EU plans to target foreign drivers who break the law

The European Commission adopted 19 March 2008 a proposal for a Directive aimed at facilitating the cross-border prosecution of traffic offences which imperil road safety. Technical measures and legal instruments are to be put in place which will enable EU drivers to be identified and thus prosecuted for offences committed in a Member State other than the one where his or her vehicle is registered. This will make an appreciable difference to road safety in Europe by bringing about a positive change of behaviour in both non-resident and resident drivers. It will also end the unequal treatment which often exists between these two groups of road users.

Deutsche Welle, 20.3.08: EU to Penalize Traffic Violators Across the Bloc http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3204567,00.html

European Commission: Press Release: IP/08/464: More safety on our roads - equal treatment of resident and non-resident drivers http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/464&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Transport: Road safety http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/index_en

European Commission: MEMO/08/168: Road safety – cross-border enforcement http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/168&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

BBC News, 19.3.08: No escape from EU traffic fines http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7305058.stm

United Kingdom: Department for Tranport: Statement, 4.4.11: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council facilitating cross-border enforcement in the field of road safety http://www.dft.gov.uk/press/speechesstatements/statements/penning20110405

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