Rules and documents to submit.
In times of war many Ukrainians cross borders in their own car. What is the procedure of crossing, documents? strong> that meets international requirements.
According to the Convention on Road Traffic, the model of a driver's license established in Directive 91/439/EEC must be replaced by a single model in the form of a plastic card. According to the Convention, in addition to details, the driver's license must indicate the expiration date of the license.
Vehicle registration certificateThe certificate must indicate:
- Full name. and place of residence of the owner of the registration certificate;
- serial (registration) number;
- year of manufacture of the car;
- name of the brand and model of the car, vehicle manufacturer;< /li>
- chassis serial number (factory or serial number of the manufacturer);
- permitted maximum weight (for trucks);
- date of expiration of the certificate, if any limited.
All personal information is duplicated in Latin.
State identification mark of Ukraine
An identification mark must be displayed on the state license plate of vehicles Ukraine, According to the requirements of the Convention on State Movement, the identification mark must consist of one to three capital letters of the Latin alphabet. Individual license plates are valid only on the territory of Ukraine.
Contract of International Compulsory Civil Liability Insurance
One of the conditions for visa-free crossing of the border with the EU by Ukrainians is the presence of a Green Card certificate — contracts of international compulsory insurance of civil liability. On February 28, 2022, the National Bank of Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministries of State Bodies of Poland, Slovakia, Moldova and Hungary agreed that citizens of Ukraine can cross the border in their own car without Green Card insurance policies. But having a civil car insurance policy is mandatory in other European countries. Another European motor citizen can become a replacement for the Green Card.
More about the provision of insurance services for Ukrainian cars abroad
- In Poland Insurance companies ERGO, PZU and Warta provide free internal civil liability insurance policies to Ukrainian car owners for a period of 30 days.
- In Germany Insurance companies cover insured events of Ukrainian motorists up to May 31, 2022.
- In Czech Republic for 2 months after crossing the Ukrainian border, damage caused by an uninsured Ukrainian car is covered. A hotline +420 251 032 834 has been created for Ukrainians, also free for 2 months.
- Hungary when crossing the border, it provides an opportunity to get border insurance for 30 days for 3 euros with a regular cost of 240 euros, which is on the territory of the EU countries and Switzerland.
- In Moldova you need to purchase an insurance policy from this country within 24 after crossing the border.
< li>Denmark free insurance for 30 days, Estonia free insurance for 3 months (temporary solution).
Each car must also have first aid kit. Order of the Ministry of Health No. 187 of July 7, 1998