Close to half a million fines for drivers during 2018

But the reason for the increase in fines may also be the large number of traffic accidents, which this year have reached the rate of 15741 accidents, which have killed 99 people and 126 others.

With the coming of the new road traffic law, there are also classified types of penalties, but fines have been added to traffic by the Kosovo Police.

Almost half a million fines have been pronounced for violators of road rules on the entire territory of Kosovo, 400.095 fines have been pronounced in numbers.

Compared to last year, 3171 fines were pronounced more than last year, which had reached 396,924 fines.

Kosovo Police for Indexline have stressed that an increased interest and interest in countervasors in paying traffic fines has been seen during 2018.

All revenues from traffic fines go to the budget of relevant municipalities, not the GDP budget. In 2018 there is a greater increase in the interest and interest of countervases in paying traffic fines, and it also notes an increase in the record of 140%, compared to the previous year (2017)”, the KP response reported.

According to them, the largest number of fines was given during August, which generally amounts to 45.284 fines.

“As far as the months of the year are concerned, it turns out that in August 2018 we have pronounced the largest number of fines compared to the other months of 2018, and that with a total of 45,284 fines” highlight Kosovo Police officials.

The traffic communications law in Kosovo has entered into force in January 2018, where several articles, which provide the penalty on the basis of the wrongdoing that traffic participants have made.

Some of the sentences reached by high figures are non-respect, the driver will be fined 150 euros, remove three points from the patent and will be confiscated for three months, exceed speed can be fined up to 900 euros, exceeded the full 300 euros line, and sentences for the special seat of children in the car.

We recall that by 2017 the largest figure of a fine was up to 500 euros, while even the number of fines pronounced was smaller.