Motorists must expect a fine from July if they do not have a safety vest in their vehicle. However, there is no obligation to carry – the Ministry of Transport points to individual responsibility.

 

Many road users in Germany have to expect from 1 July with a fine of 15 €, if they have no safety vest in their vehicle. As reported, the Federal Ministry of Transport, led by Alexander, has fixed the amount of the fine in a new regulation. According to the information must be carried in cars, trucks, tractors and buses in the future, a safety vest. Motorcyclists are excluded from the new rules.

 

Motorists should wear the high visibility vest in the event of a breakdown or accident. However, according to the report, the new regulation does not provide for a duty to carry. The Federal Council had already decided on the warning waistcoat obligation in July 2013. The carrying of a warning triangle has long been mandatory in Germany and in other EU countries.

 

In other countries higher fines

Germany is now following the example of many European states with the new West regulation. However, in other countries significantly higher fines are due than in the future in the Federal Republic; and there road users must also wear the safety vest when it comes to an accident or breakdown.

 

For example, road users in Portugal are fined between € 60 and € 600 if they are caught without a warning reflective vest. In Italy, violations of this nature are punished with at least 35 Euros; In Spain, not wearing costs around 90 Euros.