Driver Caught Driving Revoked, Unregistered, Uninsured Vehicle Faces Nearly 3,000 Euro Fine in Croatia
Translated from Croatian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Police in Velika Gorica, Croatia, stopped a 29-year-old driver for multiple traffic violations.
- The driver was operating a vehicle with an expired registration and no insurance, while his license had been revoked.
- He faces a nearly 3,000 euro fine and a three-month driving ban.
Zagreb police apprehended a 29-year-old man near Velika Gorica for a series of serious traffic offenses. During a routine traffic stop on Friday, August 14, officers discovered the driver was operating a vehicle despite his driver's license having been revoked due to accumulated penalty points.
Further inspection revealed that the vehicle itself was unregistered and uninsured, with its registration having expired. The driver also failed to produce a valid identification card or the vehicle's registration documents. These combined violations led to his arrest.
The Zagreb Police Department reported that the driver was brought before the competent municipal court with an indictment. The police proposed a fine of nearly 3,000 euros, specifically 2,953 euros, along with a three-month ban on driving category B motor vehicles.
The court found the driver guilty and imposed the penalty as proposed by the police, concluding the immediate legal proceedings against him for these offenses.
Originally published by Veฤernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.