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Confirmation of the implementation of the Motor Insurance Directive by the German Federal Council

    In its meeting on March 22, 2024, the Bundesrat (Federal Council) has now approved the law implementing the EU Directive on motor vehicle liability insurance, meaning ...

European Parliament takes a stand on the changes to driving licenses and young people

    For some time now, changes to driving licenses have been discussed, such as health checks and temporary driving licenses from a certain age. There have also been discussions ...

Driver's license reform and health checks

Last year, the Commission introduced a number of proposals to reform the driving license directive, which are to be implemented in 2024. Health checks, digital and possibly temporary ...

Confiscation of cars from speeding offenders!

Regulations on the confiscation of vehicles after speeding offences have been in place in Switzerland and Denmark, for example, for some time. Now Austria follows and the cars of speeders ...

Watch out when overtaking!

The following accident recently occurred on a highway. A female driver wanted to change from the outbound lane in order to stay on the corresponding highway. She intended to change ...

E-Scooters in the city

France has already made a start with Paris and has already banned the means of transport from the city because they were so disruptive and posed too high a risk of injury. Berlin is ...

Driving license revocation possibly Europe-wide in the future

Traffic violations while on vacation? Until now, it was handled in such a way that a traffic offense, sometimes a particularly serious one, would be punished abroad, but not in your ...

Strict liability of the shipowner

Several experts recently met again at the 62nd Traffic Court Conference in Goslar last week. One of the topics discussed in a working group was the strict liability of a shipowner for ...