"With the new measures, a driving licence withdrawal, suspension or restriction will be passed on to the EU country which issued the license, to ensure the enforcement of the penalty. National authorities will have to inform each other about driving ban decisions for the most severe traffic offences, such as drink or drug driving, causing fatal crashes, or excessive speed (driving 50 km/h faster than the limit)."
"When the member state where the offence took place imposes a driving disqualification of at least three months and the driver has exhausted all appeals, authorities will have to notify the country that issued the licence to enforce its suspension or restriction. Italian MEP Matteo Ricci, in charge of the file, said: "By introducing clearer and more timely criteria for suspending driving privileges in cases of serious violations, it helps protect not only responsible drivers but the entire community. A stronger, more effective system of monitoring and enforcement will help prevent accidents and save lives.""
New EU rules require recognition and enforcement of driving licence withdrawals, suspensions, or restrictions across all 27 member states for serious traffic offences committed abroad. Under prior rules, licence withdrawal could occur only in the issuing state, leaving about 40% of cross-border offences unpunished. The measures mandate that national authorities inform issuing countries about disqualifications for severe offences such as drink- or drug-driving, causing fatal crashes, or excessive speeding (50 km/h over the limit). When a disqualification is at least three months and appeals are exhausted, the issuing state must enforce the suspension. Member states receive three years to transpose the rules and an additional year to prepare for application.
Read at The Local France
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