The Road Traffic Safety Directorate (RTSD) in the e-service system it is possible for the citizen and the legal person to check the information for themselves, free of charge, the data of the vehicle in possession, the driver's licence data, the recording points of infringements, the payment of road traffic offences, etc.

The www.latvija.lv portal provides for the possibility of obtaining, free of charge, information on the administrative penalties applicable to their children, their minors, their guardians and/or under the auspices, and of paying them, including speeding penalties, etc., in order to do so:

• use e-service Check and payment of administrative penalties.

Lursoft website in the heading “My national records”, information on the person is available free of charge:

owned vehicles registered in the Vehicle Database of The Road Traffic Safety Directorate (RTSD)

registered driving licences

unpaid penalties imposed and penalty points assigned in the RTSD database

owned tractor-type equipment registered in the Register of the State Technical Supervision Agency

the Road Traffic Safety Directorate proposes charging service – find out the following information via a telephone or SMS or mobile application:

• the driver – or have a valid driving licence, a medical certificate for the category of vehicles may be controlled or demerit points, unpaid penalty for road traffic offences, etc.
• the vehicle - make, graduation year (1. reģistrācijas), color, fuel type, odometer reading, the country from which it was imported in Latvia, the number of owners in Latvia, the annual fees, data, log into the reserves, non-payment of fines for road traffic offences, etc.

Before purchasing a car, it is recommended to set the desired criteria, such as the minimum permissible class, bodywork type, fuel type, specific assembly requirements, allowable price.

When purchasing a car, make sure that the vendor gives you all the documents needed to register the car in the country where you live.

It is recommended that you always check if you have original car documents.

Buyer rights

If a new car is purchased from a professional car dealer established in the European Union (EU), according to the EU consumer protection rules, the buyer has a guarantee of at least 2 years if the car purchased appears to be damaged or is not as advertised.

The registration of bicycles shall be voluntary and may be carried out:

• portal e-CSDD;
• in any RTSD Customer Service Center (excluding roadworthiness stations);
• or using RTSD mobile app.

The registration is intended to increase the protection of bicycle owners against bicycle theft, as well as to ensure additional identification of registered bicycles.

In the case of bicycle registration e-CSDD or in a mobile app (iOS and Android), the application must be accompanied by a photograph of the overview and the frame number. Registration may be carried out on a bicycle the owner of which is a person who has reached the age of 16. For minors (16 to 18 years), registration shall be carried out by the guardian.

In the case of bicycle registration, the following shall be indicated:

• the name, surname and personal identity number of the owner, and for legal persons the name and registration number;
• bike brand, model and frame number.
• a picture of the overview of the bicycle and the frame number must be attached.

Bikes without a frame number are not registered!

Bicycle registration also provides the basis of a public organization ":

1. http://veloreg.lv/ - offers the possibility of registering a bicycle in a single database, which is available to employees of the State Police of Riga region and to any Internet user. Before purchasing a used bike, there's a chance to check it's not stolen.
2. http://veloregistrs.lv/ - keep and maintain information regarding bicycles and their owners in the Latvian veloregistry database. When you register a bicycle in the database, you enter all the necessary information about the bicycle. If a bicycle is stolen, then this information is available to you at any time and will be useful in the application of the police.

! Remember! A cycling licence is required to participate in road traffic with your bicycle!

A cycling licence may be obtained from the age of 10 by passing a road traffic regulation and a road safety examination (test). If one of the categories of the driver has already been obtained, a bicycle may also be operated.

In order to obtain a driving licence, a computerized theory exam with 10 questions has to be successfully passed, an exam has been passed if at least 8 questions are correctly answered.

The theoretical exam is free.

The road traffic rules require cyclists to move around the infrastructure for them, but if they do not, on the carriageway or, exceptionally, on the pavement where pedestrians are preferred.

