Lithuania: Cars with Russian plates must leave by 11 March 2024

Vehicles with Russian licence plates will have to be entered into Lithuania’s national vehicle register or leave the country by 11 March 2024, the Lithuanian Customs Department (LRM) announced, ERR reports. Drivers violating the new rule risk fines and having their vehicles confiscated. Exceptions apply to vehicles transiting via Lithuania to or from Russia’s Kaliningrad region. The Baltic States banned the entry of vehicles registered in Russia in September 2023.