Text file: 7597.txt
author: rufslo
downvotes: 10
end consideration date: 2016-07-13
id: '7597'
number comments: 19
number views: 4753
proposal type: Competent authority response
response: "Response from the Ministry of Infrastructure\nThe basic law governing the\
  \ rules and conditions for road traffic is the Road Traffic Rules Act. It stipulates\
  \ that all road users must act in such a way that traffic flows smoothly, calmly\
  \ and safely. If road users do not comply with its provisions, they are liable to\
  \ a fine, the amount of which depends mainly on the impact of the offence on traffic\
  \ safety. In determining the level of the penalty, the principle of proportionality,\
  \ which is derived from overriding rules, guidelines and case-law, is taken into\
  \ account. It is a fundamental human right that the severity of the penalty must\
  \ not exceed the gravity of the offence.\nFines for traffic offences are fixed at\
  \ a certain amount. For these fines, the Misdemeanours Act provides that they may\
  \ be fixed for an individual in an amount of between \u20AC40 and \u20AC2,000. Within\
  \ this range, fines for improper parking are set at between \u20AC40 and \u20AC\
  80. A fine of \u20AC80 is imposed for unauthorised parking in a marked disabled\
  \ parking space. Fines for traffic offences are relatively high in Slovenia. By\
  \ comparison, fines for incorrect parking in Germany range from \u20AC10 to \u20AC\
  60 and in Austria from \u20AC21 to \u20AC72. The proposed fine of \u20AC5,000 for\
  \ the offence of parking incorrectly in a marked disabled parking space would therefore\
  \ be disproportionate and, in view of the provisions of the Offences Act, cannot\
  \ be imposed.\nWe would add that the fine imposed does not yet achieve compliance\
  \ with the provisions of the legislation. It is important, above all, to have effective\
  \ control by the police and municipal traffic police on all traffic areas used for\
  \ public road traffic. Even a relatively small fine can be effective if sanctions\
  \ are applied consistently.\n "
response date: 2016-08-02
response due date: null
sent date: 2016-06-14
title: Parking in a parking space marked for disabled persons
upvotes: 18
url: https://predlagam.vladi.si/predlog/7597
