examination of the vehicle with the issuance of a preliminary conclusion.
· Conducting an examination after changes are made with the issuance of a final Protocol for submission to the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate for amendments to the PTS and STS.
· We prepare a full package of documents from the application to the traffic police to all the necessary certificates and forms.
· Vehicle technical inspection.

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• scan or photo of PTS (from 2 sides),
• scan or photo of the vehicle registration certificate (on both sides),
• completed application,
• scan or photo of the vehicle owner’s passport (main and registration),
• photographs of the vehicle, including all changes separately,
• indicate your phone number for contact,
• In your response letter you will receive a calculation and a receipt for payment.

2. Within 1-3 days, depending on the number and variety of changes made, you receive from us by email a scan of the Preliminary Technical Examination Conclusion and a completed (completed) application to the traffic police.

3. Original Conclusion, when ready, goes to your address via the SDEK courier service or by registered mail, you simply print out the application to the traffic police from the file sent by us.

4. At stage 2 In a certain sequence, you will have to visit the traffic police (technical supervision department) 2 times, a certified installation service *, and undergo an extraordinary technical inspection.

5. Minimum time, which took 5 days to obtain a complete set of documents.

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• diagnostic card (unscheduled technical inspection)

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Changes in vehicle design potentially pose a danger to car owners and other road users. In this regard, strict restrictions have been introduced on vehicle conversions. It is not prohibited to make changes, but this must be done in accordance with legal requirements and with the permission of regulatory authorities.

The illegality of unauthorized conversion of cars is stated in the Federal Law “On Road Traffic Safety” (No. 196), Technical Regulations of the Customs Union (18/2015) and paragraph 7.18 of the Traffic Rules. According to current regulations, changing the design of a car is possible, but operating a vehicle with unregistered changes is prohibited.

Permission is obtained from the authorized bodies before the machine is converted. Approval is necessary when installing parts and assemblies not provided by the manufacturer. If the equipment does not comply with technical and visual characteristics, you cannot drive the car until you receive permission.

What changes do not require registration are permitted by the traffic police

No permission is required to replace any elements that are provided in the operational documentation, correspond to the vehicle model and bear the manufacturer's markings. The car owner can replace old spare parts with new ones, but in compliance with the installation rules. Regardless of where the machine is being converted, it is not necessary to coordinate your actions with authorized authorities.

To understand what needs to be registered and when it is possible to do without approval documents, it is necessary to distinguish between the concepts of “constructive changes” and “additions”.

Changes are everything that is associated with replacing the functionality with a new one: camcorder, gas equipment, xenon lamps, etc. To operate a car with the changes made, you need to obtain a permit.

Add-ons include navigators, video recorders, radars, detectors and other equipment that does not require dismantling elements installed by the manufacturer. Additions made to the design of the vehicle are not registered.

Car owners are held accountable only if they drive a homemade car without registration and the necessary permits. The fine is 500 rubles. More serious types of punishment are also provided. The car is automatically deregistered in cases where, after an administrative violation order has been issued, the vehicle is not returned to its original appearance and condition within 10 days.

Preliminary approval for modifications to the vehicle design

Especially for car owners who want to make changes to the design of their car, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has developed a draft resolution that sets out the procedure for legalizing the conversion.

1. Preliminary examination;
2. Applying for permission from the traffic police;
3. Re-equipment with technical inspection;
4. Obtaining a certificate of compliance with safety requirements.
5. Entering data on conversion into vehicle registration documents (COP and PTS).

Not all technical improvements can be officially registered. Before installing, changing or making changes to the design of the car, you need to make sure that the conversion is possible. This will avoid unreasonable expenses and penalties.

The conversion process begins with a preliminary conclusion. This is the first document, the presence of which confirms the possibility of making changes to the design of the machine.

The conclusion is issued before the first visit to the traffic police.

To obtain the document, the car owner must contact any specialized center that has the right to carry out such verification procedures. After the inspection, the specialist must issue an opinion on the possibility or impossibility of constructive changes.

The procedure for making changes to the design of the car

Having received preliminary approval, the car owner writes a statement listing the desired reconstruction actions. Conversion can begin only after a decision has been made on the application and a conclusion has been drawn up on the possibility of making changes from the traffic police.

