Penalties for using mobile phone while driving in Europe
Driving safely requires all of your attention. Using a mobile phone while driving is very dangerous due to the fact that the driver should be distracted from the process of driving.
There is a lot of research showing that using a hand-held mobile phone while driving may increase your chance of a crash by as much as four times.
Exceptions are made only for hands-free mobile phones. In some cases restrictions are directed only to novice drivers.
| Country | Penalties | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | € 50 | forbidden from 1999-07-01 |
| Azerbaijan | AZN 50 (€ 27) | |
| Albania | ALL 1,000 (€ 10) | |
| Andorra | € 300 | |
| Armenia | AMD 10,000 (€ 24) | |
| Belarus | BYN 80 (€ 23) | perhaps a warning |
| Belgium | € 100 | forbidden from 2000-07-01 |
| Bulgaria | BGN 50 (€ 26) | forbidden from 2002-05-01 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
BAM 100 (€ 51) | |
| Great Britain | GBP 200 (€ 233) | forbidden from 2003-12-01 |
| Hungary | HUF 10,000 (€ 25) | Fines vary in the city, outside the city and on the motorway |
| Germany | € 40 | forbidden from 2001-02-01; It is forbidden to hold a mobile phone in your hands while the engine is running |
| Greece | € 100 | |
| Georgia | GEL 10 (€ 4) | |
| Denmark | DKK 1,500 (€ 201) | forbidden from 1998-07-01 |
| Ireland | € 60 | |
| Iceland | ISK 5,000 (€ 33) | |
| Spain | € 200 | |
| Italy | € 160 | forbidden 1993-07-01 |
| Cyprus | € 85 | forbidden 1999-06-25 |
| Latvia | € 25 | |
| Lithuania | € 28 | |
| Liechtenstein | CHF 100 (€ 103) | |
| Luxembourg | € 79 | forbidden 2001-08-01 |
| North Macedonia |
MKD 2,500 (€ 41) | |
| Malta | € 100 | |
| Moldova | MDL 450 (€ 23) | |
| Netherlands | € 230 | forbidden 2002-03-30 |
| Norway | NOK 1,300 (€ 111) | |
| Poland | PLN 200 (€ 46) | |
| Portugal | € 120 | |
| Romania | RON 870 (€ 175) | |
| Serbia | RSD 10,000 (€ 85) | |
| Slovakia | € 60 | |
| Slovenia | € 120 | |
| Turkey | TRY 427 (€ 12) | |
| Ukraine | UAH 425 (€ 10) | |
| Finland | € 50 | forbidden 2003-01-01 |
| France | € 135 | forbidden 2003-03-30; from 2015-07-01 prohibited to use headphones and headsets (any device that is attached to the ear) when driving |
| Croatia | € 130 | |
| Montenegro | € 60 | |
| Czech Republic |
CZK 2,500 (€ 99) | |
| Switzerland | CHF 100 (€ 103) | |
| Sweden | SEK 1,500 (€ 129) | forbidden 2018-02-01 |
| Estonia | € 16 | |
| Russia | RUB 1,500 (€ 15) |