In the “Action” application, it was allowed to replace a driver’s license in a few clicks.
Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Fedorov wrote on social networks that the service is available both for novice drivers whose two-year validity of the first license has expired, and for those who have lost or damaged a document, changed their last name, or simply want to throw away plastic and use digital. document, not always at hand.
Everything is very simple. Submit an application in the application, and then pick up the certificate at the service center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Or even refuse a plastic document and leave only a digital one. After all, we were the first in the world to equate a plastic driver’s license with an electronic one. We are moving in the direction of digital-first,” Fedorov explained.
To replace the certificate, you need to apply for a replacement in Action and pay for the service within 10 minutes, otherwise it will be canceled. Next, wait for an invitation to the service center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or a push notification from Action about the readiness of the digital document.
For the service to work, do not forget to update the application.
How to do it?
- click the “Services” menu and click “Change Driver’s License”;
- select the reason for the replacement;
- select the type of certificate – digital or digital + plastic;
- choose a service center where it is convenient to pick up the document;
- sign the application.
The service was implemented by the Ministry of Digital Transformation together with the Ministry of the Interior, the Main Service Center and with the support of SE Infotech.
Source: Racurs

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