Putin signed a law abolishing mandatory vehicle inspection

President Vladimir Putin has canceled the mandatory vehicle inspection.

Cars and motor vehicles used by citizens for personal purposes are exempted from the need to check the technical condition of cars. The norm does not apply to taxis and other vehicles used to transport passengers, as well as personal ones – for business purposes.

Technical inspection will be required when registering, changing the owner, changing the design or replacing the main units.

Also on Thursday, Putin signed a law introducing fines of hundreds of thousands of rubles and imprisonment for up to three years for gross violations of traffic rules.

The new article of Criminal Code 264.2 introduces criminal liability for the third violation, expressed in speeding by more than 60 km / h, for driving into the oncoming lane or on the tram tracks of the opposite route. If the violator has previously been criminally liable under a new article, has an unexpunged or outstanding criminal record and again maliciously violated traffic rules, the fine for him will be from 300 thousand to 500 thousand rubles, correctional labor or forced labor, restriction of freedom or imprisonment for a term up to three years.