Currently, speeding motorists pay a flat fee of €49, rising to €98 if not settled or contested before 45 days Pexels

Currently, speeding motorists pay a flat fee of €49, rising to €98 if not settled or contested before 45 days Pexels

Petition 984 calls for the creation of a lower fine for motorists going just 1 to 3 km/h over the speed limit. Fixed speed cameras were introduced in Luxembourg in 2016 since when over half a million fines have been issued.

Currently, speeding motorists pay a flat fee of €49, rising to €98 if not settled or contested before 45 days. For more serious speeding cases, motorists lose points or their licence. The system has been criticised in the past for the small margin over the limit permitted. The petitioner suggests a €24 fine for smaller margins.

Smoking, meanwhile, has been banned in enclosed public places in Luxembourg since 2011 and e-cigarettes were banned from the same areas in 2017. The author of petition 985 calls for those bans to be extended to bus, train and tram stops in order to “protect the health and wellbeing of all people using public transport in Luxembourg.” The petitioner wants to see the creation of no-smoking zones in such areas with fines issued to people who do not comply.

The future of the old Belval steel mills was called into question in petition 989, the author of which wants the government to support the “Amicale des hauts-fournaux A and B” group in repurposing the buildings of the public good. The author of petition 992 wants to see the legal age for purchasing alcohol raised from 16 to 18. While petition 991 calls to replace plastic shopping bags with bags made from recycled paper to reduce plastic waste.

Anyone with a Luxembourg social security number who is aged 15 and above may sign a petition in Luxembourg. Petitions which garner more than 4,500 signatures will be debated in parliament.

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