Where to contact

Those wishing to obtain approval and official permission for conversion to the traffic police should contact car service centers that have licenses to carry out the necessary work. After changes are made to the design, the center employee is obliged to provide the car owner with the results of the technical inspection, a document with a complete list of the work performed, and certificates of compliance of the installed equipment with the current requirements of the Regulations. With these documents, the vehicle owner again applies to the traffic police with a request to receive a document confirming compliance with the conditions for safe operation.

Expertise

To legitimize the changes made and document the safety of the installed equipment, a final examination is carried out.

Upon completion of the procedure, the owner is issued a technical examination report, which must be submitted to the traffic police. In addition to the protocol, the car owner presents an identification document, PTS, and a car registration certificate. After the inspections, the traffic police officer issues a certificate of compliance of the converted vehicle with safety requirements.

A complete list of organizations that are authorized to evaluate the condition of a vehicle when making changes to the design can be found on the website of the technical department. EEC regulation.

When the traffic police may refuse to register changes

The body number, engine number, VIN and other details related to the markings cannot be touched. If this requirement is violated, traffic police officers may refuse to register changes. Other grounds for refusal include:

• Inaccurate information in the provided documents;
• The vehicle was imported without documents confirming certification or with restrictions from customs authorities;
• The changes presented in the documents are contrary to safety regulations;
• There are obvious falsifications in the protocols and conclusions of the examinations carried out.

Before planning the re-equipment and improvement of the car, read the full list of reasons for a possible failure, which is indicated in paragraph 3 of the General Provisions of Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 1001 (dated November 24, 2018) “On the procedure for registering a vehicle.” This will allow you to avoid troubles when checking documents and administrative penalties for illegal additions to the design of the car.

In the previous article on this topic, we examined the situation in detail and talked with representatives of a large tuning studio. The bottom line of that conversation can be formulated as follows: if you are modifying a car yourself, in order for the modifications to become legal, you must go through a series of applications to the traffic police and to NAMI. If you contact an organization involved in tuning, then in case of possible communication with the traffic police, it may be enough for you to carry a pack of certificates with you, because the procedure for registering changes has not yet been thoroughly spelled out, and not all traffic police departments understand how to proceed.

The specialists of FSUE NAMI, where we turned for the following comment, have their own vision of the situation. Talking with the director of the Center for Technical Expertise of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "NAMI" Andrei Vladimirovich Vasiliev, we started with general questions and decided to clarify once again: what procedure is provided and what documents are needed if a person is going to modify a production car? And we received detailed instructions, which we present in full.

Registration of vehicle modifications. Order owner's actions:

Obtaining a preliminary technical examination report on the possibility and procedure for making changes to the design of the vehicle. This opinion confirms that the design of a given vehicle can be subject to appropriate design changes and imposes conditions under which it will comply with safety requirements, and also provides recommendations for the selection of a production base.

To obtain a preliminary examination conclusion from FSUE NAMI must be submitted:

• application for preliminary examination;
• passport details of the owner (for an individual) or name and address of the organization (for a legal entity);
• copies of documents for the vehicle (passport, registration certificate);
• description of the proposed change in the design of the vehicle, indicating the names (make, model) of the components and assemblies being replaced and, if necessary, the vehicle.

Filling out an application to the traffic police to make changes to the design of the vehicle with the provision of the car to the traffic police for inspection. If the decision of the traffic police is positive, you can begin work on making changes to the design of the vehicle.

Carrying out work to make changes to the design taking into account the requirements set out in the conclusion of the preliminary technical examination. Upon completion of the work, the organization carrying out the re-equipment issues a statement of the volume and quality of the work performed and a copy of the certificate for services.

Carrying out a technical inspection of the vehicle after making changes to the design in accredited technical inspection shops with obtaining a diagnostic card.

Obtaining a protocol of technical examination of the design after making changes to the vehicle.

To obtain a protocol of technical examination of the vehicle design after making changes to the Federal State Unitary Enterprise NAMI must be submitted:

• application for changes to the design of the vehicle with a resolution from the traffic police;
• a copy of the document for the vehicle (passport, registration certificate);
• a copy of the document for the replaced unit (PTS, purchase and sale agreement in the name of the owner of the vehicle);
• a declaration statement on the scope and quality of work (filled out by the service that performed the work) with a technical description of the changes made and the characteristics of the vehicle after the changes were made;
• documentation describing changes made to the design (sketches, photos, design documentation, etc.), certificates for used components;
• certificate for car service services;
• diagnostic card after the conversion, entered into the EAISTO database;
• a copy of the preliminary examination report;
• car for inspection.

