The Lithuanian customs announced that vehicles with Russian registration plates must leave Lithuania and the territory of the entire European Union by March 11, 2024.
This was reported on the agency's website.
Cars that do not leave Lithuania by the specified date will be confiscated, and their owners will be fined. An exception will be made only for Russian citizens who are in transit to or from the Kaliningrad Oblast: they will be allowed to stay in Lithuania for up to 24 hours.
On September 11, 2023, the Lithuanian customs demanded that owners of vehicles with Russian plates remove them from the country and the European Union within six months. From the same day, it is prohibited to import any vehicles registered in Russia and bearing Russian registration plates into Lithuania. This prohibition applies to these cars regardless of the citizenship of their owner or driver, as well as if they are intended for temporary use.
Earlier, Latvia, Norway, Finland, Poland, and Estonia also banned cars with Russian plates from entering their territory. The authorities of Finland specified that the ban does not apply to citizens and families of the European Union and the European Economic Area, including those with dual citizenship, who permanently reside in Russia. Restrictions also do not apply to cars with diplomatic plates and vehicles performing humanitarian transport.
