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From 1 January 2027 Austria replaces its patchwork of regional penalties with a single nationwide tariff – and lifts most fines by roughly half. For anyone who drives across the Austrian ...

A widely reported claim that Brussels is preparing a satellite-based speed cap for 2030 does not survive contact with the legislative record. What has actually changed in 2026 is more ...

Holiday traffic, patchwork rules and fines that vary tenfold from one border to the next – why route planning is now a legal discipline.

The EU vowed to halve road deaths between 2020 and 2030. At the halfway mark it is far off track — and the people now in the regulatory spotlight are the ones least protected in a ...

From 7 July 2026, the EU tightens what new vehicles must do to protect pedestrians and cyclists – and quietly reshapes questions of liability and insurance along the way.

The European Commission spent most of 2025 under pressure to loosen its flagship climate rule for cars.In December it gave way. On 16 December 2025 it presented an “Automotive Package” ...

Over 400,000 unfilled driver vacancies, an ageing workforce, and a circular permit paradox that traps qualified third-country applicants in administrative limbo. Directive (EU) 2025/2205 ...