A Russian Man Drove Around Belarus for a Month, Racking Up Over 20 Substantial Fines
Once, a camera caught the man speeding at 151 km/h.
Adventures of a Russian in Belarus
Russian Maxim Buzyurov came to Minsk from Krasnodar. Recently, the blogger posted a video about how traffic police officers stopped him and issued him a stack of fines from cameras.
More than 20 administrative violation notices can be counted in the video. They were issued between October 5 and 25.
The highest speed at which the man was caught by a camera was 151 km/h. He was driving this fast on a section with a maximum permitted speed of 120 km/h. However, for this, he was only fined 135 rubles.
The largest fine visible in the video amounts to 360 rubles. This was given to the Russian man for driving at 125 km/h in an area where the speed limit was 80 km/h.
Cannot Get Used to Belarusian Rules
«In short, it's a mess, fines are coming for everything,» the man complains, adding that in Belarus, speeding up to 10 kilometers per hour over the limit is not punished, whereas in Russia, it's allowed to exceed the speed limit by up to 20 kilometers per hour. And he, allegedly, cannot get used to this.
However, at least half of the fines shown in the video were issued for exceeding the speed limit by more than 20 kilometers.
The blogger says he received fines totaling 75 thousand Russian rubles, which is about 2740 Belarusian rubles.
Blogger Has Belarusian Residence Permit
Maxim Buzyurov moved from Krasnodar to Minsk with his family a few months ago. In Minsk, he planned to live and conduct business.
The man already owns a car dealership in Krasnodar and was planning to open another one — in Minsk.
However, he ultimately didn't, explaining that Belarus had already exhausted its quotas for duty-free import of electric vehicles for both legal entities and individuals. Therefore, after living in Belarus for a couple of months, he recently returned to Krasnodar.
Despite this, he does not intend to lose connection with Belarus.
In one of his videos, Maxim explains that instead of a car dealership, he is opening another business.
«During this time, we managed to obtain a residence permit (DNZh) in Belarus; moreover, it took only a month and a half from document submission to receipt.
And while going through the whole process, we realized one interesting thing: people want to get a residence permit [in Belarus] but don't know where to start, what documents to collect, where to go, and how long it takes.»
The blogger also says that many people are interested in buying cars in Belarus, as the price difference with Russia is very significant, reaching up to $36,000.
Therefore, the blogger decided to offer two services: assistance in obtaining a Belarusian residence permit (DNZh) «turnkey», and also selection and assistance in buying a car on the Belarusian market.
The man assures that Russians who have received a Belarusian residence permit (DNZh) can buy cars with Belarusian license plates and drive them in Russia without any additional payments or restrictions.
Notably, the blogger himself drove around Belarus in a car registered in Kyrgyzstan.
According to Belarusian legislation, a foreigner's residence permit can be revoked for five administrative offenses within a year. It is unknown whether law enforcement agencies will choose to deport the serial offender Buzyurov.
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