Can you tint a car? Permitted tinted front windows - we comply with the law

12.08.2019

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The essence of the new law is to regulate the level of light transmission of tinted glass.

GOST divides car windows into two types.

Glasses for the review of the front view.
Glass for rear view.

There are certain coefficients of permitted tinting:

toning windshield – 75%;
tinted front side windows - 70%;
unlimited tinting rear windows in the presence of survey mirrors;
the upper part of the windshield can be tinted without restrictions, but not more than 140 mm.

The law does not prohibit the use of curtains and blinds for the rear windows, in the presence of mirrors.

More detailed information about how it is carried out, you can find in the material of our specialist.

Checking the level of light transmission of glasses is checked using a special device - a taumeter. It is worth noting that when checking the tinting, the policeman must follow a number of rules.

Light transmission is checked only at stationary police posts.
It is impossible to carry out the test during rain and high air humidity from 45 to 80%.
You can only check on a clean and dry surface.
For reliability, you need to check in three different places.
Before controlling the light transmission, the law enforcement officer must measure the level of atmospheric pressure, which should not exceed 795 mm.
Only a policeman who has a special mark in his certificate can check the glass tint.
The taumeter must have certificates and a seal.
When measuring tinting, the air temperature should not exceed 25 degrees.

Some motorists believe that it is impossible to check at night, but this is not so. In fact, there are no time limits, you can’t check windows only in dirty and slushy weather.

Every driver should know the smallest subtleties of imposing a fine for wrong tinting car in order to be able to protect yourself from illegal actions by the traffic police.

A fine is imposed only upon violation of the GOST rules, regardless of the degree of violation.
"Removable" tinting in the form of curtains and blinds on car windows does not exempt the violator of GOST on tinting from a fine.
The law, adopted in 2016, says that if a fine is paid within 20 days from the date of the decision on punishment, it is reduced by 50%. The law also applies to other violations of motorists.
The level of light transmission of the film is indicated without taking into account the factors affecting the change in these parameters, because after applying tinting to the glass, its light transmission can be significantly reduced. With prolonged use of the film, it is rubbed with wipers, which also worsens the light transmission parameters.

Previously, the use of improper tinting was punishable by removal car number and prohibiting its use until the violation is corrected. Now such measures are not used, however, it is necessary to adhere to the decree of the law.

There are certain restrictions on the frequency of fines. It is important to pay attention to the fact that the police officer, when drawing up the protocol, indicates the exact date and time. By law, it is not allowed to impose another fine for tinting less than 24 hours after the previous one. If the day has not passed, and the driver was stopped by another law enforcement officer, he must present the existing protocol.

Only a court can impose additional penalties in the form of a fine or arrest. If you disobey the law and drive with the wrong tint after receiving a fine, the court may decide to deprive you of your rights.

A fine for tinting front windows according to GOST in 2019 in the amount of 1,500 rubles. In case of repeated violation - 5000 rubles. You can try to prevent the issuance of a fine in the following ways.

Tinting can be removed right in front of the police, thereby avoiding penalties.
If, while checking the level of light transmission, a police officer violates at least one of the above rules, he must be reported. In case of non-compliance with the rules for the control of tinting, the decision can be appealed in court.
In case of incorrect execution of the protocol by the police, it is necessary to immediately inform the officer about the error. There is a chance that the law enforcement officer will not draw up the document again and let the driver go.
Ways legal tinting car windows.

Ways to legally tint car windows

Recently, the concept of a polymer coating has become legal, so glass can be tinted both with a film and with the use of a special coating. What tint is allowed on the front windows? It can be any, it is only important to observe the light transmission coefficient of the glasses.

Darkening by applying a special coating is not very popular among motorists, because it is short-lived and often of poor quality. A thin layer of metal is applied to the glass surface without vacuum conditions. Such glass tinting has a mirror effect and looks like factory tinting, which is legally allowed; this advantage allows you to reduce the nitpicking of traffic police officers.

The most popular are athermal tints that meet the requirements. Distinguish mirror tinting and "chameleon". Mirror tinting is not prohibited by law, but at the request of the technical regulations, the presence of a mirror effect on a car is not recommended. This requirement is aimed at avoiding accidents associated with such tinting.

The car ahead can reflect headlights in the glass, which will distract the driver and impair the control of the car. The level of light transmission of mirror tinting should not be lower than 60% to avoid the appearance of a mirror effect.

