Drivers have been warned about fines for summer tires since December 1.

Russian motorists need to replace summer tires with winter tires by December 1, regardless of weather conditions and region of residence, in order to avoid a fine. This was announced on November 13 by Turgunboy Zokirov, an assistant at the L. L. Popov Department of Administrative Law and Procedure at the O. E. Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MGUA).

"According to the legal acts of the Russian Federation, tire replacement is carried out based on established time intervals," he said in an interview with TASS.

According to the expert, the use of summer tires from December 1 to February 28 or 29 provides for administrative liability in the form of a warning or a fine of 500 rubles. A similar penalty is provided for operating a car with winter tires in the period from June 1 to August 31.

In this regard, drivers need to change tires in a timely manner, taking into account the deadlines set by law. Zokirov also stressed that the regions of Russia do not have the right to independently change the dates of seasonal tire replacement.

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On October 29, auto lawyer Lev Voropaev reported that it is not legally necessary to change summer tires to winter tires in November, but the decision depends on weather conditions. Current regulations require the use of winter tires during the winter period, which covers December, January and February. At the same time, Voropaev stressed that in many regions of Russia, winter weather is set back in November.