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Introduce the confiscation of vehicles from drunk drivers.

For carriers and fleet owners, it is important how professional drivers who drove a company car under the influence of alcohol will act under the new rules.

On March 14, 2024, provisions regulating the confiscation of a vehicle for driving while intoxicated will enter into force

state after drinking alcohol – this state affects a person whose blood contains from 0.2 to 0.5 per mille of alcohol

intoxicated state – a person whose blood contains more than 0.5 per mille of alcohol is in such a state

if it was between 0.2 and 0.5 per mille, then he will be banned from getting behind the wheel for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 3 years. The penalty is much more severe if the measuring devices show more than 0.5 per mille.

That the vehicle is subject to confiscation from any driver

Importantly for the transport industry, the new rules take into account the situation where a drunk driver was driving a company vehicle, such as a truck. In such cases, the vehicle will not be impounded