If government can iron out the details, the legal reforms will come into force in November 2015. The change will see motorists driving light vehicles in Finland give up paper registrations altogether. Drivers behind the wheels of heavy vehicles however will have to wait a bit longer for the reform – until the beginning of 2017.
There’s another benefit for motorists in the proposed new law: cheaper registration fees. That’s because electronic processes will be cheaper because of lower or no management fees associated with personal transactions.
The proposed bill will also make it possible for the registration process to be outsourced to private companies.
The Finnish Traffic Safety Authority Trafi would also save on the funds spent on external services providers.
Trafi said that before the transition to the new system it plans to provide advisory and support services for motorists.
