EU-wide Enforcement of Driving Bans

by name voted on 06.02.2024

Summary

This directive ensures that serious driving bans, such as those for drink-driving, are enforced across the entire EU, preventing drivers from escaping penalties by crossing borders.

10 06.02.2024

Report

transport

criminal law

public safety

administrative law

Key points

The directive aims to increase road safety across the EU by ensuring driving bans are applied throughout the Union.
The rules specifically target major road-safety offences, including drink-driving, drug use, and causing death or serious injury.
Notification of a driving ban must occur if the disqualification lasts at least three months.
The country that issued the license is responsible for implementing the ban, such as withdrawing or suspending the license.

Vote

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PfE

Verts/ALE

ECR

The Left

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Total

Speeches

22 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Mick WALLACE

The Left

0:48 min

17. Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications ***I (debate)

Thomas RUDNER

S&D

1:10 min

17. Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications ***I (debate)

Documents (PDFs)

DRAFT RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2025/… as regards certain driving disqualifications RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2025/… as regards certain driving disqualifications PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT RESULTING FROM INTERINSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain driving disqualifications, amending [NEW DIRECTIVE ON DRIVING LICENCES] DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications REPORT on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications

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