{"id":422115,"date":"2025-09-13T21:58:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T21:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/422115\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T21:58:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T21:58:21","slug":"new-highway-code-brings-heavier-fines-longer-suspensions-for-repeat-offenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/422115\/","title":{"rendered":"New highway code brings heavier fines, longer suspensions for repeat offenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/shutterstock_1972637912_4.jpg?v=1757769800\" alt=\"New highway code brings heavier fines, longer suspensions for repeat offenders\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/shutterstock_1972637912_4-960x600.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>[Shutterstock]<\/p>\n<p>Greece\u2019s new Highway Code t\u03bf\u03bfk effect Saturday, introducing stricter penalties and cumulative punishment for repeat traffic violations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Under the law, offenses will no longer offset each other; each infraction is recorded, and penalties escalate for repeat offenses, including steep fines, longer license suspensions and, in severe cases, criminal prosecution. The code sets heavy penalties for high-risk behaviors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Using a mobile phone while driving carries a \u20ac350 fine and a 30-day license suspension, with fines reaching \u20ac4,000 and suspensions of up to eight years for repeated violations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Running a stop sign with an accident can lead to a \u20ac4,000 fine and an eight-year suspension.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Drunk driving fines now range from \u20ac350 to \u20ac1,200, with mandatory vehicle impoundment, license removal and jail terms of up to five years for blood alcohol over 1.10 g\/l.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Drivers exceeding speed limits by 50 km\/h face \u20ac700 fines and two-month suspensions, while street racing can result in fines up to \u20ac8,000 and four-year suspensions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The law also increases fines and penalties for blocking public transport lanes, parking in disabled spots, and driving without a license.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New speed limits will take effect in January 2026, based on road type and signage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Shutterstock] Greece\u2019s new Highway Code t\u03bf\u03bfk effect Saturday, introducing stricter penalties and cumulative punishment for repeat traffic violations.\u00a0&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":422116,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1491,26682,12,4678,1263,26],"class_list":{"0":"post-422115","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-in-depth","9":"tag-legislation","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-society","12":"tag-transport","13":"tag-world"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115199234172816078","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/422116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=422115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=422115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}