There is also athermal tinting "chameleon". This type is considered safe because the level of light transmission of films is usually not less than 80%, which does not contradict the requirements of the tinting law. When choosing a chameleon tint, you need to make sure of its quality, good film does not contradict GOST.

Athermal tinted front windows began to have high demand, thanks to a large number advantages:

Does not reduce visibility. This tint is completely transparent, green or purple hues may appear.
"Chameleon" reduces the heating of the car from the sun's rays and prevents burnout of parts of the car interior.
Athermal coating reduces the operation of the air conditioner, thanks to reliable protection from the ingress of excess sunlight into the cabin.
Such a method of dimming glasses does not contradict the requirements of GOST, which allows you to protect yourself from prying eyes without fear of a fine.

You should not save on tinting, because having everything listed pluses there will be only high-quality film.

Tinted glass vehicle produced for several purposes. Firstly, it gives the car a more attractive appearance. Secondly, the tint film protects the appliances and upholstery from direct sunlight. And finally correct tinting car increases safety, because. reduces the effect of blinding the driver by the sun and the headlights of oncoming cars in dark time days. To control owners who over-tint their cars, a special GOST. Let's look at what kind of tinted front windows is allowed according to GOST in 2017-2018.

For window tinting of your car, contact the KVM-KO car studio.

What are the dangers of excessive window tinting?

There is no doubt that the law on permissible tinting this year is one of the most discussed among motorists. Most vehicle owners are wondering if they need to tint their car at all in 2017. Do not leave them hope that it will be possible to keep their car in its original state with basic tinting.

Changes in legislation regarding permissible tinting have been disputed by professionals for more than a year. Despite this, amendments were made in 2017 that affected the first case of the Code of Administrative Violations. So, if the level of permissible tinting does not match, operate automotive vehicle prohibited, and a fine is imposed on the owner of the vehicle.

This year, the fine for excessive window tinting is 500 rubles. In addition, after 12 such fines, its figure increases several times, and can reach the mark of 5 thousand rubles. say goodbye to driving license is also possible. To do this, simply refuse to pay the fine. The rights are taken away for a period of 3 months, and the motorist turns into an ordinary pedestrian.

What tinting is allowed according to GOST

Naturally, but everyone agrees with the new tinting rules, and there was a group of daredevils who are already collecting signatures to challenge the established norms. If we talk about specific numbers, then allowable tint front windows according to GOST in 2017 allows the delay of the best solar by no more than 25 percent. In other words, the windshield must pass at least 75% of the best light. For the front side windows, this figure is slightly less, at 70 percent. In addition, glass should not affect the driver's perception of colors or even shades.

It should be added that SP80-90 film can also be forgotten due to the characteristic features of modern and old glasses. car models recent years releases have glasses that already absorb up to 20 percent of the light, and older ones are able to delay even more.

However, the rest of the windows on the car do not have a similar tint limit and can be sealed with the light-absorbing film itself.

Countermeasures

But what to do if you are still stopped on suspicion of excessive toning front windows? Naturally, the most The best way is an attack. However, such a touch looks like knowledge of a set of rules that must be followed at the time of checking the level of light absorption of tinted windows. Having shoved yourself well, you can easily get out of the situation completely “dry”. And the whole point is the complexity of the procedural norms for fixing offenses. Sometimes they are so voluminous that even the traffic police are not always able to comply with them. So, here are those rules:

1. Measurement of the light transmission of tinted windows should be carried out by a police officer only with the help of a special device. The device is called a taumeter. In his absence, the traffic cop does not have the right to take any measurements, and you have the right to start the engine and go on about your business.

Like any arc device for official recording of readings, the taumer must have a certain certificate, and also have a seal on the case. In the case when the seal has any external damage, there is no certificate, and a photocopy of it is shoved into your hands - you can politely say goodbye to the employees of the "striped" wand and continue along the route.
The most ordinary voltmeter will not interfere in the glove compartment. The fact is that according to the norms, the battery charge on the taumeter should be 12 V + -0.6 V. Having measured the battery and identified a discrepancy, feel free to send a policeman for a new device.
If it is damp or raining outside, take measurements on outdoors prohibited. The fact is that the level of humidity on the street during the test should not be equal to 45 to 80 percent. Of course, the law enforcement officer has the right to send you to an isolated high humidity place, but if it is far away, then most likely he will just let you go.
As with humidity levels, atmospheric pressure must also match. It must be in the range of 645-795 mmHg.
Most tint measuring instruments automotive glass capable of functioning correctly at almost any temperature in our big country. However, some of them (for example, BLIK) will show incorrect data already at -10 degrees Celsius.
Considering all the above regulations, it is not difficult to guess that the inspector must carry instruments for measuring temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure. In their absence, you can say “goodbye” without a twinge of conscience.
Each car owner has the right to measure light transmission in the presence of 2 witnesses (witnesses). In addition, the diagnosis of glass tinting should be carried out in 3 different places. If the measurements were carried out at a smaller number of points, and this fact was recorded on video filming or documented, then such an inspection procedure can be considered invalid.
And finally, we recall that checking windows for tinting should take place exclusively at stationary points.

