Digital Crackdown on Parking Violators Alongside Driver's License Reforms

Germany tightens traffic laws with harsher fines and automated parking checks

A new legal amendment will digitize the hunt for illegal parkers, allowing authorities to scan license plates of parked cars via camera instead of manually checking paper parking tickets. The reform also grants municipalities the option to extend resident parking permits to include tradespeople and care services.

Closing a Legal Loophole: Crackdown on "Points Trading"

The legislation further outlaws the so-called points trading scheme, where individuals take on penalty points in Flensburg's traffic offender registry on behalf of others. Offenders now face fines of up to €5,000, while those engaged in commercial points trading could be hit with penalties as high as €30,000.