The State Automobile Inspectorate of the Vitebsk region is conducting targeted measures to prevent road traffic accidents involving and caused by persons without a driving license.
The State Automobile Inspectorate of the Vitebsk region is conducting targeted measures to prevent road traffic accidents involving and caused by persons without a driving license.
During the current period of 2021, employees of the Department of State Automobile Inspectorate of the Lepel District Department of Internal Affairs detained 17 drivers without a driving license, 8 of whom were repeat offenders within the year after administrative penalties were imposed for similar violations.
In accordance with the Code of the Republic of Belarus on Administrative Offences, Article 18.14 provides for liability for driving a vehicle without a driving license. For those who nevertheless undertake to drive a vehicle without having the necessary license, a fine ranging from five to twenty basic units is imposed. The same actions, committed repeatedly within one year after the imposition of an administrative penalty for similar violations, entail a fine ranging from twenty to fifty basic units, or administrative arrest for up to 15 days, or community service. Those who entrust their vehicle to an unlicensed driver will face the same liability.