Van drivers on international runs go back to school: certificate mandatory from 2027
The Ministry of Transport has set the conditions for the professional training certificate. From 1 January 2027 it becomes mandatory for drivers with a…
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Traffic & Vehicle Law
He wanted his speeding fine quashed because the law is silent on the radar officer’s training. CCR said no
A driver penalised for exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h argued that, after the 2005 metrology standard was repealed, no rule…
Swerved onto the opposite lane to avoid a crash? The 60 days without a licence stand
The Constitutional Court dismissed as unfounded the plea raised against the provision that penalises driving on the opposite carriageway with a 60-day suspension of…
He challenged the judgment, not the law: how a plea of unconstitutionality is lost
The Constitutional Court rejected as inadmissible the challenge brought against the text providing for suspension of the driving licence for 90 days where the…
Ninety days without a licence stay fixed: no judge can shorten them
The Constitutional Court has confirmed that the 90-day suspension of the right to drive, for exceeding the maximum permitted speed by more than 50…
Car sale contract stated the wrong deadline for eight years: recording the vehicle takes 90 days, not 30
Three ministries have replaced the standard form contract used to sell a car in Romania. The old model, approved in 2016, told the buyer…
Did not show up when the traffic police summoned you? The fine stands, and the officer decides whether your reason holds
CCR Decision No. 170/2026, published in the Official Gazette of Romania on 10 August 2026, upholds the constitutionality of the offence of unjustified failure…
Traffic fines unpaid within 90 days turn into days without a licence: one day for every 50 lei
The Ministry of Development has approved the model of the payment summons through which town halls announce that a traffic fine left unpaid for…
Judges cannot shorten a driving licence suspension: Constitutional Court rejects dozens of drivers’ challenges
The Constitutional Court of Romania has unanimously rejected dozens of joined challenges in which drivers argued that a court should be able to shorten…