As of: February 7, 2024, 4:30 p.m
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The European Parliament wants to take tougher action against traffic offenders.
A driving ban could then apply across the EU.
There are still different opinions on the details.
Other countries other manners.
This also applies to traffic regulations abroad.
Drivers there often face significantly harsher punishments than in Germany.
In the Czech Republic, fines were recently tripled and in Italy it will also become more expensive in the future, depending on the offense.
Anyone who receives a driving ban in another EU country is currently allowed to continue driving in their home country.
But that could change soon.
The majority of the European Parliament aims to enforce driving bans throughout the EU.
According to a statement from the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, exceeding the speed limit of 50 km/h could result in the revocation of your driving license.
The parliamentarians are planning to tighten this regulation so that driving speeds of 30 km/h over the limit in residential areas can be revoked.
In Germany this is already too high at speeds of 26 km/h.
If an EU country imposes a driving ban, it should be clarified within 25 days whether this ban applies EU-wide.
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European Parliament for uniform driving ban: Member states negotiate after EU election
Before new regulations can come into force, a compromise must be reached with EU member states.
However, there is still no common position.
Negotiations on this will only take place after the parliamentary elections in the summer.
After agreeing on a directive, member states usually have around two years to transpose the provisions into national law.
A compromise still needs to be negotiated with the EU states.
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MPs want driving without a valid license to be classed as a serious traffic offense - similar to drink driving or fatal road accidents.
This would automatically share information about the withdrawal of the driving license with the EU state that issued the driving license.
Driving ban across Europe: EU wants to reduce the number of road deaths
The project was welcomed across all political groups.
The SPD MEP Thomas Rudner emphasized that dangerous parking, risky overtaking, crossing a solid line and hit-and-run should also be recorded and lead to a driving ban.
He referred to data from the EU Commission that shows that around 40 percent of cross-border traffic violations go unpunished.
The goal is to reduce the number of traffic deaths.
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The Vice President of the EU Parliament, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, said: “Anyone who commits a serious violation of the road traffic regulations in one country has forfeited their right to drive in the EU.” It is important that violations are uniform and clearly defined, said the FDP politician.
Debate about points system for EU driving ban
But it is precisely on this point that there is disagreement.
CSU politician Markus Ferber argues that new rules should only apply to serious traffic violations that endanger lives.
However, he rejects an EU-wide points system based on the German model.
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The German Green MP Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg, on the other hand, supports such a system.
All member states should commit to this, she said.
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