>The Lithuanian customs authority has said that vehicles with Russian license plates need to be entered into the local vehicle register or must leave the country by March 11. Owners are looking at a fine and having their vehicle confiscated otherwise.
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>”Starting from March 11, drivers of vehicles with Russian plates will be considered to be in violation of the law and looking at a fine and having their vehicle confiscated based on section 515 of the administrative offenses code,” Lithuanian customs said Friday.
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>Exceptions are in place for Russian citizens who are heading to or from Kaliningrad Oblast through Lithuania and have corresponding documentation. Transit through Lithuania must not take longer than 24 hours.
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>Furthermore, the owner of the vehicle will need to be in the car. Vehicles will not be allowed to enter Lithuania without their owners.
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>Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia barred entry to vehicles registered in Russia last September, based on a European Commission recommendation. Russia’s neighbors Poland and Finland did the same.
Edit. Here’s the original announcement on the Lithuanian Customs official website:
>Lithuanian Customs: cars registered in Russia must leave Lithuania by 11 March
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According to the Lithuanian Customs, there are still people driving cars registered in Russia on the territory of Lithuania. They should either register their vehicles in Lithuania or leave the EU by 11 March. From 11 March, those who have cars with Russian registration plates will be considered to be in breach of the legislation and will be liable to the penalties laid down in Article 515 of the Administrative Offences Code, which provides for a fine and confiscation of the car.
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Lithuania is implementing the sanction requirements set out in Article 3i of the European Council Regulation No 833/2014, which allowed for the registration of cars entered in the EU by 19 December 2023. From 11 March 2024, cars registered in Russia cannot be present on the territory of Lithuania, or must be re-registered by 11 March 2024, by importing them and registering them with Regitra.
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An exception applies to citizens of the Russian Federation who are in transit to or from the Kaliningrad Region in Russian-registered vehicles with a Simplified Transit Document (STD). Such transit through the territory of Lithuania may not last more than 24 hours. The owner of the vehicle must be travelling in the vehicle during transit. In the absence of the owner, the vehicle will not be allowed to enter the territory of Lithuania.
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”Car plate theft has gone up 30% in Lithuania, and no one knows why. Here’s the top 10 brands with fewest plate thefts.”
They don’t want a covert roll in invasion.
Suddenly Lithuania is my favorite European country.
Now that’s a move that sounds right.
If they exchange for a Lithuanian registration, there should be an identifier in the registration.
In the same way we used to have any registration starting with a “Q” in the uk was modified or home built.
A nice choice of the date, it’s the Day of restoration of Independence of Lithuania. After the Soviet occupation.
And 11th of March is very symbolic. It’s Restoration of Indepence day
Btw I havent seen car with russian plates here in a while. Only belarussians or whatever these are called
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>The Lithuanian customs authority has said that vehicles with Russian license plates need to be entered into the local vehicle register or must leave the country by March 11. Owners are looking at a fine and having their vehicle confiscated otherwise.
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>”Starting from March 11, drivers of vehicles with Russian plates will be considered to be in violation of the law and looking at a fine and having their vehicle confiscated based on section 515 of the administrative offenses code,” Lithuanian customs said Friday.
>
>Exceptions are in place for Russian citizens who are heading to or from Kaliningrad Oblast through Lithuania and have corresponding documentation. Transit through Lithuania must not take longer than 24 hours.
>
>Furthermore, the owner of the vehicle will need to be in the car. Vehicles will not be allowed to enter Lithuania without their owners.
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>Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia barred entry to vehicles registered in Russia last September, based on a European Commission recommendation. Russia’s neighbors Poland and Finland did the same.
Edit. Here’s the original announcement on the Lithuanian Customs official website:
>https://lrmuitine.lt/web/guest/naujienos/aktualijos/aktualija?p_p_id=EXT_WPLISTALLNEWS&p_p_lifecycle=0&_EXT_WPLISTALLNEWS_obj_id=090004d2801d8402
Translation by DeepL:
>Lithuanian Customs: cars registered in Russia must leave Lithuania by 11 March
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According to the Lithuanian Customs, there are still people driving cars registered in Russia on the territory of Lithuania. They should either register their vehicles in Lithuania or leave the EU by 11 March. From 11 March, those who have cars with Russian registration plates will be considered to be in breach of the legislation and will be liable to the penalties laid down in Article 515 of the Administrative Offences Code, which provides for a fine and confiscation of the car.
>
Lithuania is implementing the sanction requirements set out in Article 3i of the European Council Regulation No 833/2014, which allowed for the registration of cars entered in the EU by 19 December 2023. From 11 March 2024, cars registered in Russia cannot be present on the territory of Lithuania, or must be re-registered by 11 March 2024, by importing them and registering them with Regitra.
>
An exception applies to citizens of the Russian Federation who are in transit to or from the Kaliningrad Region in Russian-registered vehicles with a Simplified Transit Document (STD). Such transit through the territory of Lithuania may not last more than 24 hours. The owner of the vehicle must be travelling in the vehicle during transit. In the absence of the owner, the vehicle will not be allowed to enter the territory of Lithuania.
>
”Car plate theft has gone up 30% in Lithuania, and no one knows why. Here’s the top 10 brands with fewest plate thefts.”
They don’t want a covert roll in invasion.
Suddenly Lithuania is my favorite European country.
Now that’s a move that sounds right.
If they exchange for a Lithuanian registration, there should be an identifier in the registration.
In the same way we used to have any registration starting with a “Q” in the uk was modified or home built.
A nice choice of the date, it’s the Day of restoration of Independence of Lithuania. After the Soviet occupation.
And 11th of March is very symbolic. It’s Restoration of Indepence day
Btw I havent seen car with russian plates here in a while. Only belarussians or whatever these are called