Analysed the possibilities of selling cars remotely in Russia

The team of the practice has performed a complex analysis of the possibility of selling cars remotely in Russia. The client planned to implement the full cycle of selling a new car model online, including payment (involving credit funds, among other things). 

Our lawyers assessed the risks of implementing such business scheme from the viewpoint of the law on protecting consumers’ rights and the legal regulation of e-commerce, and came to the conclusion that the scheme is impossible at the moment. This is due to the requirement for state registration of a transportation vehicle (the sale and purchase agreement for a car should be executed on paper and signed with the genuine signatures of the buyer and the seller) and the need to enter into a consumer credit contract (where the buyer’s identity should be confirmed in the buyer’s presence). The project included issues relating to antimonopoly, tax and corporate law.

To make a decision whether cars could be sold remotely was crucial to determining the further strategy of developing the client’s business in Russia.