As a result, despite the strict rules for tinting the front windows, checking them by the traffic police is not an easy task. Therefore, feel free to demand that the police comply with all the above points, otherwise you can wave your pen to them.

How the bill was submitted for consideration, and the law on tinting came into force, in Russia was followed by a huge number of car owners. Everyone was interested in what kind of changes in the traffic rules the law on tinting will make new amendments, and how this will affect the ability to tune your iron horse. Many also waited for the deputies' decision on whether a tax would be introduced on certain types of car tinting.

Now car tinting is quite a fashionable and practical solution, so many people pinned their hopes on the bill on tinting.

Car tinting according to GOST

However, what is the essence of the problem? Why is this action restricted by the tinting law? Everything is very simple. The fact is that excessive tinting quite often causes accidents on the road. When car drivers are too dark tinted get into a situation where a traffic accident could theoretically occur, they react to external stimuli at a slower rate.

Excessive tinting does not allow you to see some of the details of the world around you, which distorts the idea of car drivers about the situation on the road and makes them react more slowly.

Therefore, this kind of tuning is regulated by traffic rules, as well as by GOST and a special law on tinting car windows.

Tinted glass

What car tinting is allowed

As of March 2016, the rules for tinting car windows are as follows:

It is allowed to tint any car glass, but this rule is only valid if the light transmission of the part is at least 75%.
According to the law on tinting, the rear window of the vehicle, as well as its rear side windows, can be tinted 100%.
According to the tint law, a car owner has the right to stick a transparent tint film on the top of the car's windshield in order to protect it from the sun.
Usage mirror film, according to the law on tinting, is prohibited in any form and form.

Norms of light transmission of car windows

These rules cause whole line questions from car owners. For example, everyone is interested in what maximum width strips of light-shielding film that can be glued to the top of the windshield.

If it's about passenger car, then the width of the protective strip should not exceed 14 centimeters. However, it should be noted that inspectors always measure the width of this strip in three places (as prescribed in the law on tinting), and then calculate the arithmetic average of the three values.

Light strip on the windshield

Also quite common is the question of whether a driver will be sanctioned under the law on tinting if he covers the windows of his vehicle with a film whose light transmission will be exactly 70%. Unfortunately, most likely it will. This is due to the fact that clean car windows themselves have a certain percentage of light transmission. As a rule, it is from 95 to 97% percent. Accordingly, after coating the glass with a film, the light transmission coefficients of both materials are multiplied and make the coating darker.

So if you don't want to be fined as part of breaking the tinting law, always leave a margin of a few percent when you tint your car - this will definitely save you from non-compliance with traffic rules.

It should also be taken into account the fact that most of the devices for measuring light transmission used by law enforcement officers can produce an error, the probability of which increases many times over in the case of misuse. Therefore, traffic police officers, according to the law on tinting, must make at least 3 measurements in different parts of the glass, and then calculate the arithmetic mean.

The tinting law is violated very often

permission to tint

Many car owners are very interested in the issue of obtaining a special permit for tinting a vehicle. You can often see how cars pass through the streets, the tinting of which clearly does not comply with the law. Information about such violators is immediately entered into the appropriate information base.

However special permission for arbitrary tinting of the car can still be issued and received. Many car owners would even agree to pay a special tax, just to get such a license, but it's still useless.

According to the tinting law, only employees of various public services who, during their work, may require a vehicle with precisely such characteristics. However, for a civilian to obtain such permission is an impossible task.

It is also worth noting that a car can get permission for unlimited window tinting. special purpose, but by no means the most ordinary passenger car.

