More fines for most traffic violations in 2025

The Ministry of Justice and Security, the Central Judicial Collection Agency, the police, and the Public Prosecution Service work together to make Dutch roads safer. By using flexible enforcement tools that are placed in different locations, such as the flex speed camera and focus speed camera, the chance of being caught increases. Enforcement is thus less predictable, making it harder for road users to temporarily or locally adjust their driving behavior. The goal is for people to generally better comply with key traffic rules to increase road safety.

In the category distraction in traffic there is a notable increase. The number of fines for holding a mobile electronic device, such as texting while driving, both in cars and on bicycles, rose sharply: from 165,408 in 2024 to 248,020 in 2025. Over 73,000 violations were detected by the focus speed cameras introduced this year by the Public Prosecution Service; the rest by the police (through stops or equipment). Distraction in traffic poses a major risk to road safety, so enforcement efforts will increase in 2026 by expanding the number of focus speed cameras to 50 by the end of the year.

The number of decisions following police stops increased. In 2025, 589,281 decisions were issued after stops, compared to 510,420 in 2024. The police actively focus on traffic enforcement to improve road safety and reduce traffic casualties. For example, fines for cyclists without lights (2024: 34,001; 2025: 42,233) and not wearing seat belts (2024: 26,281; 2025: 33,360) both increased significantly.

In 2025, the previously rising numbers for violating entry bans due to environmental zones or low-traffic city centers ended. These doubled in 2024 to nearly 300,000 but dropped to just over 230,000 in 2025. However, 40,934 fines were issued in 2025 for violations of the new so-called zero-emission zones.

According to annual figures based on the Administrative Enforcement of Traffic Regulations Act (Wahv), the total number of so-called Mulder fines in 2025 was 7,570,861 (2024: 7,913,692). This decrease is due to a nearly half-million drop in speeding fines, partly caused by equipment replacement. Running red lights (2024: 214,962; 2025: 215,539) remained nearly the same, while parking violations increased to nearly 500,000 (2024: 465,819; 2025: 493,220).