What do yellow numbers on cars mean in Russia and other countries
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Cars with yellow license plates in Russia, according to the traffic rules, have a number of advantages. The color of the sign indicates to all road users that the car is used to transport passengers and has a license for this type of activity.
Each state regulates the standard of automobile signs, taking into account the peculiarities of national production. In some countries, yellow numbers on cars mean that the vehicle is related to certain services, in others it’s just a tribute to tradition, in others, color marking is considered more readable. Let us consider in detail what the yellow numbers on a car mean in the Russian Federation, some European countries.
What does
According to the national standard, in the Russian Federation all license plates can be of five colors. This applies to the general background against which characters are knocked out. The letters and numbers themselves can be black or white.
Until 2002, yellow numbers on a car in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine were issued only to foreign citizens or stateless people.
For reference. Stateless people are people without citizenship or nationality. Formerly residents of countries that ceased to exist for various reasons (annexation, occupation, etc.).
Yellow license plates for cars in Kazakhstan
After 2002, GOST was changed in the country. Today, registration yellow numbers in Russia are put on cars that are used for passenger transportation, work in public utilities (garbage trucks, watering machines, snowplows).
In Russia
In the first decade of 2002, GOST was revised in the Russian Federation. The following norm was legally fixed: yellow numbers are used only on vehicles that are involved in the transportation of people. It can be a taxi, fixed-route taxi, passenger public transport.
License plate data is issued both for taxi companies and for individuals who work in the field of passenger transportation. But in each region of the Russian Federation there are certain restrictions on the issuance of such numbers. For example, a yellow registration plate will be issued to the driver if the car intended for passenger transportation is painted yellow or has yellow identification stripes.
The benefits that the use of this sign gives are valid throughout the territory of the Russian Federation.
In England
In the UK, the registration plate on a car can be on a white and yellow background. But if the back number can be anything, then the background of the front one is only white. This provision is related to the regulation BS AU 145d, which prescribes to equip the car with reflective number plates that are more visible at dusk.
Since 1973, the country began to massively reinstall the front numbers. But the rear plates could not be illuminated with white light sources, so as not to blind the rear drivers. Therefore, the government decided to use lights and registration plates in the rear in light orange.
In Belarus
In Belarus, colored license plates on a car indicate that the vehicle is used to transport passengers. In this case, the application of symbols will be standard: a number, three letters, four numbers. Until 2000, foreign companies used yellow and orange backgrounds, and badges were issued to diplomatic missions and consulates.
Today, there are practically no diplomatic plates of this color left on the roads: embassies and foreign missions were the first to switch to signs on a red background.
In Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, the presence of colored license plates on a car indicates that the vehicle was imported into the republic from the EAEU countries and has a temporary registration. The government has set a period of 1 year for the owners of such cars for full registration and registration with the state register.
What are the benefits of numbers in Russia
Cars with yellow license plates in Russia, according to the traffic rules, have a number of advantages. The color of the sign indicates to all road users that the car is used to transport passengers and has a license for this type of activity. Therefore, it can:
- Ride in a lane reserved for public transport. And this means not to stand in traffic jams for many hours.
- Free parking at paid taxi ranks.
To date, legal transportation can be carried out without changing the standard white numbers to colored ones.
To whom is issued in Russia and abroad
In the Russian Federation, a yellow license plate on a car means that the driver is engaged in transportation, has a license and operates legally. But obtaining a colored license plate is not a prerequisite.
Yellow foreign plates
In Europe, light orange license plates are used to identify commercial vehicles. But the yellow rear number can also be found on private cars.
A legal entity (taxi parks, companies, firms, branches) and an individual who has received the status of an individual entrepreneur can issue special signs in the Russian Federation. An individual entrepreneur must have OKVED code 49.32, a vehicle, an OSAGO policy with the mark “taxi”.
The IP license for export is issued for 5 years. When considering an application for a permit, the following factors are taken into account:
- driver experience - at least 5 years;
- the age of the car is not more than 10 years.
How to get in Russia
Before obtaining special license plates, the driver must obtain a license for the right to transport passengers. And also properly equip your car: install identification marks and beacons "taxi", check machine, tachometer, etc. An application for a license is considered up to 30 days.
Israeli license plates
Package of documents:
- the passport of the citizen of the Russian Federation;
- USRIP extract (date of issue of the extract - no more than 30 days ago);
- documents for the car (license, registration certificate, diagnostic card);
- an application for a license;
- OSAGO insurance.
For 2020, taxi drivers do not have to change the standard white numbers to yellow ones. The reset procedure is optional.
With a license to operate, a taxi driver applies to the local traffic police department and draws up an application for an extract and reinstallation of a license plate.
What does the yellow highlighted region on a car license plate mean?
According to GOST, the symbols responsible for the region on a yellow background are an indication of a transit sign. The car is not yet registered with the traffic police. In addition to color, transits differ from standard plates in the order of characters: first there are two letters, then three numbers, and the number ends with a letter.
What to consider when buying
Yellow numbers on a car in the Russian Federation mean only that the car can be used for transportation. If you buy a taxi, but do not have a license for this type of activity, you will have to dismantle the vehicle (remove identification marks) and change the colored signs to white through the traffic police.
When buying a car with transit numbers, it is also recommended to negotiate with the owner about the initial registration during customs clearance. And already buy a registered car, and not on transit numbers.
