Re-equipment of a truck is any intervention in its design. The conversion of a truck into a passenger car, the installation of HBO, the installation of a manipulator and other changes in the design of the vehicle require official registration with the MREO STSI. Ignoring this requirement may result in a fine being imposed on the driver, as well as in termination of the vehicle registration. Is it possible to convert a truck and how to do it correctly? How to arrange the conversion of a cargo vehicle? What documents are needed to convert a truck? Is a truck side extension a conversion and does it need to be registered? We will provide answers to these questions in this article.

What is a design change?

Changing the design of a truck is the installation on a vehicle of elements that are not provided by the manufacturer and affect the overall safety of the vehicle. Also, the re-equipment includes the exclusion from the design of the vehicle of the elements provided for there by the manufacturer, if such manufacture affects the overall safety of the operation of the vehicle.

Since the extended sides are not provided by the manufacturer and it is obvious that they affect the safety of using the vehicle, their installation will be considered as making changes to the design of the truck. At the same time, paragraph 7.18 of the annex to the SDA on the list of conditions under which operation is prohibited Vehicle, decided that any change in the design of the vehicle that is not properly registered with the traffic police leads to an automatic ban on the operation of the vehicle until the specified changes are eliminated or until they are registered.

How is the registration?

Registration of the conversion of a truck is carried out in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 5 of the technical regulations of the Customs Union. So, paragraphs 75-80 state that before converting his vehicle, the driver must undergo an examination confirming the possibility of such a conversion. Moreover, after making changes to the design, it will be necessary to undergo another examination confirming that the re-equipment did not affect the decrease in the safety level of the vehicle operation. Thus, the procedure for re-equipment trucks mobile following:

1. Find a testing laboratory where the possibility of converting a truck can be tested. For example, in Moscow such laboratories are located at MADI.
2. Write an application to the technical supervision of the traffic police on the basis of the conclusion from this laboratory, indicating at the same time what specific changes will be made. At the same stage, you need to take a picture of your car and certify the photos here, at the traffic police. It is necessary to photograph those places of the car where the re-equipment will take place. You also need to provide a car for inspection.
3. Find a certified center that will perform the specified type of work. Upon their completion, the service will also have to provide documents for the installed equipment, an act of acceptance and transfer of work performed, as well as an application-declaration, in the form established by the letter of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 13 of 2015. It is also necessary to photograph the resulting result for further submission of a photo to the traffic police.
4. Return to the testing laboratory and undergo another examination. This time, for the technical safety of the converted vehicle.
5. Pass the technical inspection at any suitable diagnostic station.
6. Return to the same department technical supervision where the application for the conversion of the truck was written. At the same time, the traffic police must submit all the above documents and photographs. In addition, you must provide the car itself for inspection. If everything is in order, the technical supervision of the traffic police will issue a certificate of the SKTS (conformity to the design of the vehicle), with which you can go to the MREO.

Since the legislation does not provide otherwise, everyone who wants to convert their truck should be guided by the recommendations given. In particular, this also applies to the build-up of the sides. But when writing an application in the technical supervision department of the traffic police, you can clarify that it is planned to independently re-equip the car. If this possibility is confirmed by the initial examination for the possibility of conversion, the traffic police will allow independent changes to the design. In this case, paragraph 3 can be excluded, and instead, independently re-equip the car and fill out an application-declaration

Registration in MREO

You can go to MREO only after receiving the SKTS. You must also take your passport and vehicle registration certificate and your personal passport with you. In addition, you need to pay the fees established by Article 333.33 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation (500 rubles for a new STS and 350 rubles for making changes to the TCP) and have a valid OSAGO policy (without it registration actions are not performed).

In the window for submitting documents, you need to apply for an application for amendments to the STS and TCP. After filling it out, you need to provide a car for inspection. Further, all the specified documents (PTS, STS, SKTS, personal passport and a completed application) must be submitted at the document submission window. After the check, the driver will receive updated PTS and STS with an indication of the type of re-equipment of the car in the “Special Marks” column.

