All motorists, as one, strive to make their car unique and different from the others. To do this, they use a variety of methods, often without thinking about the consequences of their manipulations. Not only do most changes affect the behavior of your car, but you also run the risk of being sued for a discrepancy between the design of the car and the data in technical passport at her. Usually this concerns changes to the “filling” of the vehicle, but there are exceptions, such as, for example, kenguryatniks.

Today you will find out whether the actions of a traffic police officer who issues a fine for installing a kengurin that is not noted in the vehicle’s registration certificate are legal.

A little about the kenguryatnik itself

Kengurin, or kenguryatnik, is a protective grille that is placed on. Most often it is installed on cars large sizes. At the same time, the owners pursue the goal of simply giving their car even greater grandeur and power. But in reality everything is completely different.

American and Australian farmers used to install kenguryatniks to move cattle. Such protective grilles protected the front end of huge pickup trucks from being dented after collisions with large animals.

The video talks about the benefits of using car guards:

Soon after this, similar protection began to be used. That is why today this accessory is included in the design of jeeps and crossovers of some automobile companies.

It is worth noting that only a high-quality guard will protect your car from the mechanical effects of branches, stones and other debris scattered along country and forest roads.

Those who have never driven over rough terrain mistakenly believe that a fake kangurin will add pathos to their car and protect them from the road. What a surprise for them will be additional dents and damage to the inside of the car, caused by a poor-quality product on the bumper.

To install or not

The video shows in what cases kengurin can be useful:

Thus, The traffic police inspector will not be able to fine you for having it.. You can ride with it with impunity, but only until a new technical inspection. If at the time of mandatory technical inspection The car will not have a note about the installation of kengurin in its registration certificate, your car will not pass it. However, there are several designs protective grille, thanks to which you can avoid. For example, if you install a small curved pipe just below the front bumper, then you can protect the car from high curbs and not include the tuning element in the registration certificate.

To summarize, we note that the answer to the question: is it possible to install a kenguryatnik - you will find in the operating instructions for the machine. The installation of this accessory is not prohibited if, when designing a particular car model, calculations of its characteristics were carried out taking into account the protective grille. Despite the ban, there are no penalties for installing this element, which means it cannot demand money from you for it.

Almost any independent modification of a car that has not passed subsequent examination and registration will result in the imposition of penalties. At the same time, in some cases the punishment can be quite significant. Any crossover owner or passenger car of another class, it is worth knowing what the traffic police fine for breaking a car in 2018 is expected, and how not to become a violator of the current Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

Requirements of technical regulations and current traffic rules

Existing application to current traffic rules clearly defines the list of malfunctions for which operation is not allowed vehicle. Thus, paragraph 7.18 of this list states that you do not have the right to drive on the road if:

7.18. Changes were made to the design of the vehicle without permission from the State Safety Inspectorate traffic Ministry of Internal Affairs Russian Federation or other bodies determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

That is, if your car is standardly equipped with equipment of this class, then no administrative punishment you are not in danger. But, at the same time, keep in mind that you must confirm such standard equipment with documents, including with a mark in the PTS.

There is a possibility and self-installation equipment of this class, but not for all vehicles. You should pay attention to the requirements of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union on the safety of wheeled vehicles. So in paragraph 11 (section 4) it is clearly stated:

11. It is prohibited to install on vehicles of categories M1 and N1 structures that protrude forward relative to the bumper line corresponding to the outer contour of the vehicle’s projection onto the horizontal plane of the supporting surface, made of steel or other materials with similar strength characteristics. This requirement does not apply to structures provided for standard equipment vehicle and (or) passed the conformity assessment in in the prescribed manner, as well as metal grilles weighing less than 0.5 kg, intended to protect only headlights, and state register sign and its fastening elements.

As you can see, the owner of almost any passenger car who decides to modernize will need to know what fine for a power bumper can be issued in 2018. Relevant categories of transport include:

As a result, we have the following situation. You can operate a vehicle with a safety guard installed by the manufacturer. In addition, you have the right to install such devices, but subject to mandatory compliance assessment, that is, an examination. Based on the results of such an assessment, changes made to the design must be registered with the traffic police. Only in this case, you will not face a fine for installing a winch on your car (as well as power bumpers, guardrails).

Do not forget that practice has shown that the procedure itself for assessing and registering changes will be expensive and time-consuming. In most cases, this problem is solved with the help of specialized companies, whose services are not cheap.

Administrative responsibility for installing a cage or winch

This violation of the Technical Regulations is considered administrative offense, and will be assessed in accordance with Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (clause 1):

1. Driving a vehicle in the presence of malfunctions or conditions under which, in accordance with the Basic Provisions for the Admission of Vehicles to Operation and Responsibilities officials to ensure road safety, the operation of a vehicle is prohibited, with the exception of malfunctions and conditions specified in parts 2 - 7 of this article - entails a warning or the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five hundred rubles.

