Before this date, such vehicles must be registered in the republic or removed from the country
Lithuania will start confiscating cars with Russian license plates from March 11. The customs of the republic warned about this.
Before this date, such vehicles must be registered in Lithuania or they must leave the country. Otherwise, their owners face a fine or confiscation of the car. An exception will be made for transit to and from the Kaliningrad region – a car with Russian license plates is allowed to stay in the country for no more than 24 hours with the obligatory presence of its owner. If the owner is not present, the car will not be allowed into Lithuania.
The customs explained these measures as the implementation of EU sanctions against Russia. According to the European Commission, entry into EU countries in passenger cars with Russian license plates is considered equivalent to prohibited importation.
Since February 14, such cars have been allowed to be confiscated in Latvia. Estonia, Finland, Poland, Norway, Bulgaria, and Germany also have a ban on the entry of cars with Russian license plates, as reported by RBC.