Short guides on documents and your car

Short answers to the questions everyone asks about documents, the ITP test, RCA insurance, the road vignette and driving, with the official sources and the date they were checked.

ID documents

• How long are Romanian ID cards, passports and driving licences valid?ID cards and passports are valid for 10 years for adults, and a category B driving licence also for 10 years. The periods for children, teenagers and over-70s, with the official sources.

Your car

• How often does a car need the ITP test in Romania?For cars, the ITP test is due every 2 years, every year once the car is 12 or older, and a new car's first test comes after 3 years. What to bring and what the price depends on.
• Expired ITP: what happens to your car?When the ITP expires, the car's registration is suspended by law and it may no longer be driven. What happens if the police stop you and how to get it back on the road.
• Expired RCA insurance: what happens?Without valid RCA insurance the car may not be driven. When a late new policy starts covering you, what happens if the police stop you and how to get your papers and plates back.
• The Romanian road vignette from 1 October 2026: what changes?From 1 October 2026 the vignette price depends on your car's emission class, and vignettes are bought through TollRo (etoll.ro). The periods stay: 1 day, 10 days, 30 days, 60 days, 12 months.
• When are winter tyres mandatory in Romania?Winter tyres are not mandatory from a calendar date: the law requires them whenever the road is covered in snow or ice. Which marking they need and what happens without them.

On the road

• Driving abroad from Romania: which documents do you need?What to check before driving out of Romania: the registration certificate, insurance and ITP valid for the whole trip, the Green Card, every passenger's documents, vignettes and each country's required equipment.
• What should you do after a car accident in Romania?The steps after a car accident in Romania: safety, when to call the police (112), photos, the joint accident report and how soon to tell your RCA insurer.

What you need at the counter

What to bring, how long it takes and where to go — for the documents you renew most often. See the guides.

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