The percentage of light transmission of the film for tinting

Sanctions for incorrect vehicle tinting

In 2016, changes were adopted and entered into force in technical regulation on the safety of wheeled vehicles and traffic rules, which, in particular, touched upon several points related to tinting. Including:

for the use of tinting with reduced light transmission, too wide a protective strip on the windshield, as well as mirror tinting, the driver will have to pay a fine of 500 Russian rubles. This is also provided for by part 3 of article 12 of the Code of Administrative Offenses;
for the use of a tinting film with too low light transmission, for the presence of an excessively wide, as well as for the repeated use of mirror tinting, law enforcement officers had the right to remove numbers from any passenger vehicle. Yes, they “had” it, since the law on tinting provided for such a punishment in the period from July 1, 2012 to November 15, 2014. Subsequently, this change was completely abolished, and the tinting law became the same as before.

It should also be noted that, according to the glass tinting law, a fine for traffic violation and standards for light transmission, the width of the strip on the upper part of the glass, as well as the presence of a mirror film on the glass in any situation will be exactly 500 rubles. This amount does not depend on the severity of the violation: for those who exceeded the norm by 1%, and for those who - by 50%, the punishment will be identical.

Violation of the law is punishable by a fine

You don’t have to worry about the removal of numbers and the prohibition of the operation of a particular vehicle in connection with a violation of the law on tinting - they completely stopped using it two years ago.

FAQ

Drivers who have already been charged with violating the law on tinting cars are trying to invent new ways out of this situation. As a result, many are interested in questions such as:

Will it be considered that I violated the law on tinting and traffic rules if I remove the film immediately after the law enforcement officers stopped me? Unfortunately, it will. This is due to the fact that penalties are imposed for the fact that the driver drove the vehicle with increased level reflective glass. Thus, if you tear off the film immediately after the arrest, the fact that you were driving an illegally tinted car will still remain reliable.

Violation of the rules of car tinting

Are more serious penalties possible if the film is removed from the windows immediately after the law enforcement officers issue a fine. If you remove the illegal film from the windows, the cause of the offense will be automatically eliminated, and therefore the traffic police will not have any questions or claims against you, not to mention the likelihood of seizing vehicle numbers. However, if you ignore the requirement to remove excessive tint, you may experience serious problems in future.
Can it help removable toning car windows? Theoretically, maybe. However, it will not save you from a fine if law enforcement officers record its presence on the windows of your vehicle. However, if you manage to quickly remove it and return it to the glass registration plates, then the inspector simply will not be able to present anything to you due to the complete lack of evidence and will conclude that the law allowing tinting has not been violated.
Is it possible to appeal the decision of the traffic police if I am sure that I did not violate the rules? Of course you can. And quite often there are situations when the owner of the vehicle wins the case. Such appeals shall be made exclusively in judicial order, and therefore it is advisable for you to start collecting evidence for your defense right at the place of your detention.

So do they have the right to issue a fine for tinting if I fixed it on the spot? Some say yes, others say no, it seems that they themselves do not yet know what to do with this law about tinting. And the impenetrable people drove around the city, and they drive.

For many years, it has been popular among motorists to tint car windows - on sunny days it perfectly saves from direct rays. In addition, tinted windows hide from prying eyes the details of the life of the driver and passengers. News periodically appears on the network that the fine for tinting cars in 2019 will rise several times. Let's try to figure out if this is really the case.

Car tinting: what is allowed

SDA and administrative law do not provide for tinting rules, but refer to the Regulations Customs Union"On the safety of wheeled vehicles", which contains the technical requirements for the light transmission of glasses. General rule– car glass must pass at least 70% daylight. Exceptions are made for the so-called "passenger hemisphere", that is rear window and rear side windows - they can be tinted as you like if the car is equipped with rear-view mirrors.

As for the driver's view (windshield, windshield and front side windows), a decrease in permissible visibility (that is, less than 70%) is unacceptable here and is an unconditional basis for administrative responsibility.

It should be noted that light "factory" tinting adds blackout if you stick an additional film. As a result throughput glasses can be less than 70%. So that this circumstance does not come as a surprise to you when stopped by a traffic police officer, you need to take care in advance that the driver's review complies with the standards. To do this, almost every car repair shop has its own taumeter.

The Customs Union regulation allows the installation of a darkened strip film in the upper part of the windshield, which must be less than 14 cm.

The use of mirror dye when darkening the car is not allowed.

How is a breach detected?

The traffic police inspector, before bringing the driver to administrative responsibility for tinted windows, is obliged to measure the light transmission with a special device - a taumeter. If the indicator is below 70%, an appropriate protocol is drawn up.

