When Getting A Speed Ticked Hurts

Summary of selected changes introduced to the laws on penalties for traffic misconduct in Poland

At the beginning of 2022, penalties for driving misconduct have significantly increased as a result of a number of changes introduced to the Code of Petty Offences (and ordinances setting the amount of speeding tickets and penalty points for specific misconduct). Since January 1, 2022 certain traffic misconducts have been punishable with tickets of up to PLN 2,500 (EUR 520), while starting from September 17, 2022, in special situations, this amount increased to as much as PLN 5,000 (EUR 1,040). Moreover, a driver may now be given a ticket of PLN 6,000 (EUR 1,250), if he/she commits more misconducts at the same time. These are drastic changes if you compare the rates with those from 2021, when a maximum of PLN 500 (EUR 104) could have been given for one offence and a maximum of PLN 1,000 (EUR 208) for several misconducts committed at once.