Penalties

Several types of sanctions may apply to the owner of a car using a truck with unregistered design changes. So, in the event of the first violation, traffic police inspectors can issue a warning to the driver or impose a fine of 500 rubles, which is determined by Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. Also, the driver may fall under the provisions of paragraph 3 of the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 1001 of 2008 “On the procedure for registering vehicles”, which states that registration of vehicles with illegally made changes to the design is prohibited. This means that under the threat of terminating the registration of a truck, the driver may be required to eliminate changes in the design (remove the sides, dismantle the HBO, etc.).

Many people think that conversion is the transformation of a commercial vehicle into a passenger one.

In fact, the scope of work is much wider.

With the help of conversion, you can increase the base of the truck, change the engine or body, transfer vehicles to another type of fuel. Proper implementation of changes leads to saving money.

How to re-equip a car in order to get the maximum benefit from it? How then not to be a violator of the law? In this article you will find detailed answers to these and other questions.

Converting a truck to a passenger car is a way to save money

The first advantage of such a conversion is cost savings.

Even taking into account the cost of materials and services, it will still come out cheaper than buying a passenger car of the same size.

The second advantage is the exact “tuning” of the machine to suit your needs.

For example, a person does not need extra seats - and he simply does not install them.

The main work carried out when converting a truck into a passenger car:

1. cutting and installation of windows;
2. installation of the ceiling and floor, their coating;
3. installation of passenger seats;
4. attaching seat belts;
5. installation of salon partitions;
6. heat, noise and vibration insulation of the cabin;
7. car air conditioner installation.

It is also possible to install automotive furniture, telephone and other means of communication, acoustic and multimedia systems, plasma panels.

Converting a truck on the principle of "everything and more" will cost much less than buying passenger bus with the same characteristics.

Re-equipment of a truck into a dump truck. What is needed for this?

To make a dump truck out of a truck, most often you have to completely replace the wiring and brake lines.

It is necessary to increase the length of the side - this will make the dump truck more spacious.

Depending on the area of ​​use, side, rear or three-way unloading can be installed.

The basic hydraulic kit required for conversion to a dump truck looks like this:

• gear pump;
• tank with mount;
• power take-off box;
• distributor;
• connecting hoses;
• dump truck control panel.

Not every truck can become a full-fledged dump truck. If the car has a small body, then it is better to abandon the idea of ​​re-equipment, because the cost of transportation will be very high.

HBO is profitable! How to convert a truck to gas?

The main reason for installing LPG (gas equipment) is low cost.

Gasoline and diesel fuel are constantly rising in price, and gas is relatively stable and costs much less than other types of fuel.

HBO can be installed on any vehicle running on gasoline or diesel, including trucks.

There are 2 types of gas motor fuel:

1. methane (CNG) - used by large commercial and municipal enterprises, as well as on special equipment;
2. propane-butane (LPG) - used by small businesses and individuals.

Converting a truck to LPG is cheaper than to CNG. But at the same time, methane, as a fuel, is cheaper than propane-butane. Installation of LPG equipment can significantly reduce costs.

Refurbishment services are not cheap, but the amount is fully paid off in six months or a year. The installation process of HBO is quite simple and takes no more than 1 day.

HBO installation does not imply elimination of the factory engine. The truck becomes bi-fuel. If the driver does not have the opportunity to refuel with gas, he can use gasoline or diesel.

What laws govern the registration of a converted car?

Since February 2015, the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 1123 has become the main document regulating this issue.

After its adoption, many normative acts lost their force.

Now any conversion process must be coordinated with the traffic police.

The owner of a truck (as well as another vehicle) does not have the right to change the characteristics of his car until his application to the traffic police is approved by the head of the department.

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 1123 has become the main and only law on which to rely. It contains all the necessary information, so the owner of the truck must study it thoroughly.

What documents are needed and how to submit

The owner of the car must write a competent application and submit it to the local traffic police.

To correctly draw up an application, you should immediately go to the department - there should be samples.

The head of the traffic police will consider this application and establish the procedure for re-equipment.

In these organizations, you can get an opinion on the work done.