If a strip film is installed on the driver's front window, then the inspector also has the right to measure its parameters and draw up a report if its width exceeds 140 mm.

It should be noted that the inspector has the right to take such measurements and record the relevant violations not only at a stationary traffic police post, but also on any section of the road.

The device with which the inspector measures the percentage of tinting must be certified. Specifications taumeters, depending on the model and instructions for it, should be periodically (once a year) checked by a specialist. Failure to comply with these requirements, as well as violation of the recommended measurement procedure contained in the instructions, may lead to invalidation of the results.

There are many models of devices, of which the traffic police most often use "Light", "Tonic", "Blik-N". The instructions for these taumeters provide simple procedure measurements:

the device is brought to the glass and leans (the surface must be clean and dry). For an accurate result, it is recommended to measure the level of light transmission in 2-3 places on one glass;
after a few seconds, information generated automatically appears on the instrument panel.

Most devices (including the models whose names we have given as an example) are able to measure the percentage of tinting in the dark. At the same time, there are differences in their work depending on the indicators. temperature regime. For example, the "Light" taumeter is able to provide reliable data at temperatures from -40 to +40 degrees, while "Tonic" - only from -10 to +40. In addition, air humidity also matters: in rainy weather, the Blik-N taumeter will give a more accurate result, since it is able to work at air humidity up to 95%.

Article 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation

Toning not matching technical requirements, automatically refers to the conditions under which the operation of vehicles is prohibited. In part 3.1 of Art. 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (in the current edition as of 2019) for driving such a car, administrative liability is provided in the form of a fine 500 rubles.

A few years ago, a violation associated with excessive tinting of the car could lead to the removal state numbers. At present, the application of such a measure is excluded and is not provided for by law.

The punishment for tinting does not include deprivation of rights and placing the vehicle in a car impound.

Despite the fact that the violation concerns the presence of malfunctions in which the operation of the vehicle is formally prohibited, the inspector is not entitled to detain the car or remove the driver from driving (this is only permissible if there is a malfunction brake system or steering gear).

According to clause 259 of the Traffic Police Regulations of 2017, the inspector has the right to demand that the violation be immediately eliminated (in other words, tear off the film on the spot). If it is not possible to do this immediately, the driver is allowed to drive to the nearest service in compliance with necessary measures precautions.

If it is possible to eliminate the violation objectively, but the motorist refuses to do this, the inspector has every reason to hold him accountable under Art. 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation for disobedience legal requirement, punishment for such actions may be in the form of administrative arrest.

Increasing the fine: myth or reality

The current law remains very loyal to motorists who prefer to tint their vehicles, while exceeding the stipulated legislative acts norms - a fine of 500 rubles cannot be called too severe. The amount of the fine for tinting has not been increased in the event of a repeated violation of Part 3.1 of Art. 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation by the same driver.

At the same time, in State Duma For a long time now, a bill has been discussed that provides for tougher penalties for drivers of cars with dark windows. The initiative group of this bill intends to finalize it in 2018, accept the comments of colleagues and make the following changes to Art. 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation:

increase the fine for non-compliance with the rules of tinting up to 1500 rubles;
introduce a fine of 5,000 rubles for a repeated violation of a similar nature within a year.

In addition, a separate paragraph addresses the issue of increasing the minimum percentage of visibility front glass- perhaps it will be increased to 75%, for other car windows the rules will remain the same, with a tinting resolution of at least 70% light transmission.

At the initial stage of discussion (in 2016), the bill also proposed to introduce deprivation of rights up to 6 months in case of three or more violations of the rules on tinting. At the moment it is excluded from the project.

In some media, including the Internet, another upcoming change is reported - the introduction of a ban on dimming car windows with a color that distorts the perception of the environment. At the same time, this rule has been in effect for a long time and does not apply to innovations: clause 4.4 of the Regulations of the Customs Union already provides for the inadmissibility of distorting the correct perception of white, blue, red, green and yellow flowers(that is, those colors that are involved in road signs and traffic lights).

The new law is expected to come into effect by mid-2018.

headlight tuning

In conclusion, let's pay attention to compliance with the rules for tinting headlights. Often, drivers who use tuning novelties “to the maximum” tint not only car windows, but also dipped headlights, high beam as well as fog lights. For this, it is used vinyl film or special varnish. A thin vinyl film that reduces light transmission by up to 15% creates additional protection from mechanical damage and is quite acceptable if it does not change the color emitted by the headlights. The film, if necessary, can be easily removed, which is excluded when applying varnish: it will not only significantly reduce the light reflectivity of the headlights, but is also difficult to remove.

