Capital car owners have known the rules for parking in the center of Moscow for many years - it is paid. The amount is 80 rubles per hour for renting a parking space and payment can only be made in advance.
Disorganization of collections or irresponsibility of drivers often leads to the issuance of penalties. Nevertheless, car owners who are confident that they are right can appeal the parking fine. How to challenge a parking fine in Moscow is described below.
What is the fine for?
Muscovites whose houses are located in the central part of the capital are lucky. Parking spaces for their cars remain free near entrances and courtyards. Therefore, the first reason for charging a fine is unpaid parking. Toll zones, those that go onto highways. It is impossible to remain unnoticed there - the parking lots are controlled by patrol vehicles with cameras. Free parking is only available for 15 minutes. If the payment issue is not resolved within this period, appealing the parking fine will become problematic.
The second reason why a fine may be issued is parking in the wrong place. Sidewalks, lawns, bus stops are prohibited for leaving personal vehicles. You should also not ignore areas with prohibitory signs. If there are no signs, then you can challenge a parking fine in Moscow.
Amount of fine
In the current 2017, the amount of punishment for unpaid or incorrect parking, for example, on a lawn, will be 2,500 rubles. If improper parking of a car provokes an accident or traffic jam, the inspector has the right to multiply the fine + send the offender’s car with a tow truck. At the same time, it will not be possible to reduce the amount by 50%, even if you deposit the amount immediately, since the punishment is included in the Moscow Administrative Code. That is, in such cases it will be impossible to appeal a parking fine in Moscow.
Who issues the fine?
In the era of the development of electronic information, you can find out about available penalties on the Moscow traffic police website. It is enough to enter the name and surname of the owner of the vehicle, and the resolution for non-payment of the fine. Organizations authorized to punish car owners with fines are the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, MADI (Moscow Administrative Inspectorate), and AMPP (parking space administration).
How to challenge a fine issued for unpaid parking
Independently appealing a fine for unpaid parking is possible if you know the algorithm for contacting the relevant organizations. Details:
- Notice of the fine is sent to the place of registration. If it is not there, then you should look for information on the official website. The receipt contains a UNN code indicating the organization to which the claim should be sent. For MADI it is 782 or 035604, AMPP - 780 or 0355, traffic police - 188.
- Next, it is important to file your claim correctly. It is possible to challenge a fine for unpaid parking in the following cases: communication problems, when an SMS about payment is received late, a malfunction of the parking meter, or whether the driver belongs to the category of beneficiaries. These include: large families, WWII participants and concentration camp prisoners, residents of nearby houses, disabled people with a special parking permit. Owners of electric cars can also appeal a fine for unpaid parking. Parking is free for them.
- Before challenging a parking fine, the following information must be included in the complaint: passport details, place of registration and email. The fine receipt number, the date of collection and, finally, a description of the situation. It is important to attach copies of benefit certificates, if any, or mobile operator data regarding the SMS sent and received.
- It is better to bring the complaint, certified by signature, to the organization that issued the fine - in person. There they must accept and review it within five working days. In case of refusal or failure to consider the claim, it is possible to appeal the parking fine in court. All the documents described above + the decision to refuse to consider the complaint must be presented there. It is important to remember that for proceedings in inspections and court only .
- After consideration of the claim sent to the court, a court will be appointed at which the appeal of the fine for unpaid parking will be considered. The plaintiff receives the summons by mail. Failure to appear at the hearing on time means losing the case and not challenging the parking fine. Ideally, if during this time additional evidence of an unlawful decision by the inspectors appears. For example, other users will report a similar situation with SMS or a faulty parking meter.
Appealing a fine due to illegal parking
Very often, an incorrectly selected parking space causes accidents or traffic jams. In this case, the inspector’s claim in the form of a fine is legal. But is it possible to appeal a parking fine in Moscow if the owner is confident that he is right? Yes, in the following situations:
- Falsification of a fine receipt. In this case, you should check all the details specified in the resolution sent to your home with the official website of the traffic police. In addition to the data, the document must contain two photographs of an illegally parked car with a clearly visible license plate and the address of the offense. If you were given a false ticket, you can challenge the parking ticket.
- If all the details and the correct type of documents match, the instructions for appealing illegal parking fines are similar to those described above. The reason for applying may be personal photos confirming the absence of prohibitory signs. Any visual materials will help in the position of the driver who refuses to pay a fine.
- If an inspector issues a fine on the spot, a driver who disagrees with such a decision should pay close attention to the actions of the law enforcement officer - he either attracts witnesses to the situation or uses a recording from his own recorder as evidence. Subsequently, when going to court to resolve the issue of “how to challenge a traffic police fine for illegal parking,” these points will play an evidentiary role.
In any case, it is possible to appeal the fine for parking at MADI in court. The application procedure is described, a sample application can be downloaded on our website.
Methods of paying a fine
When it was not possible to appeal - the driver’s guilt was fully proven by the inspector or the court, it makes sense to get rid of him quickly and not commit such acts in the future. For the convenience of car owners, several mobile applications have been created:
- "Moscow Parking". This is a web portal with a personal account and parking account. It should be replenished regularly to avoid misunderstandings. The service is convenient because it offers the user many options for empty parking spaces near the destination. The price for them is indicated immediately.
- SMS to number. You can find out about the meaning of the short number and details of payment for parking in your personal account with your own operator. The operation takes a few minutes.
- Payment by card, electronic wallet. The operation is possible if the terminal is close.
As part of the pilot project, until the end of 2016, MADI offered to pay for parking on the voice service portal. At the end of the project and depending on feedback, a decision on the continuation and widespread implementation of the service will be made at the government level.