Along with the application for re-equipment, a number of documents must be submitted:

• a statement from the company carrying out the conversion;
• passport of the owner of the vehicle;
• certificate of registration of cars and titles;
• a document confirming the right of ownership;
• diagnostic card and certificate for re-equipment (copy);
• declaration on the scope and quality of changes to the vehicle.

An application from the company that carries out changes to the truck can be obtained already at the end of the conversion. A diagnostic card can be obtained after checking the car for safety.
Only after that you need to carry to the traffic police full list documents. The department will issue a truck safety certificate, and will also make changes to registration documents on the car.

The list of documents may change. Up-to-date data can be found in the "Regulatory Documents" section of the official traffic police portal.

The amount of the fine for illegal conversion

Carrying out conversions on your own or in a company that does not have the right to do so is fraught with punishment.

According to Art. 12.5, traffic police officers can fine a driver for driving a vehicle with a faulty design.

The fine is small - only 100 rubles. But the problem is that after a fine is issued, the numbers are removed from the car and it is detained in the traffic police.

Once in such a situation, the driver can do only one thing - to return the car to its previous state. For him, this means spending money first on illegal re-equipment, and then on returning the truck to its previous parameters.

Many begin to panic when they find out what procedure they need to go through to carry out the conversion of their vehicle. In fact, this process is quite simple and does not require a lot of time.

If you do not have the desire to deal with the conversion of the machine yourself, then now there are many companies that will gladly do it for you. Of course, this will require additional funds, but thanks to experience in these cases, the chance of obtaining a certificate in the traffic police department increases significantly.

Types of car re-equipment

List possible ways refitting cars nowadays is pretty big. And every year the number of citizens who want to remake their transport is constantly growing.

The simplest types of design changes include:

• additional installation of vans on the chassis of trucks for the transportation of citizens;
• additional installation of vans for transporting furniture, products and other similar cargo;
• special body mounting additional equipment, without changing the body structure;
• change of engine on all vehicles and cabins on trucks;
• installation of horses instead of barts on freight transport or trailer.

How to arrange a refurbishment?

To apply to the local traffic police department, you need to acquire the necessary documents in advance. Their list has become more complete after the entry into force of the new law on the modification of vehicles.

You must perform the following sequence of actions:

1. First of all, if you want to re-equip your car, you need to get a preliminary technical examination. This document contains information about the possibility of making any design changes.
2. Then the car will need to be shown to the traffic police to obtain the appropriate permit.
3. After that, you can safely make changes to your car, and then provide the required list of documents to the traffic police department.

The legislative framework

The re-equipment of the vehicle takes place in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated December 7, 2000. So far, additions and changes to this order have been introduced. It regulates the process of legalizing the conversion of various vehicles.

You can find out more detailed information about this order by contacting our lawyers for an online consultation.

Required documents

To obtain a certificate, it is required to collect the following list of business papers, among them:

• the passport;
• a document confirming the right of ownership;
• Title and registration certificate;
• statement;
• diagnostic card;
• statement-declaration on the volume and quality of operations performed;
• certified copies of certificates.

After inspecting the transport and the submitted documents, the employee draws up and issues a certificate to the driver or refuses to issue it.

Procedure

The process of re-equipment of vehicles can be divided into several stages. Consider each of them in more detail:

1. Carrying out preliminary technical expertise.
2. Obtaining permission from the traffic police department in which the car was previously registered.
3. Providing transport to make changes to the design.
4. Receipt finished car at the time indicated by the employees and receiving an application-declaration on the volume and quality of the operations performed with a copy of the certificate.
5. Providing the traffic police with a car for inspection for compliance with the norms established by law.
6. Obtaining a diagnostic card.
7. Filling out an application. Your task is to write it correctly. Everything is quite simple and this procedure should not take much time. It will need to indicate information about the owner and about the vehicle itself.

To fill out, you will also definitely need a passport, vehicle title and a power of attorney (if you are not the owner of the vehicle).

Only after these simple steps will the car be ready for conversion. Thanks to this, in the future you will not have problems with the traffic police.

