From May to August 2025, more traffic violations were recorded in the Netherlands than the same time last year. The violations mostly included speeding, using a phone, and running red lights. According to the government, the rise can be attributed to the growth in automated enforcement systems but also to police activity.

Violations on the phone use ban on bicycles and behind the car wheel rose sharply from 79,329 to 123,930, marking a 56.2 percent increase. The result is mostly attributed to smart cameras. About 40 such cameras are now in operation, with the number set to rise to 50 by the end of 2026.

In the second four-month period, the Central Fine Collection Agency (CJIB) recorded 2,770,296 violations of the Administrative Enforcement of Traffic Regulations Act. In the same period in 2025, however, 2,653,358 such notices were issued.

Police traffic stops led to 197,341 tickets, equivalent to 7.1 percent of all fines. During the same time period in 2025, 194,937 stops were carried out by the police.

Cases of running red lights and entering zero-emission zones rose sharply, the government also reported. License plates were recorded running red lights a total of 81,277 times.

That reflects an increase of 20 percent, but the growth in zero-emission zone violations was far more substantial. Polluting vehicles entered a zero-emission zone 11,217 times, 47 percent more than in 2025.