The New Traffic Code comes into force from today, with hefty fines to come

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From today, Saturday 13 September, the new Road Traffic Code comes into force, bringing important changes aimed astatine reducing roadworthy accidents successful Greece, which remains among the apical EU countries successful presumption of roadworthy deaths.

The caller Road Traffic Code introduces realistic and extremist interventions focusing connected the prevention of fatalities and superior injuries and the cultivation of traffic education. In particular, digital cameras volition beryllium activated successful Attica and fines volition beryllium sent straight to offenders via the gov.gr platform.

One of the astir important changes is the conception of recidivism: from present on, repeated offenses are not offset but alternatively effect successful cumulative penalties, expanding some monetary fines and administrative sanctions, specified arsenic licence revocation oregon adjacent transgression prosecutions.

Special accent is placed connected mobile telephone usage portion driving, wherever penalties person go overmuch stricter. For example, the archetypal discourtesy is punished with a good of €350 and licence suspension for 30 days, portion repetition offenses whitethorn effect successful fines of up to €2,000 and longer licence suspensions, with transgression consequences successful lawsuit of an accident.

At the aforesaid time, driving nether the power of intoxicant is present punished much severely, with fines of up to €4,000, licence suspension for up to 10 years, and transgression prosecutions that whitethorn adjacent pb to 10 years successful prison, particularly if a fatal mishap occurs.

In addition, the caller Highway Code provides strict penalties for not utilizing seatbelts and helmets, wherever the good applies to some the operator and the passenger, portion a 2nd repetition discourtesy tin pb to a one-year licence suspension.

Speed limits are being adjusted—reduced wrong cities and accrued extracurricular municipality areas—while highly precocious speeds transportation fines of up to €8,000 and licence suspension for 4 years.

Very strict penalties are besides imposed for amerciable parking connected disabled entree ramps, with fines of up to €2,000 and a one-year licence suspension successful lawsuit of repetition offenses.

The caller Highway Code besides reinforces the creaseless cognition of nationalist transport, tightening fines for amerciable parking and prohibiting taxis from utilizing autobus lanes, but successful circumstantial cases.

Finally, exertion and digitalization are cardinal tools successful the effort to forestall and amended roadworthy safety, portion the main situation remains societal acceptance and the alteration of driving culture. As officials constituent out, the caller Highway Code is not astir punishment but astir prevention, giving precedence to beingness and respect connected the road.

Detailed penalties, arsenic published by newsauto.gr
The caller Highway Code redefines the penalties for violations.

What applies:

Violation: Use of mobile telephone portion driving

First offense: €350 fine, 1-month licence suspension.
First repetition offense: €1,000 fine, 6-month licence suspension.
Second repetition offense: €2,000 fine, 1-year licence suspension.

Violation: Speed limit

First offense: €700 fine, 60-day licence suspension.
First repetition offense: €1,000 fine, 180-day licence suspension.
Second repetition offense: €2,000 fine, 1-year licence suspension.

Street racing (speed implicit 200 km/h):

First offense: €2,000 fine, 1-year licence suspension.
First repetition offense: €4,000 fine, 2-year licence suspension.
Second repetition offense: €8,000 fine, 4-year licence suspension.

Causing an mishap oregon clang (Article 290A Penal Code):

Causing superior bodily injury/damage to nationalist facilities: Up to 10 years imprisonment.
Causing fatal accident: 10–20 years imprisonment.
Causing aggregate deaths: Life imprisonment.

Violation: Running a reddish light

First offense: €700 fine, 60-day licence suspension.
First repetition offense: €1,000 fine, 180-day licence suspension.
Second repetition offense: €2,000 fine, 1-year licence suspension.

Violation: Ignoring STOP sign

Without accident:
- First offense: €350 fine, 30-day licence suspension.
- First repetition offense: €1,000 fine, 180-day licence suspension.
- Second repetition offense: €2,000 fine, 1-year licence suspension.
With accident:
- First offense: €700 fine, 60-day licence suspension.
- First repetition offense: €2,000 fine, 4-year licence suspension.
- Second repetition offense: €4,000 fine, 8-year licence suspension.
- Criminal penalties: 10 years, 10–30 years, oregon beingness imprisonment (depending connected outcome).

Violation: Driving without a license

First offense: €1,000 fine, 1-year licence suspension, up to 2 years imprisonment.
First repetition offense: €2,000 fine, 4-year licence suspension.
Second repetition offense: €4,000 fine, 8-year licence suspension.
With unsafe driving: Imprisonment nether Penal Code provisions.

Causing a postulation accident:

First repetition offense: €2,000 fine, 4-year licence suspension.
Second repetition offense: €4,000 fine, 8-year licence suspension.
Criminal penalties (Article 290A Penal Code):
- Serious bodily injury/damage: Up to 10 years imprisonment.
- Fatal accident: 10–20 years imprisonment.
- Multiple deaths: Life imprisonment.

Violation: Not wearing a helmet

First offense: €350 fine, 1-month licence suspension.
First repetition offense: €1,000 fine, 6-month licence suspension.
Second repetition offense: €2,000 fine, 1-year licence suspension.
Passenger without helmet: €350 good (applies to some operator and passenger).

Violation: Not wearing a seatbelt

First offense: €350 fine, 1-month licence suspension.
First repetition offense: €1,000 fine, 6-month licence suspension.
Second repetition offense: €2,000 fine, 1-year licence suspension.
Passenger without seatbelt: €150 good (applies to some operator and passenger).

Violation: Driving nether the power of alcohol

Reading betwixt 0.5–1.1 g/l: €350 fine, 1-month licence suspension.
Reading betwixt 0.8–1.1 g/l: €700 fine, 3-month licence suspension.
First repetition offense: €1,000 fine, 6-month licence suspension.
Second repetition offense: €2,000 fine, 1-year licence suspension.
Reading implicit 1.1 g/l: €1,200 fine, licence & plates suspension for 180 days, 2–5 years imprisonment.
First repetition offense: €2,000 fine, 7-year licence suspension.
Second repetition offense: €4,000 fine, 10-year licence suspension.
Causing mishap oregon clang (Article 290A Penal Code):
- Serious injury/damage: Up to 10 years imprisonment.
- Fatal accident: 10–20 years imprisonment.
- Multiple deaths: Life imprisonment.

Violation: Obstruction of nationalist transport

Illegal stopping/parking: €350 fine, 70-day licence suspension.

Violation: Taxi entering autobus lane

Violation: €150 good (no licence suspension).
Exceptions: Passenger pick-up/drop-off, nighttime driving, zero-emission taxis, disabled vehicles.

Violation: Parking successful disabled parking space

First offense: €150 fine, licence and plates suspension for 60 days, conveyance removal.
First repetition offense: €1,000 fine, 180-day licence suspension.
Second repetition offense: €2,000 fine, 1-year licence suspension.

Violation: Obstructing railway traffic

First offense: €1,200 fine, 60-day licence suspension, up to 5 years imprisonment.
First repetition offense: €2,000 fine, 4-year licence suspension.
Second repetition offense: €4,000 fine, 8-year licence suspension.
With mishap (Article 291 Penal Code): Up to 20 years imprisonment oregon beingness sentence.