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A Change in Traffic Enforcement Allows Agents to Fine Unlicensed Vehicles Without an Approach. This Can Result in Multiple Traffic Fines for the Same Driver Before They Are Even Notified.
Drivers are being fined repeatedly for lack of licensing and only find out upon receiving notifications. In some cases, the debt has already snowballed. A quiet change in traffic fines has caught many drivers off guard. This article explains this change.
Change in Law Allows Traffic Fines for Lack of Licensing Without an Approach
Until January 1, 2023, sanctioning for unlicensed vehicles required the driver’s approach. This has changed. The Brazilian Traffic Enforcement Manual has been amended, and this infraction can now be identified without the need to stop the vehicle. Many drivers are still unaware of this new reality of traffic fines.
With the new rule, the traffic agent can check the system upon seeing a vehicle. If it is found that the vehicle is unlicensed, they can issue the fine remotely. This practice differs from violations such as expired driver’s license or driving under the influence of alcohol, which still require an approach. However, most infractions, like running a red light, already did not require a stop.
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The Real Risk
The current legislation allows a driver with an unlicensed vehicle to be fined multiple times. They may pass by one agent and be fined, and on another road, by another agent, receive a new sanction for the same reason. This can happen several times before the driver receives the first notification at home. Traffic fines can accumulate quickly.
The change in law did not come with clear guidelines on limits for these successive fines. Traffic experts point out that there should be a more specific regulation. One suggestion would be that a new fine for the same reason could only occur after the driver is notified of the first. Currently, many reports confirm the occurrence of multiple traffic fines for lack of licensing without any approach.
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