Permis suspendat chiar dacă amenda e înlocuită cu avertisment. Decizie CCR privind drepturile șoferilor care contestă sancțiunile

The Romanian Constitutional Court ruled that drivers contesting traffic fines cannot automatically reduce or eliminate their license suspension by arguing the minor severity of the offense. The court clarified that suspension periods set by law are not subject to judicial modification, even if a fine is replaced with a warning. This decision emphasizes that suspension is a complementary sanction, distinct from the main penalties of fines and warnings. The court also stated that the right to drive is not a fundamental constitutional right, thus allowing fixed suspension periods based on the severity of offenses. Drivers retain the right to contest the legality of fines, but judges cannot alter suspension durations based solely on proportionality arguments.