Obtaining from the traffic police a certificate of compliance of the vehicle design with safety requirements (SCTS), based on the documents listed in clauses 1-5.

Entering data on the re-equipment and the SKTS number into the vehicle registration documents (PTS and registration certificate).

So, we have the same scheme that has been described more than once in the media, but in reality often causes difficulties - even stated like this, in specific points, it does not look simple. But even beyond this, a number of questions remain, some of which we tried to clarify at FSUE NAMI.

K.: What procedure is provided if a person already owns a car with modifications? How can he legitimize them?

N.: As a rule, for owners who made changes to the design of the vehicle before the entry into force of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union (TR CU 018/2011), that is, before January 1, 2015, the procedure for registering changes is the same, in accordance with paragraphs 1-6, In this case, dismantling of the installed equipment is not required.

K.: Are there any typical situations - in which ones do you issue a positive conclusion, and in which ones do you refuse? For example, is it possible to install a larger engine? Where is the line that your experts definitely won’t cross? And how is it determined?

N.: Experts will definitely not miss design changes that worsen safety parameters or do not comply with the requirements of TR CU 018/2011. Regarding engine power, we can say that it is permissible to install the engine provided by the manufacturer for this type of vehicle. An option with a different engine may also be considered. At the same time, power and torque cannot exceed those of the standard engine by more than 25%. Experts from FSUE NAMI carry out the appropriate calculations or send the vehicle for testing to the Dmitrov Automotive Test Site to obtain a protocol.

K.: Cars are modified in very different ways - here are jeepers with snorkels and power bumpers, and street racers with lowered suspension and large rims, and businessmen who installed LPG on the Gazelle. Can all these people simply show traffic police officers certificates from component manufacturers describing their installation on a given model?

N.: The presence of a certificate only confirms the safety of the component, but not the safety of the vehicle on which it is installed. Therefore, the procedure for registering changes made to the design for such vehicles is still necessary.

K.: And if a person presents a certificate to the policeman, which says that the installation company tested the car in the prescribed manner (say, in NAMI), received a certificate for the product and its installation on a specific model?

N.: There is only one option not to contact the centers that process the changes - if the vehicle manufacturer or its official representative in the territory of the Customs Union has certified the components of this type of vehicle in the prescribed manner and received OTTS.

K.: How, in your opinion, should the legal field ultimately be formed around the new technical regulations and the application of its provisions in practice? Should everyone's title indicate that the car has been modified? Or is it only for those who manufacture and install tuning elements privately?

N.: All changes in the design must be reflected in the documents for the car.

K.: In general, is tuning a good thing or not? Does US welcome competent modifications to the car? Or is a car considered to be in its best shape when it is exactly as it came from the manufacturer?

N.: Tuning, carried out with a sense of proportion and real necessity, can be useful for the car owner.

What's the result?

Let's give a brief summary of what has been said.

1. Specialists from FSUE “NAMI” note that work with companies involved in tuning is built “on a common basis.” In fact, this means that in terms of registering modifications, tuning studios are equated to private owners - and therefore they are obliged to submit any manufactured car to the NAMI laboratory and receive a “tuned” title for it. The only option for a tuning company not to register each modified car with NAMI is to coordinate with the vehicle manufacturer and carry out the certification procedure for the components included in this type, followed by obtaining vehicle type approval and release into circulation.
2. A tuning company can shift the procedure for registering changes in the design to the car owner, and he, in turn, can not go anywhere, carry a stack of certificates in the glove compartment and, if necessary, present them to the traffic police. But this approach works (not always, however) only because some police officers are still not aware that any modifications, no matter who carries them out, must be recorded in the PTS, and not in the certificate.
3. All kinds of “swap” of engines (swap, “replacement” (English), when high-performance units are installed in initially low-power cars), as well as serious engine modifications and other serious interventions risk forever (at least for a long time) remaining outside the law. Let’s explain with a simple example: if you have a Lada Granta Sport with a base engine power of 120 hp, and through modification you have increased the power by more than 30 hp. (by more than a quarter), then you cannot receive the appropriate mark in the PTS and legally move on the roads.

This is what the situation looks like at the moment. A hard “no” to those who like to “collect farm”? The beginning of the decline of tuning as a phenomenon? Or maybe the start of new, more professional and balanced directions? So far, all scenarios seem equally possible...