In the absence of a special cycling band or cycling lane, driving on the sidewalk shall in any case be permitted for children under 12 years of age and their escorts. Children of any age without the right to cycling may move independently through courtyards, parks and other places without movement of motor transport.

! Children should be required to use a protective helmet, it must be fastened. The helmet is mandatory for up to 12 years. Then recommended.

When driving in dark days or under low visibility conditions, the bicycle must be fitted with light reflectors on both sides of the night, with a white retro-reflector on the front and a white retro-reflector on the rear and a white light lamp on the front, and a red lamp on the rear.

If the lamps are not or do not work, the driver of the bicycle must be clad in a reflecting vest or clothing with well-visible elements of light reflecting material.

If you have acquired a light or lorry, motorcycle, tricycle, quadricycle or trailer on your property, whether you are the first or current owner, purchased or received in a gift, you must register it The Road Traffic Safety Directorate (RTSD). The vehicle can be registered on site at RTSD customer service centres, but it is most convenient to use it RTSD e-services. Read more about registration deadlines in the section on the website of the RTSD Time limits for registration of vehicles.

Registration of a new vehicle

The vehicle shall be registered with the person identified as the acquirer in the document submitted. Vehicle registration may be carried out in any of the following RTSD for customer service centres irrespective of the place of residence of the vehicle owner or the place of prior registration of the vehicle. When registering a vehicle, the necessary documents must be submitted and payments must be made.

Registration of a vehicle requires the following documents:

• application for registration;
• registration certificate of the vehicle (if the vehicle is not previously registered, the document of origin must be provided);
• a document certifying property rights (if the vehicle has not previously been registered on the name of the person indicated in the application) or documents attesting that the person is the possessor of the vehicle (if the vehicle is registered in the name of the holder prior to the judgment of the court regarding the succession or the receipt of the Certificate of Succession).

More for registration required documents and for payments, read here.

When registering a vehicle, the vehicle shall be assigned a national registration number, the registration number corresponding to the assigned number and the registration certificate of the vehicle shall be issued, which shall certify at the same time the technical records and ownership of the registration of the vehicle.

Registration of a vehicle imported from foreign countries

If a vehicle is imported from foreign countries into Latvia and is involved in road traffic, it shall be necessary to register it in Latvia within 5 days after its entry. The vehicle may be registered in one of the RTSD for customer service centres in which vehicle registration is carried out. When registering a vehicle, the vehicle must be submitted required documents and payments to be made.

Nationals and stateless persons must register the vehicle if it is located in Latvia for more than 3 months. The vehicle can be registered permanently or temporarily (up to 3 years) in one of the following RTSD for customer service centres in which vehicle registration is carried out. Read more about temporarily registering a vehicle here.

If a vehicle is imported from Latvia and is not involved in road traffic, it is not necessary to register it, but the particular vehicle must be presented for comparison of unit numbers Within 5 days of its introduction in Latvia. The vehicle may be presented for comparison of unit numbers:

• in one of the RTSD for customer service centres in which registration of vehicles is carried out;
• RTSD testing station in Sigulda;
• at its location, before contacting the RTSD customer service centre by phone +371 67025777.

For more information about comparing unit numbers, documents and payments required, read here.

Re-registration of used vehicle

If the vehicle is in use and you want to re-register from the former to the new owner, the change of the vehicle owner may be registered in the presence of the foreigner and the acquirer or persons authorised by that person in any of the RTSD for customer service centres on the basis of a reciprocal application. As in the case of initial registration, it is necessary to provide the relevant documents and to make payments for re-registration.

If the re-registration is carried out in the presence of the foreigner and the acquirer, the necessary documents shall be:

• Information on the comparison of vehicle unit numbers (if the applicant has verified the conformity of the vehicle data. You can opt out of the comparison). The comparison of the unit numbers shall be an inspection of the vehicle, its numbered unit, the vessel or its pending engine, in order to verify the conformity of the records and other technical data with the actual condition, as well as to determine the missing data;
• vehicle registration certificate;
• personal identification document.

