
FINE FOR DIRT
I read in the media that in Moscow the traffic police will fine for a dirty car. Is it so?
S. Ivanov, Moscow
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The reader’s question is answered by the head of the Main Directorate for Road Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Lieutenant General of Police Mikhail Chernikov |
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If my car has dirty headlights, what will it be for me?
The Code of Administrative Offenses does not provide for punishment for operating dirty vehicles.
At the same time, car owners may be liable for driving a vehicle, firstly, with unreadable (due to dirt) state license plates, and secondly, with contaminated external light devices.