Traffic monitoring

German traffic law is made up of a large number of different laws.



The most important laws in traffic law are the Road Traffic Act(StVG), the Road Traffic Regulations(StVO), the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations(StVZO), the Vehicle Registration Ordinance(FZV) and the Driving License Ordinance(FeV).

For drivers of vehicles used to transport goods and buses, the owners of these vehicles and the companies that use such vehicles, the work and social regulations, the provisions of the Professional Drivers Qualification Act, the Professional Drivers Qualification Ordinance, the Passenger Transport Act(PBefG) and the Road Haulage Act

Traffic monitoring measures contribute to improving road safety; traffic checks are part of traffic monitoring. These are carried out by the general regulatory authorities, the traffic police and the Federal Office for Goods Transport.



Further information can be found here.