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Belgium cannot fine Bulgarian drivers

Mon, Mar 15 2010 13:04 CET

byThe Sofia Echo staff

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Belgium cannot fine Bulgarian drivers

 
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Bulgarian drivers, caught by Belgium police for traffic violations, cannot be fined because police have no access to the country's licence registration database, according to Belgium deputy minister for mobility Etienne Schouppe.

"This is something that needs to be corrected as soon as possible," Belgian daily Gazet van Antwerpen quoted Schouppe as saying.

Drivers from several Eastern-European countries, including Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Romania, cannot be find for speeding or other traffic violations because the countries have not yet signed the Prüm Convention, otherwise known as Schengen III, the daily said.

The convention eases data exchange of, among others, car registrations.

These violations now remain unfined, the daily said.

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Anonymous Hs Wed, Mar 17 2010 19:23 CET
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There is hardly any database who connect licencenumbers with a valid adress. How to fine or found even the "criminal" otherwise then stop them on the spot

Anonymous Rezil Tue, Mar 16 2010 21:57 CET
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Some of these "drivers" got their BG license in 1990's cos daddy's pals worked down RMV and/or they paid 300DM


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