n Ukraine, buyers of used cars are expected to be allowed to drive on "old" license plates for 10 days. A corresponding bill, No. 10158, has already been registered in the Verkhovna Rada.

The authors of this bill took into account Ukraine's active transition to the digitization of administrative services, including MVS service centers. However, online services cannot operate in full until citizens are required to visit territorial MVS service centers.

Currently, both the buyer and the seller need to appear together at the MVS service center to sign the purchase and sale agreement. Soon, the car buying and selling function will be available in the "Diia" mobile app. The license plate and vehicle registration certificate can be received by mail. The new car owner will not be able to use the vehicle immediately as some time is required for the postal delivery of license plates assigned to the car during the re-registration.

Therefore, the authors of the bill No. 10158 propose allowing car buyers to drive on "old" license plates for 10 days—from the moment of re-registration of the vehicle until the receipt of the assigned license plates in due course.

Bill No. 10158 was registered in the Verkhovna Rada on October 17, 2023. It is currently under consideration by the parliamentary Committee on Transport and Infrastructure. The committee is expected to provide its conclusion on this document. Then the bill will be brought to the parliamentary session hall for substantive discussion.

If the Members of Parliament approve the bill No. 10158, and then it is signed by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, it will simplify the lives of many motorists. They will be able to drive immediately after purchasing a car, without waiting for the new license plates.

Beta testing of the car buying and selling service has already started in the "Diia" mobile app. This service is expected to be fully operational, perhaps by the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024. By the end of 2023, another crucial service for motorists is expected to be added to the "Diia" app – customs clearance of cars with foreign plates. It is anticipated that the customs clearance of a car with foreign plates in the "Diia" app will be possible with just a few clicks.