Six months of the new road traffic inspection INSID: more than 10,000 checks
Violations of applicable regulations were found in around one in five vehicles inspected
Foto: INSID - Inspekce silniční dopravy
More than 10,000 checks and over 26 million koruna in penalties: the new Czech road traffic inspection authority INSID has taken firm action in its first six months. Numerous violations were identified, particularly in freight and bus transport.
Following its first six months of operation, the Czech road traffic inspection authority INSID has presented an interim assessment. From July to December 2025, inspectors carried out 10,142 roadside checks nationwide, mainly involving lorries and buses. In 2,184 cases – that is, in just over one in five vehicles inspected – violations of applicable regulations were identified.
In total, INSID imposed 1,556 fines amounting to 3.04 million koruna during this period. In addition, 839 deposits were collected, with a total value of 23.49 million koruna. The total amount of all sanctions therefore came to 26.53 million koruna. In a further 1,279 cases, the matters were referred to administrative authorities for a decision on the final level of penalties.
Source: INSID - Inspekce silniční dopravy
Particularly serious violations were recorded in 497 cases in which drivers were prohibited from continuing their journey until the identified deficiencies had been remedied. In one case, this involved a Polish transport company whose vehicle was not permitted to be used again until 38 days later.
Inspectors most frequently identified violations of driving and rest times, as well as required breaks. Other infringements concerned overloaded vehicles and technical defects. INSID also recorded repeated disregard of weekend and public holiday driving bans.
Notably, the checks were distributed almost equally between Czech and foreign drivers. While violations were identified in 22.39 per cent of cases involving Czech transport companies, the figure for foreign companies was 20.66 per cent. Most infringements involving foreign drivers concerned companies from Poland, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Romania. The highest percentage of violations was recorded among vehicles from Romania, Germany, Poland and Slovakia.
