Cars from Russia and Belarus in Latvia will face either re-registration or confiscation

The Latvian Ministry of Justice is preparing a bill prohibiting the presence in the country of cars with Russian and Belarusian registration numbers. This was stated by the Minister of Justice Inese Libinea-Egnere, Delfi reports.

The document stipulates that if the vehicle is not re-registered or removed from Latvia within 3 months, it will be confiscated.

Starting from 18.00 on September 12, Russian vehicles are prohibited from entering the EU through the Latvian-Russian and Latvian-Belarusian border crossing points.

According to Latvian legislation, vehicles registered in another country can participate in road traffic for no longer than 3 months.

Considering that Russian cars will no longer be able to enter the country, the customs service believes that after 3 months they will no longer participate in road traffic. Otherwise, their drivers may be fined.