Reform of driving license control: More uncertainty for companies!

Reform of driving license control: More uncertainty for companies!

Mannheim, Deutschland - On December 9, 2024, Marc-Oliver Prinzing, CEO of the Federal Association of Company Mobility (BBM), commented on the planned change in § 21 StVG, which aims to reform the driver's license controls. This should originally serve to increase legal certainty for companies and to reduce the annual administrative effort of around 800,000 working hours. However, in the statement it is pointed out that the goals of actual relief and clear legal situation in the current draft are not achieved. In particular, the newly introduced concept of the "concrete occasion" remains vague and could lead to the fact that companies are still forced to frequent checks despite the reform, as reported on The change stipulates that employers have to show the driver's license when the first transfer of a vehicle, while the obligation to regularly control is no longer necessary. However, there is unclear about what a "specific occasion" for a new examination is, which from the BBM's point of view leads to uncertainty that could cause the opposite of the intended relief. "Without precise specifications, when there is actually an occasion, companies risk that they still have to check regularly," said Prinzing. In addition, the reform does not refer to the additional requirements from occupational safety and insurance conditions, which also provide strict controls, such as companyAuto.de

CODUNGING The reform of § 21 StVG could ultimately only tighten the bureaucracy instead of reducing it. The BBM asked the legislator to introduce concrete definitions and regulations in order to create a clear distinction when a new examination is necessary. Otherwise, companies could increasingly carry out checks in the absence of uncertainty about the risk of overlooking a "specific occasion", which leads to absurdity.