For "the farm" xenon began to deprive the rights

31 October 2018

The wrong light can remain without a license

In Russia, there are fairly strict requirements to lighting devices of the car. The owner can not interfere in their design. Among other things, prohibited the installation of xenon lamps in the headlights, which are not designed for this. But, as so often happens, the strictness of our laws kompensiruet their failure. In some regions informed periodically started the RAID on motorists with so-called "collective" (i.e. nezavidim) xenon, but the roads still full of cars with lighting fixtures, not corresponding to any standards. However, in the Volgograd region the motorist deprived of driving license for seven months for the "wrong" light.

On what basis? The inspector stopped the car with obvious signs of "the farm" xenon. Indeed, how to take a normal xenon light classical "Niva" (VAZ-212140)? During the inspection it was established that the lights were installed gas discharge lamp, and near it was attached ballasts in China brand SHO-ME.

ultimately, the case of deprivation of rights went to court. At the first inspection, the motorist lost. He was charged with part 3 of article 12.5 of the Code of the Russian Federation about administrative offenses "management of the vehicle, on the front of which is installed light devices with lights of red color or reflective devices in red color, and equally light devices, colour of fires and which do not meet the requirements of the Basic provisions for the admission of vehicles to operation and duties of officials to ensure road safety". Prison term to seven months.

But the driver, suspended from the helm, was insistent. He served several times challenged the decision. And now the case has reached the Supreme court. But he left the decisions of the previous instances without changes.