Om is calling for a drastic reduction in fines for making phone calls while driving

According to the public prosecutor’s office (OM), the prices for driving too fast or using the phone while behind the wheel should be reduced. The public prosecutor’s office is calling on the cabinet to reduce these fines by at least 30 percent.

In recent years, fines for using the phone while driving have increased significantly. For example, this fine will cost 350 euros in 2022 and 380 euros in 2023. Would you like to know which fines have become more expensive? You can read that here.

Fine reduction

According to the public prosecutor’s office, minor traffic violations currently carry the same financial burden as serious criminal cases.

For example, if you are caught committing bodily harm, you often have to expect a fine of around 400 euros, while parking in a disabled parking space is punishable by a fine of up to 440 euros. The public prosecutor’s office fears that citizens will no longer accept the high fines.

Also for making phone calls while behind the wheel

The public prosecutor’s office is proposing to reduce the fines by 30 percent. And yes, there are also fines, for example for using the phone while driving. Talking on the phone while driving is a big problem in our country and many other countries.

The public prosecutor’s office’s main concern is to maintain the population’s consent to fines. The public prosecutor’s office sees a trend in which citizens, but also judges and police officers, have increasingly less understanding of the continuous increase in fines.

The judiciary warns that this could lead to an increasing number of warnings from officials instead of issuing fines, and more appeals from fined citizens.