In most cases, the inspector may limit himself to a warning. But you will have to as soon as possible bring your car up to date traffic regulations. That is, dismantle optional equipment installed in violation of the rules. Experience shows that any attempt to protect your rights on the road leads to a fine.

Often you have to deal with a situation where a traffic police officer resorts to towing your vehicle to an impound lot. In this case, you should clearly know that article of the Code of Administrative Offenses RF 12.5 paragraph 1 does not fall under such punishment. The inspector's actions in this case will be illegal. The maximum that you face in this case is a fine of 500 rubles, because the fine for a kangaroo is no different from previous years.

Most drivers practice dismantling the guards when undergoing technical inspection. After this, they calmly put it in place and continue operation. But this situation cannot last long, because in any case there is a violation of traffic rules.

In any situation, it is correct to understand the violations of this type and only a qualified lawyer can provide legal support. Therefore, we recommend that you take advantage of this consultation, it will help you avoid additional fines further.

Today, many controversial issues arise regarding the automobile kangaroo, not only among car owners, but also from the side of the law. The fact is that its installation refers to the procedure constructive change vehicle and therefore requires appropriate marks in the registration documentation.

To subsequently avoid unpleasant situations with representatives of the law and not to lose the right to drive your vehicle, it is important to clearly define what a guardrail is, to know the legal norms and the basic requirements for its installation.

What is a kangaroo?

Kenguryatnik, which is sometimes also called kengurin or yoke, is a metal structure in the form of a lattice, designed to be mounted on the front of the car. It is an additional protective bumper made from powerful pipes and rods welded together.

In some cases, the guard may be attached to the rear of the vehicle. But most often, the power grid is installed on large cars, such as minibuses, crossovers and SUVs, it is much less often used in passenger cars.

Advantages and disadvantages

The main purpose of the guardrail is to protect the front or rear bumper from various external mechanical influences when driving a car on poor-quality roads or in conditions of their complete absence.

With such a device, you can safely drive among bushes and branches or move through fields and open ground, without worrying that the car crankcase may be damaged, the gearbox may be torn off, or the steering linkage may be deformed.

In addition to increasing the chances of preserving the body from various minor collisions on roads or off-road, the guard also allows you to:

• increase the protection of passengers and the driver in the event of an accident by attracting most of the energy to themselves;
• change appearance cars by giving it greater solidity and severity;
• install additional lighting;
• provide the possibility of installation additional options in the form of special designs: skein fastenings tow rope and so on.

Among the many advantages of a metal grille on the bumper, we can also highlight a number of its disadvantages:

• licensed and high-quality designs are expensive;
• inexpensive designs do not have the proper level of protection;
• When registering a device, many difficulties arise, since at the official level, kenguryatniks are prohibited.

Certified devices

One of the main conditions under which it is possible to install a guard on a car is that the design has a certificate. It allows you to confirm that the product has not only high quality indicators, but also its compliance technical characteristics requirements of the law.

Similar conditions are enshrined in the law “On safe driving wheeled vehicles." Certified devices have high level protective functionality as determined by testing and evaluation performed.

Is there a penalty?

Due to the fact that the installation of a guardrail is a change in the design of the vehicle, this process requires mandatory registration with the traffic police.

If changes to the car are made without the permission of the traffic authorities, including the installation of a metal grille on the bumper, not provided for in the original documentation, then the owner of the vehicle may be prosecuted under Article 12.5 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, which provides for two types of punishment:

• warning (in case of repentance of the offender, admission of guilt and elimination of the reasons, subject to the absence of such violations during the previous calendar year);
• a fine of 500 rubles.

In addition, road legislation prohibits the installation of a guardrail on cars of categories M1 and N1. Also, the law does not allow the installation of steel gratings and products made from metals with a low degree of strength.

But there are two caveats:

• transport on which a standard guard is installed (by the manufacturer) or a certified device (having the appropriate document) is not taken into account;
• Metal grilles weighing less than 500 grams installed to protect vehicles or registration plates are not taken into account.

Installation Requirements

In cases where the vehicle belongs to a category of vehicle for which the law allows the presence of a guardrail, drivers must remember that there are a number of standards that must be observed when installing it:

1. The approach angle cannot be less than 25 degrees.
2. The departure angle cannot be less than 20 degrees.
3. The longitudinal flotation should be adjusted at an angle wider than 20 degrees.
4. Dimensions ground clearances for front and rear axle must be at least 18 cm.

Besides correct installation design, by law the owner must document the changes made to the car.

To do this, you must provide the following list of documents to the traffic police department:

• a copy of the design certificate, with the seal of the manufacturer;
• change application form;
• a copy of the installation organization’s certificate;
• order form for installation of a power bumper.

After checking the documentation, the vehicle is subject to mandatory technical inspection, after which the application is endorsed by the signature of the head of the road inspection department.

In reality, the law prohibits the installation of homemade and uncertified kangaroo bars. But in practice, drivers very often bypass such a ban, since traffic police inspectors are not very keen to slow down cars for such offenses.

