Record fines for traffic offences
Of the 9,000 offences involving trucks, buses and vans registered in 2024, 99% were committed by foreign drivers. More than a quarter of the offences detected related to the weight and dimensions of the vehicles.
A particular problem is the so-called ‘horror caravans’, in which overloaded and technically defective vans that are ‘misused’ as trailers for used cars jeopardise road safety. Driving licence and registration offences accounted for over 10% of all offences. The number of offences relating to the technical condition of vehicles and drivers’ driving and rest periods also remains high. The number of offences in so-called cabotage traffic, in which foreign transport companies carry out domestic transport operations, is on the rise.