Drivers may start being fined for exceeding the speed limit by 10 km/h, and lose their licenses for causing an accident

In Ukraine, responsibility for speeding may be significantly increased. In the Verkhovna Rada, back in May 2025, draft law No. 13314 was registered, which provides for fines already for exceeding the speed limit by more than 10 km/h, a new gradation of sanctions depending on the severity of the violation, and deprivation of the right to drive for causing an accident situation.

At the same time, the parliament is considering another initiative — draft law No. 14133 on a penalty points system for drivers. Both documents are being discussed against the backdrop of a large number of road accidents and data on thousands of drivers who systematically violate speed limits.

The Committee on Law Enforcement Activities is working on draft law No. 13314 "On Amendments to the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses regarding the introduction of proportional responsibility for exceeding established speed limits of vehicles." The document was registered on May 21, 2025.

Fines for speeding may be introduced starting from 10 km/h

It is emphasized that responsibility for speeding should be moved to a separate Article 122-6 of the Code of Administrative Offenses and a new scale of fines established. In particular, responsibility will arise already for exceeding the speed limit by more than 10 km/h.

The proposed gradation of penalties is as follows:

• over 10 km/h — 340 UAH;
• over 20 km/h — 680 UAH;
• over 30 km/h — 1360 UAH;
• over 40 km/h — 1700 UAH;
• over 60 km/h — 2720 UAH;
• over 80 km/h — 3400 UAH.

Thus, it is proposed to abandon the current approach, under which fines are applied only for exceeding the speed limit by more than 20 km/h.

Driving licenses may be revoked for causing an accident situation

The draft law separately provides for increased responsibility in cases where speeding caused the creation of an accident situation.

This refers to situations where the driver's actions forced other road users to sharply change speed or direction of movement or take other measures to ensure safety.

In such cases, it is proposed to deprive the right to drive vehicles for a period from six months to one year.

Why stricter penalties for speeding are proposed

Speeding remains the main cause of mortality on the roads.

According to the National Police, in 2024, 1770 people died due to speeding out of 3202 fatalities in road accidents, which accounts for 55% of all fatal cases. Also, due to excessive speed, 12,624 people were injured out of 32,023 injured in road traffic accidents.

The explanatory note states that the current "non-fined" threshold of 20 km/h actually encourages drivers to drive faster than the established limits. The authors of the document also refer to the practice of European Union countries, where a proportional system of punishment is applied depending on the degree of speeding.

Drivers may start receiving penalty points

At the same time, another initiative in the field of road safety has been developed in parliament — draft law No. 14133 on the introduction of a penalty points system.

As previously reported by the "Judicial and Legal Newspaper", the document was developed taking into account approaches used in Germany, the United Kingdom, and other European countries.

It is envisaged that for each traffic violation, the driver will receive a penalty point. If within 365 days a person accumulates 15 points, their driver's license will be suspended.

To regain the right to drive, they will have to retake training at a driving school and pass theoretical and practical exams.

The relevant Verkhovna Rada Committee on Transport and Infrastructure believes that for some drivers financial sanctions are not a sufficient deterrent, while the risk of losing a license can significantly influence road behavior.

Almost 2,900 drivers exceeded the speed limit more than 50 times in a year

The need to strengthen responsibility is explained by the authorities by the large number of systematic violators.

As reported Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko, over the past 12 months, automatic speed enforcement systems recorded almost 2,900 drivers who exceeded the speed limit more than 50 times.

In addition, more than 35,000 drivers were caught by cameras more than ten times a year, and almost 12,500 — more than twenty times.

The government also plans to expand the network of automatic violation detection. If currently 377 complexes are operating, in the future their number is expected to increase to over 410.

Fatal accident in Kyiv again drew attention to the problem of speeding

The latest impetus to the discussion on road safety was given by a high-profile accident that occurred on June 5, 2026, on Chokolivskyi Boulevard in Kyiv.

Four pedestrians died as a result of the accident — two district police officers, a woman, and a 12-year-old boy. Three more people were injured.

The driver was notified of suspicion under Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of Kyiv chose a preventive measure of detention for 60 days without the right to bail.

It later became known that the driver worked for a taxi service and was transporting a passenger at the time of the accident. In response, the Bolt service announced the tightening of internal safety rules. The company stated that it will permanently block access to the platform for drivers who receive at least two complaints about speeding or dangerous driving behavior.

Currently, draft law No. 13314 remains under consideration in the parliamentary committee and has not yet been put to a vote in the Verkhovna Rada.

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