First of all, this is due to the fact that in order to verify the legality of the installation of a power bumper, the traffic police officer himself must have the appropriate mark in his certificate and control can only be carried out with a special certified device.

In addition, the results of the check may not be a violation, but a legal installation of the device. In any case, every driver must remember that even if he is not subject to a punitive measure for installing an illegal kangaroo guard in the form of a warning or penalties, he will definitely not be able to pass the inspection with such a device.

1. When I bought my UAZ, I had a guard installed, how do I register it now?

1.1. When I bought my UAZ, I had a guardrail installed, how do I register it now?

Good afternoon You were denied registration actions?

2. Is it possible to register a non-factory kanguryatnik on a UAZ Hunter legally correctly?

2.1. You must obtain permission from the traffic police to make changes to the vehicle (forms and list necessary documents available in traffic police departments), otherwise:
Appendix to traffic rules list malfunctions (clause 7.18.) Changes have been made to the design of the vehicle without the permission of the State Road Safety Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation or other bodies determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.
"Technical regulations Customs Union "On the safety of wheeled vehicles." clause 11 section 4. It is prohibited to install on vehicles of categories M1 and N1 structures that protrude forward relative to the bumper line corresponding to the outer contour of the vehicle’s projection onto the horizontal plane of the supporting surface, made of steel or other materials with similar strength characteristics.
This requirement does not apply to structures provided for by the standard equipment of the transport TR CU 018/2011 23 means and (or) those that have undergone conformity assessment in the prescribed manner, as well as to metal grilles weighing less than 0.5 kg, intended to protect only headlights, and state registration sign and elements of its fastening.
The sanction for this violation of Part 1 of Art. 12.5 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

3. Good afternoon. I bought a UAZ Patriot, model 2007. It has the kangaroo guard on it that it left the factory with, a friend of mine has the same story. But in those “distant” years there were no problems with them and they didn’t put marks anywhere, but what to do with it now? Where can I find documentation and not be a camel? Thank you...

3.1. If it's factory, then you can. if it is not registered anywhere, then register the changes with the traffic police

3.2. just carry out an examination and go to the traffic police to register

4. Is it possible to install a guardrail on a UAZ PATRIOT according to the traffic police rules? If not, what is the punishment? If yes, what law allows it?

5. I installed a homemade guard on a UAZ 469 DPS, they wrote a protocol to remove it within 24 hours, this is legal.

5.1. Yes, if this is not provided by the manufacturer for this car.

6. Is the kenguryatnik allowed on the UAZ Patriot?

6.1. Call the traffic police and find out...they know better than us

7. You can put a guardrail on a UAZ Patriot SUV.

7.1. It’s possible, but it’s not legal, it must be provided for by the factory design, if you hit someone with it there could be problems.

8. Is it possible to install a kenguryatnik on a UAZ+

8.1. No, it's prohibited

9. I heard that you can install a guard on a car to protect the bumper and headlights, but not just any one. And which one is possible? I have a UAZ PATRIOT car.

9.1. Mikhail, they were banned from installing them a long time ago.

Hello dear Patrovods! Today the topic of our conversation will be a structure called “Kenguryatnik”. Even in the recent past, an attribute of any off-road vehicle, giving it a lot of solidity and style, was a product made of thick shiny pipes in front of the radiator. As we can guess with a little mental wiring, the product itself came to us from Australia. On this continent, practical farmers hung everything from metal grates to ordinary boards knocked out of their barn onto their old pickup trucks. These measures were undertaken for the safety of the car in case of a collision with livestock or kangaroos, which were found in large numbers at that time.

Nowadays it is extremely difficult to encounter a kangaroo on the streets of the city, but with homo sapiens it is much easier, and the latter may be in great trouble, because even at low speed an encounter with a kangaroo can lead to serious consequences. In connection with these circumstances unauthorized installation of such a product on the territory of the Russian Federation is illegal. For such frame SUVs as the UAZ Patriot kangaroo when off-road exploitation can significantly soften the impacts of many off-road elements such as trees, stones, animals.

The effectiveness of its protection depends on how you secure the kenguryatnik. It is better to install factory-made structures. Most SUVs are not framed and attaching such protection has no practical meaning and is used solely as an attribute of style and a reason for being stopped by a traffic cop.

Now about the legal status. According to Decree No. 720 dated September 10, 2009, changes in design are prohibited and are illegal, except if your kenguryat is provided by the manufacturer. All this indicates that if you still decide to install a kenguryatnik on the UAZ Patriot, you will have to go through a certain procedure for making changes to the documents. We will talk about this in other articles.

Our attitude towards installation kenguryatnik on UAZ Patriot the following: if your car exploited only within the city, There is no need to expose yourself and other people to additional danger. on the roads . Let us also remind you that the law prohibits any changes to the design of the car. This also applies to power bumpers and even snorkels! True, the traffic police applies to such elements of external tuning as spoilers and other plastic body kits ok (according to reviews from Patriot owners). Still alright ...