The prohibition of changing the factory color of radiation, type, number of external lighting devices is contained in the Basic Provisions for the admission of the vehicle to operation - this is one of the explanatory annexes to the SDA. The exception is the permission to install lighting fixtures from other makes and models of cars to vehicles already out of production. But even in this case, the color of the radiation of the headlights should be white or yellow, the rear - yellow, orange or red, the lights reversing must be exclusively white.

Administrative legislation provides for responsibility:

according to part 1 of Art. 12.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - for changing the color of the radiation of the headlights, as well as for the installation of red lighting devices in the front of the vehicle - a fine of 3,000 rubles with confiscation of devices and devices used, (for officials– up to 20,000 rubles with confiscation of instruments, for legal entities- up to 500,000 rubles with confiscation);
according to part 1 of Art. 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - for too much tinting of the headlights, significantly reducing light transmission (more than 15%) - a warning or a fine of 500 rubles;
according to part 3 of Art. 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - for driving a car in which, due to tinted headlights, the color of the radiation is changed to an unacceptable, as well as for driving a vehicle with red lighting devices installed in the front - deprivation of the right to drive for a period of 6 months to 1 year with confiscation of devices.

If the headlight glass is slightly tinted already at the stage of creation by the manufacturer, there are signs in the actions of the driver administrative offense missing.

Tinting is a coating on the glass of a car in the form of a film. Its main purpose is to reduce visibility and exposure to sunlight during the operation of the vehicle. Due to the small amount of light and sunlight entering the car, the air in the interior of the car heats up to acceptable levels. But excessively tinted windows are against the law and government orders. Russian Federation. If you intentionally install a film that is prohibited by law, fines cannot be avoided.

Since the beginning of January 2017, changes have been made by the Legislative Assembly, according to which the amount of fines for “exceeding acceptable level tinting". This law monitors the standards for the light transmission of car windows.

You can tint when taking into account the following light transmission indicators:

Front (windshield) and side panels- not less than 70 percent;
Wind - not less than 75%.

Is the protective film installed according to other standards? The car owner will be fined.:

The first violation - a penalty of 1500 rubles;
Repeated violations - a fine of 5000 rubles;

In the new 2017 in the rules traffic and the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation were amended. Penalty for wrong installed tint according to the article has been increased.

Percentage of tinting allowed by law

In 2017, tinting is allowed on the following glasses vehicle:

Lateral;
rear;
The top of the windshield in the form of a strip;
Windshield, if the light transmission is above 70 percent.

Example: The light transmission of new car windows is 95 percent. Tint film - 70 percent. Light transmission on glass is calculated according to the following formula according to the law:

0.95 * 0.7 = 0.665 i.e. 66.5%

In this case, it does not matter with what light transmission the film is glued. The punishment will be the same.

For front windows

The adopted regulation of this legislation states that the light transmission of the front glass of the car must be at least 75%. The side front mirrors can be dimmed up to 70 percent light transmission. Do the windows comply with the regulations? The driver can drive safely on the roads even at night.

For rear and side windows

Protective film or window tinting is a common phenomenon among car owners. The traffic police are actively fighting him, while many car owners are in no hurry to remove it.

But keep in mind: tinting for the rear and side windows has no legal restrictions.

You can tint the rear and rear-sides to 100 percent light transmission. You can check with a light transmittance meter.

Law text

Legislative provisions on glass tinting regulate that it is allowed to install a film on the rear and rear side windows up to 100%. However, the exception is:

Film with color transition;
Reflective film.

front side windows, according to GOST, must have a light transmission of at least 70 percent. If you would like to analyze the Tinting Law in detail, download it in its full edition.

Penalty for tinting under the new law

Not everyone understands the danger of driving at night with tinted windows, especially if a high speed mode. Employees of the Bureau of Statistics calculated that the requirement to remove the tint according to the law was ignored by more than 50 thousand car owners. Most violations were registered in the Moscow Region and the Krasnodar Territory.

Regardless of the percentage of light transmission, the amount of the fine for 2017 remains the same in the adopted law:

The first violation - 1500 rubles;
Each repeated violation - 5000 rubles.

If the number of offenses in 2017 does not decrease, in 2018, tougher penalties are possible.