As Interfax reports with reference to the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Irina Volk, the additional marking “will allow unambiguous identification of vehicles with respect to which signs of its change have been previously established, which will eliminate the need for repeated studies and unjustified time expenses of citizens”.

New requirements come into force on January 1, 2020.

Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a government decree that establishes a new procedure for replacing rusted car numbers.