The annual renewal of traffic licences, as we currently have it in Slovenia (with a personal visit and stamp or a new licence by post via euprava), is unnecessary and takes about €1.5M per year from citizens.
At the end of 2016, there were about 1,097,000 registered passenger cars in Slovenia.
90,000 newly registered (65,000 new, 25,000 imported)
Passenger cars by age class
11% = 120,000 = 1-2 years
15% = 165,000 = 3-5 years
--> 10% = 110,000 = 3-4 years
--> 5% = 55.000 = 5 years
120,000 + 110,000 - 90,000 = 140,000 (1-4 years, excluding new)
18% = 197.000 = 6-8 years --> 99.000 (4-8 years, every other year)
239,000 vehicles every year "without need"
240,000 x €6 = €1.5M + time
I propose simplifications in this area. Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden have this nicely sorted out.
The Netherlands introduced traffic licences in the form of plastic cards the size of a credit card on 1.1.2014. The card also has a chip that contains detailed information about the vehicle. This card is the only thing other than the driving licence that needs to be carried when using the vehicle.
When you first register your vehicle or buy a second-hand vehicle, you receive this licence, which does not change until the ownership of the vehicle changes or the vehicle is substantially modified (new type-approval).
The licence does not have to be renewed every year. The owner of the vehicle only has to pass a roadworthiness test (if necessary) and pay a road user charge. The fee is payable for all registered vehicles and can be paid annually, quarterly or monthly. If the owner stops paying, he or she will be notified by the RDW (Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer).
In Sweden, the registration certificate consists of two documents. The first contains the technical details of the vehicle and the second the details of the owner.
This document is the only thing other than the driving licence that you need to have with you when you use the vehicle. When a vehicle is first registered or when a second-hand vehicle is bought, these two documents are given to the driver and are not changed until the ownership of the vehicle changes or the vehicle is substantially modified (new type-approval). Sweden does not have a traditional road licence, which has to be renewed every year. The owner of the vehicle only has to pass a roadworthiness test (if necessary) and pay a road user charge. The fee is paid to their transport agency (Swedish Transport Agency).
In Germany, you get a traffic licence (zulassungsbescheinigung) with your car, which is similar in form to ours (not a card), but never needs to be renewed. The road use charge (annual "subscription" approx. €150) is taken directly from your account. No application, no procedure. Automatism.
And in Germany, insurance is unified on 1.1. of the year, for all insurance companies. So the first year he had insurance until 1.1. then he renewed the insurance for one year and so on.