Upon completion of the renewal, the buyer of the vehicle must go to the RTSD customer service centre to obtain a new vehicle registration certificate. Registration of a vehicle may only be carried out on site, in any of the RTSD for customer service centres irrespective of the place of residence of the vehicle owner or the place of prior registration of the vehicle.

In order to register the change of owner in e-environment, the registered owner (seller) must first remove the vehicle from the inventory for alienation in Latvia. To that e-CSDD the platform may use a service: “Remove TL from accounting for disposal LR”. The buyer then makes a note in the register that he wants to purchase the vehicle in question. The seller confirms the change of owners within five days. Both marks shall also be made in e-services. Registration procedure is complete in the RTSD section when the acquirer of the vehicle receives a registration certificate.

The documents required in specific cases of change of owner are indicated in Cabinet Regulation No. 1080 of 30 November 2010, Regulations Regarding Vehicle Registration in Part Eight.

For information on driver's rights and getting them, please refer to the description of the life situation. The age of majority under Vehicle driving rights.

Car registration for legal persons

Where a vehicle is acquired by a legal person, the undertaking shall draw up a certificate of ownership for which an appropriate entry is made in the national register of vehicles and their drivers. If a vehicle is used in road traffic, the change of ownership must be recorded in the RTSD within 5 days of the date of purchase of the vehicle.

A car is allowed to participate in traffic 5 days after the time of drawing up the ownership certificate, if it has a valid roadworthiness test and an OCTA policy designed for the acquirer.

To perform own-account transfers in order to carry passengers or goods for their own non-income needs Certificate for domestic freight transport. Self-transport operations means transport carried out free of charge by means of a vehicle of an undertaking for the carriage of persons or goods owned by a person (or which he bought, sold, rented, rented, obtained, manufactured, processed or repaired). Self-transport is only the additional activity of the self-transport operator. For example, if you use a work car to deliver the production from a production plant to a warehouse in another city.

More detailed information on documents needed for international road transport, requirements for their receipt and prices, available in the description of the life situation Conduct of business cross-border cooperation, and Road transport departments on the website.

Registration of tractor-type equipment or its trailer National Technical Monitoring Agency (VTUA) shall be performed in cases where a person (natural or legal) acquires:

• used tractor equipment or its trailer registered or unregistered abroad, or
• previously unoperated, new tractor or its trailer.

In order to make registration, it is necessary to compare the identification numbers and:

• to fill in Application for first registration of tractor-type equipment or its trailer in the Republic of Latvia;
• to submit document certifying the right of ownership;
• to provide a registration certificate for a tractor-type appliance or its trailer previously issued, if registered abroad, or a document of origin, if it has not previously been registered abroad;
• to provide a proof of conformity document if the tractor-engineering or its trailer is new;
• to provide a document certifying the technical data;
• to carry out service Payment.

The form may only be submitted to one of the following VTUA regional departments because the original ownership documents must be attached.

Tractor engineering information

Any interested party may obtain information on the electrical engineering of his or her own from the StateInformation systems for tractor-engineering and its drivers (VIS).

E-service Drawing up, issuing a statement or statistical statement from the national information system “The State information system of machinery and its drivers” ensure the receipt of information generally available to persons regarding tractor-engineering units registered in the State information system or their trailers. A natural person may receive, free of charge, twice a year information regarding the tractor-engineering or trailer he or she owns, in the form of a statement or statement, which may be produced electronically or in the form of paper. Read more information in the description of the life situation Cropping in the section on the Registration of Engineering and Requesting for Statements.

Compulsory civil insurance (OCTA) means compulsory insurance for the civil liability of road vehicle owners. It is mandatory for all modes of transport which are road users in Latvia.

When purchasing an OCTA policy, the person insures not his or her vehicle but his or her owner's responsibility for possible damage to the property, health of other persons caused by a road accident with the vehicle, as well as the non-maneuverable damage suffered by the person.

