How to talk to a traffic police inspector who requires a power of attorney for a car

Without exception, all traffic police in our country know for sure that the driver is not required to carry a power of attorney with him to the car, even if he is not its owner. But what provincial law enforcement officer will resist the temptation once again to "divorce" the driver for a bribe?

The May holidays, and indeed the impending summer holiday season, mean for many of us a long trip by car. And as a rule - through the areas of responsibility of provincial police officers, who traditionally look at visitors and passing vacationers solely as a source of replenishment of their personal wallet. It is in Moscow that the traffic police officers are for the most part correct and relatively well weaned from the very arrogant extortion of bribes out of the blue. But in the "castle" everything is different.

There it is quite possible to encounter a requirement to present a power of attorney if you drive a car registered to your spouse or, what is even more “interesting” for a roadside extortionist in uniform, a rented vehicle. In the first case, the muddy “entries” of the law enforcement officer should be answered with a clear reference to paragraph 2.1.1 of the SDA. According to him, the driver is obliged to provide the police officer for verification only with a driver's license, registration documents for the car and the original CMTPL policy. Although in the case of acquiring e-OSAGO, a simple printout of the document is sufficient. This completes the list of driver's papers regarding the roadside policeman.

And, which is typical, it does not matter at all who exactly owns the car: an individual, an enterprise, a public organization. Yes, even the Martians! This is not a cop thing. Although very often they are very happy if the car is registered to a legal entity and begin to demand another paper from the driver - a waybill! To begin with, it is worth asking the serviceman: in which particular legal act the requirement for a waybill is spelled out. Links to any "explanations" of the generals of the traffic police are not suitable: the generals, fortunately for us, do not write laws with their will yet. As for the waybill, the driver needs to have it only when the car is used for commercial transportation of goods or passengers, since it is needed for fiscal reporting. In confirmation of this, one should refer to the order of the Ministry of Transport No. 152 of September 18, 2008.

Sometimes the power of attorney lovers turn on the fool and threaten to detain your car as stolen, since you do not have a power of attorney or a "travel ticket". Do not be nervous and politely ask the roadside extortionist first: is she in the wanted base? And if not, what legal grounds will your counterpart use when issuing a decision on seizure? Well, do not forget to demonstratively call all possible "hot lines" at the same time - the prosecutor's office, the Investigative Committee, the Ministry of Internal Affairs ...