“Police officers will keep an eye out for cars with Russian license plates, whereas
failing to re-register the vehicle is subject to a fine of 100 fine units or EUR 400,” said Maj. Andres Kitsing of the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA).
Failure to re-register within the specified timeframe will constitute a violation of section 203 of the Traffic Act which pertains to driving unregistered vehicles.
“Vehicles produced for the Russian market generally do not have European type approval, and they can be registered in Estonia by undergoing an individual vehicle type approval procedure. This means there is a need to additionally submit documents proving compliance with the requirements for the vehicle's brakes, noise and emission limits, in connection with the assessment of their compliance,” explained Märten Surva, head of the vehicle registration department of the Transport Administration’s Traffic Service.
The registration fee for a motor vehicle stands at
EUR 130, with an additional charge of
EUR 62 for the license plate.
Re-registration peaked in June last year
According to the data provided by Estonia’s Transport Administration,
83 Russian-origin vehicles were re-registered in the traffic register last year. Re-registrations peaked in June with 14, followed by January with 12, and February and May with 10 each. In July and August, only five Russian-licensed vehicles were added to the Estonian register.
In the first two months of this year,
13 such vehicles have been re-registered in Estonia.
Estonia’s decision to ban entry of motor vehicles with Russian Federation license plates came into effect on
September 13, in response to the sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) on Russia.