The OCTA policy can be purchased from insurance providers. OCTA is required for vehicles (road motor vehicles, trailers (semi-trailers), mopeds), which are registered in the Road Traffic Safety Directorate, National Technical Monitoring Agency, in the local government or registered in a foreign state.

A person may terminate the OCTA contract if:

• the vehicle is no longer owned by the person;
• by illegal activity, the vehicle has exited the possession of the owner (e.g. in the case of theft or robbery) and has been notified to the law enforcement authority;
• the owner does not intend to participate in road traffic with the vehicle and has terminated the registration of the vehicle for a period of time and has transferred the number marks to the CSDD;

As OCTA insures personal responsibility, the OCTA policy automatically loses its activity in the event of a change in vehicle ownership.

Roadworthiness test

The purpose of the national roadworthiness test of vehicles is to ensure that vehicles complying with all the technical characteristics are involved in road traffic.

The technical inspection of vehicles may be carried out roadworthiness testing stations throughout Latvia. Roadworthiness testing is not carried out on mopeds, snowmobiles and undersized vessels.

Payment of penalties and taxes may be carried out before the roadworthiness test:

• portal RTSD;
• The RTSD treasury;
• by means of a non-cash transfer treasury. On the Treasury website, the payer has a chance to make sure whether the payment has been received in the specified national budget account.

Read more about the possibilities of paying penalties in the description of the life situation Payment and contestation of penalties.

For the payment of the vehicle's operating tax, refer to the next section of the Vehicle Operating Tax in this life situation.

Prior to the roadworthiness test, the vehicle owner (driver) at the RTSD technical inspection station shall:

• show vehicle registration certificate;
• present a driving licence or identity document;
• to carry out vehicle Operating Tax payment (if the payment has not already been made remotely to the e-CDSS);
• to carry out business passenger vehicle tax payment (for merchants only) if the payment has not already been made in advance;
• the type of test for the technical condition of the vehicle shall be indicated.

Read more about possible additional requirements on the website of the RTSD.

For trailer , the first-time national roadworthiness test for shall be carried out no later than 12 months after registration, within the time limit specified in the permit to take part in road traffic. Subsequent national roadworthiness tests for trailers shall be carried out annually.

One-day permit

If the authorised roadside inspection or temporary authorisation has expired, you may use a one-day permit to take part in road traffic, so that the vehicle owner (driver) may leave to the testing station with the expired vehicle to participate in road traffic (no existing roadworthiness label) or the temporary end of the vehicle. the term of validity of the authorisation. The authorisation shall confer the right to move with the vehicle specified therein from its repair or location only to a roadworthiness station corresponding to the nearest vehicle category.

An authorisation may be requested and received by the vehicle owner in any RTSD Customer Service Center or electronically e-CSDD. The receipt of an authorisation is Paid service.

Tractor-engineering roadworthiness test

The national technical inspection shall be carried out on the tractor or its trailer in order to control the technical condition and compliance with the requirements for road safety and environmental protection. Where compliance with the requirements has been established, a decision shall be taken on the use of the relevant tractor-type or its trailer in the manufacturing process and in the case of road traffic for a period of 12 months.

When requesting a service (preferably in advance), the customer must arrive at the specified viewing location, i.e. the nearest one VTUA Office of the National Technical Supervisory Agency or by calling THE VTUA inspector to the location of the tractor-engineering. Must be valid for viewing OCTA the policy. Prior to performing a roadworthiness test, the owner (driver) of the tractor-type or its trailer shall present a valid registration certificate for the tractor-type equipment or its trailer, a valid licence for the driver of the corresponding category, and shall perform a fee for the roadworthiness after the roadworthiness test VTUA Charge Services Price List.

The following shall be issued as a result of a national roadworthiness test

• the roadworthiness report,
• label or voucher regarding the compliance of the technical condition with the specified requirements.