“Safe City” will issue fines to vehicles with foreign license plates as well, Interior Ministry announces

Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski announced that the “Safe City” system will soon make it possible to send fines to drivers of vehicles with foreign license plates as well, INA reports.

He made the announcement at the Tabanoc border crossing during the promotion of the “Drive Rested” campaign, where Serbia’s Interior Minister, Ivica Dacic, was also present.

During his remarks, Toshkovski appealed to foreign drivers and emigrants transiting through North Macedonia, especially along Corridors VIII and X, to obey traffic rules.

“The ‘Safe City’ system is operational and will apply to everyone, regardless of whether the vehicle has North Macedonian license plates or those of another country. The second phase of implementation, which предусматри sending fines to drivers of vehicles with foreign license plates, will also be completed soon. If in the 21st century we cannot find a way to deliver these fines, then we have a problem with ourselves,” Toshkovski said.

The minister explained that sending fines across borders is a complicated procedure, but stressed that the Interior Ministry has already prepared a solution, which is expected to become operational very soon.

More than 120,000 violations recorded in five months

“Safe City” was officially put into operation on February 1 this year and, through a system of intelligent cameras, automatically records traffic rule violations on the country’s roads.

According to figures presented by the minister, more than 120,000 traffic violations had been recorded by June 22. The Interior Ministry believes this number reflects both the scale of the problem and the system’s capacity to strengthen traffic control and safety.

Authorities expect that the implementation of the system’s second phase will increase the responsibility of all road users and help reduce the number of violations, regardless of whether the drivers are domestic or foreign./INA/