The head of the Human Rights Council (HRC), Valery Fadeev, has appealed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a request to pay attention to the"increasing practice" among motorists who obtain license plates without images of the Russian flag. Fadeev claims that this"is a sign of disregard for the state."

Car with tricolor on the license plate
Car with tricolor on the license plate
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Either the car owner is showing his disregard for the Russian state, denying secular authority, or he is calling for separatism or something similar. In any case, this is a reason to pay attention to such citizens.
Valery Faddev, head of the HRC

It is emphasized that this does not concern car owners who use square-shaped license plates, which are placed on American and Japanese cars. They usually do not have a tricolor.

When registering a car with the traffic police, the car owner can choose how to obtain a state license plate. This can be done directly at the traffic police unit or ordered from a private company that has permission from the State traffic inspectorate. In the first option, a license plate with a tricolor image in the corner is issued, in the second, it was previously possible to choose a license plate format without a flag. However, from January 1, 2025, this option will be canceled due to the entry into force of the new edition of standard 50577-2018 "State registration plates of vehicles".

Fadeev believes that the Ministry of Internal Affairs should oblige owners with license plates without a flag to replace them within a year with those that comply with the current standard.

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