The P.I. Public Services Agency will issue, starting March 1, 2018, certificates of provisional registration and registration plates with the inscription „PROBE”. They will be issued to economic entities, whose main activity is the commercialization of vehicles, in order to carry out the test-drives requested by the clients.
In order to obtain the plates with the inscription "PROBE", the applicants are to submit an application accompanied by the copy of the constituent document of the company showing vehicles sale as the core activity and the copy of the document certifying the availability of a special space for the exhibition of vehicles subject to sale. The applicant shall also provide a copy of the customs document confirming the import of the vehicle, copies of the registration documents issued by foreign authorities (as appropriate), and confirmation of payment for the requested service. The tariff for the issuance of the Certificate of Provisional Registration for the test-drive will be 130 lei, and for the plates - 480 lei, as for regular registration plates.
When placing in service a vehicle with number plates for test-drives, the holders of the registration certificates shall fill in an appendix containing the vehicle identification data, and namely: the category, brand, model, maximum authorized total weight, color, identification number, as well as driver’s identification data. Requests for the „PROBE” plates shall be submitted at the office of the Directorate for Identification and Registration of Vehicles situated in Chisinau municipality, 28, Salcâmilor Street.
The Certificate of provisional registration for test-drives will be valid for one year from the date of issue and only on the territory of the Republic of Moldova. When the document expires, the applicant must return the registration plates to the issuing authority. Please note, that vehicles running on the basis of the certificate of provisional registration for test-drives shall not be allowed to carry out commercial transport of goods and passengenrs.
