It was noted that, in practice, there were no established minimum terms for revoking driving rights due to the accumulation of penalty points. Consequently, courts, based on the current Administrative Code of Uzbekistan, could impose a minimum period of license suspension, which is no less than 15 days.

“However, revoking the driving license of a driver who has committed at least 12 serious violations within a year for only 15 days is an insufficiently strict measure,” Senate members remarked.

As a result, the new law establishes a minimum term for revoking driving licenses due to exceeding the set number of penalty points for traffic violations — at least 6 months. The maximum period of license suspension will be up to 3 years.

During discussions, Senator Anvar Tuychiev raised the issue of who would receive penalty points for traffic violations if a car was driven by someone with permission but not the owner of the vehicle.

“Let’s consider a situation: a family has one car, and close relatives of the owner are allowed to drive it without any formal authorization. In this case, if a traffic violation is recorded and the vehicle owner was not behind the wheel, who will receive the penalty points?” the senator asked.

Deputy Head of the Main Directorate for Road Traffic Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Colonel Erali Bozorov, clarified this matter.

“Such situations do indeed occur. The law clearly stipulates that a vehicle owner may allow close relatives to drive without formal authorization. However, for this to be valid, the insurance policy must include the details of these relatives. If a traffic violation is recorded, the owner can appeal to an administrative center for clarification. In such cases, penalty points will be assigned to the driver who was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation.

If the vehicle owner does not wish to accumulate points, they can use the electronic system to file an appeal. Starting in December 2024, citizens will be able to submit appeals to state road safety authorities in electronic format. Responsible staff will investigate the circumstances on-site, and if the violation is not confirmed, fines and penalty points will be canceled,” Erali Bozorov explained.

He also announced that, starting from March 18, administrative centers will begin operating to handle administrative cases based on a “single-window” principle with territorial flexibility.

Additionally, a working group has been created to study locations where traffic rule violations occur due to artificially created conditions. It was noted that more than 50 such locations were rectified in December last year.

It should be noted that the procedure for assigning penalty points has not yet been finalized. Following the adoption of the law, the government will develop a detailed regulation that will determine the number of points for specific types of violations.