Driver’s license replacement in 2023
When a replacement of a driver’s license is required, as well as where and how to carry it out in 2022 without losing time and nerves – in our material

It seems that you just recently got behind the wheel, and 10 years have already flown by, and it’s time to change your driver’s license. You got married, change rights again! Do not grab your head – all you need to do is get medical certificates, choose a convenient way to replace your license and allocate time for a medical examination. Healthy Food Near Me will tell about all options for replacing a driver’s license in 2022, the prices for a medical examination and state duties.

When is a driver’s license required?

The rights of the motorist need to be changed in several cases:

  • Change of surname, name. For example, after marriage. Note that earlier, after marriage and changing personal data, it was possible to drive with the old rights. But now driving with an outdated license is equivalent to driving without a license.
  • Loss or theft of a driver’s license.
  • Corruption of the previous document.
  • The driver opened a new category.
  • When the statute of limitations expires 10 years.
  • If you are going to change rights to international ones (needed when traveling abroad).
  • We received a disability, and now we need a mark in the document.

Note that drivers who came to work in Our Country from abroad from June 1, 2017 also need to have a -style driver’s license. To do this, they need to pass a theoretical and practical exam in the traffic police.

Documents for replacing a driver’s license

To get new rights you will need:

  • passport;
  • medical certificate in the form No. 003-В / у;
  • old ID (if any).

Please note that in 2022 a medical certificate is not needed if you are changing your driver’s license due to a change in your full name, or if your previous rights have been damaged or lost.

If you open a new category, then you will have to attach a certificate of completion of training to the documents. Those who decide to make the rights of an international standard also need a 35 × 45 mm photograph.

By the way

QR code instead of paper STS: new application “Gosuslugi.Avto” launched in test mode

It will display information about the driver’s license and the vehicle registration certificate (CTC). “Gosuslugi.Avto” works with the login and password from Gosuslugi. After authorization, a QR code becomes available in the application – you can show it to the inspector. But at this stage, the driver still needs to have a traditional driver’s license with a photo and an CTC in the form of a plastic card. In the future, the application is designed to replace these paper documents. It can already be installed on smartphones with iOS and Android.

How to change rights

Previously, for a certificate, one had to go to the State traffic inspectorate and stand in line all day. Now electronic services and multifunctional centers come to the aid of citizens. Let’s talk about all the ways to replace a driver’s license in 2022.

Changing rights through the State Services portal

Perhaps this is the most convenient, and also the cheapest option for replacing a driver’s license. You need to go to the “Personal Account” on the website of the State Services and select “Replacement of V / U”, fill in all the fields. After that, you will be asked to choose the date and time when it would be more convenient for you to come. Then you pay the state duty with a 30% discount.

Ideally, it looks like you come to the traffic police department with all the necessary documents, go to the office at the specified time and get your license. But in fact, not everything is so rosy. Motorists note that in some regions, despite registering for the procedure through the website, a huge queue is gathering. The system is not fully thought out.

What documents are needed:

  • passport;
  • old rights;
  • medical certificate in the form No. 003-В / у;
  • a receipt for payment of the state duty (1400 rubles);
  • an application is not needed, since it is drawn up even when making an appointment through the State Services portal.

Replacement of rights in the traffic police

Rights can be replaced in the old fashioned way – come in the morning to the traffic police building, stand in line, hand over documents and wait for a brand new plastic card. True, there will be no discount on the payment of state duty, and you will have to pay 2000 rubles.

Thus, we go to the unit, take a ticket from the machine with a place in the queue. The ticket will have an estimated pick up time. After submitting the documents, it remains to wait an hour and a half.

What documents are needed:

  • application for the replacement of the certificate (there is a sample of the traffic police or on the Internet);
  • passport;
  • old rights (if not lost);
  • medical certificate in the form No. 003-В / у;
  • a receipt for payment of the state duty (2000 rubles).

Replacement of rights in the MFC

For the most unhurried, you can choose the method of replacing rights through the multifunctional center – after submitting the documents, you will have to wait from 7 to 14 days. On the hotline of the MFC, you can find out which branches are involved in the replacement of rights. By the way, in 2022, some centers of public services in Moscow began to issue rights in a day. This means that in the near future we can expect that this pleasant practice will reach the regions.

The procedure for replacing rights in the MFC looks like this. You need to come to the branch where this service is provided. You can sign up in advance or take a ticket after the fact. In addition to the required list of documents, you need to bring a photo to the document in electronic form (on a flash drive or on a disk).

Write an application, hand over documents and photos. After that, wait for the notification of readiness and come for the document.

What documents are needed:

  • application for the replacement of the certificate (there is a sample of the traffic police or on the Internet);
  • passport;
  • old rights (if not lost);
  • medical certificate in the form No. 003-В / у;
  • a receipt for payment of the state duty (2000 rubles).

Driver’s license replacement period

– In 2022, they try to issue new rights on the day of application – if we are talking about a visit to the traffic police, and not the MFC. Although it all depends on the workload of the department. Some are issued almost instantly, other drivers are asked to come later or the next day, – answers lawyer Vadim Korshunov.

The period until the expiration of the valid rights is six months. That is, if your rights are 10 years old in October, you can go for a replacement already in April. After changing the driver’s license, after the expiration of the term, you can drive under the old insurance policy.

Popular questions and answers

How do I get a medical certificate to replace my license?

Help can be done both in public clinics and in private clinics. In both cases, the service is paid. To obtain No. 003-V / y, you need to go through:

• therapist;

• ophthalmologist;

• a psychiatrist;

• narcologist;

• neurologist (categories C, D, CE, DE, Tm, Tb).

Please note that the psychiatrist and narcologist will have to visit the dispensary at the place of residence. Start with them.

Examination by a neurologist, otolaryngologist and electroencephalography should be done only by professional drivers (truck drivers driving passenger transport).

Who needs to take a drug and alcohol test when getting a medical certificate for a driver’s license?

– From March 1, 2022, a new mandatory analysis has appeared, which must be passed in order to obtain rights. But it is mandatory for only two categories of drivers:

 

you get a license for the first time, you came to a psychiatrist-narcologist for help and he suspected you have chronic alcoholism or sees that the patient is using drugs (a specialist can understand this during a visual examination);

earlier you were deprived of your rights by a court decision for driving a car while intoxicated, and now the sentence has expired, and you again went to get your rights.

 

Drug testing is free. Its average price is 3000 rubles. If you have a planned replacement of rights, then you do not need to take a new test.

What is the cost of replacing a driver’s license?

– This year, you will have to pay a state duty of 1400 or 2000 rubles for the replacement of rights – it’s cheaper at State Services. Plus pay the cost of the medical board. The cost of the service is from 500 to 2000 rubles, depending on the medical center or clinic. Inquiries are no different, but where prices are lower, there will probably be more queues, – answers expert “KP” Vadim Korshunov.

Can I drive with an expired license?

– No, it is strictly prohibited. If you get caught by a traffic police inspector, then a protocol will be drawn up against you under Article 12.7 of the Code of Administrative Offenses – for driving a car by a driver who did not have such a right. Fine from 5 to 15 thousand rubles. Justifying and begging the inspector to get off with a warning will not work – the sanction of the article simply does not provide for such a decision, – said lawyer Vadim Korshunov.

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