Liability for illegal conversion

At illegal conversion transport owner can not avoid a fine of 500 rubles. Information about it is contained in article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. Also under this measure of responsibility are the owners of vehicles who have not entered information about the conversion into the technical documentation.

When a car has illegally installed lighting fixtures, the owner can also be held criminally liable. For such a violation of the rules, you can be imprisoned for a period of 6 months to 1 year. The devices themselves will be confiscated by the traffic police. You can find out more detailed information about fines on our website in the online consultation mode.

To avoid the many problems associated with illegal vehicle equipment, owners are advised to review the law annually and keep an eye out for new changes. Since it may turn out that you are driving a car that has been converted against the law.

The main question that worries all owners of converted vehicles is what kind of documents are needed and how to formalize the conversion in the traffic police? To date, the re-equipment of minibuses, trucks and other vehicles in the traffic police is an almost impossible task. Each time, the traffic police refuse to make changes to the TCP after conversion, because today the conversion procedure is so complicated that even the traffic police inspectors themselves do not understand it. Our Research Institute "Expertises in Mechanical Engineering" is an authorized organization in the field of production of re-equipment of wheeled vehicles, in particular the re-equipment of trucks. We carry out re-equipment of vans, dump trucks, buses, machines and engine equipment, including re-equipment into a cargo-passenger, minibus, tow truck and other types of work.

Documents for self-appeal to the traffic police - from 8000 rubles

Turnkey service with registration in the traffic police - from 45,000 rubles.

Processing time from 5 days.

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Our specialists, at your request, will issue any types of re-equipment in the traffic police departments, for example:

Increase or decrease in carrying capacity in PTS;

Changing the permitted maximum or minimum weight;

Re-equipment into a dump truck, into a tow truck, into a cargo-passenger, or into a passenger car;

Please note that the registration of re-equipment in the traffic police is a very complicated procedure, so the cost for a turnkey service can be quite high. At the same time, we save you from walking around the offices, which can drag on for several months.

THE MOST COMMON RE-EQUIPMENT.

The change Horse power in PTS. How to reduce horsepower in PTS? A change in engine power is possible when replacing it, dismantling its components (for example, a turbine), or simply due to its natural wear and tear. The number of horsepower in the TCP is indicated by the customs authorities during customs clearance, or by the manufacturer when selling the car. Power reduction is possible after an examination on the basis of OTTS or test bench readings, followed by the execution of a certification test report. Such a procedure as reducing engine power is carried out by our specialists on a turnkey basis with changes to the registration documents of the vehicle. If you want to reduce the capacity in the TCP, you need to provide documents for the car, insurance policy and fill out an application. Changes to the PTS are made within 5 working days.

Reducing or increasing the weight of the car. The change in the carrying capacity of the vehicle is carried out on the basis of the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 1001. The permitted maximum and unloaded weight are also indicated by the customs authorities when registering the Title. If you want to change the allowed maximum weight car, we will be able to issue a turnkey service with changes to the registration documents. The cost of changing the total and minimum weight in the TCP depends on the specific vehicle, the presence of OTTS on it - vehicle type approval and other factors.

Replacing the body, chassis or engine of a car. Unfortunately, at the moment, departmental documents of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation prohibit the replacement of the car body. However, in exceptional cases, it is possible to replace the body with a similar one, with changes in the design of the vehicle. With such re-equipment, certification tests are mandatory. We are accredited to carry out such tests, the results of which issue a protocol indicating the changes, or a certificate of safety of the vehicle design. All of the above services are also performed on a turnkey basis with changes to the registration documents.

How are trucks converted? First you need to draw up documents for re-equipment. We arrange everything Required documents, including a conclusion-declaration, a diagnostic card and a conclusion on compliance. On the basis of these documents, our experts apply to the traffic police and make changes to the Vehicle Passport, you only need to provide a power of attorney for our employee. Before you receive an application for re-equipment, you must agree on the possibility of performing work with one of the accredited organizations. Having received permission for conversion, you can go to a car service and carry out the necessary work. After that, you need to receive documents from the car service and contact our experts with them to complete the missing package of documents. For more information, please contact our specialists.