According to a law published in Diário da República, placing a car insurance sign on a car window is no longer mandatory from Tuesday, which also removes the related penalties.
“This law abolishes the obligation to display the auto insurance sign and continues the second amendment to Decree-Law No. 153/2008 of August 6”, refers to Law No. 32/2023.
The text of the diploma adds that the documents provided for by this article can be issued and provided “in electronic form, without prejudice to their issuance and availability on paper, at no additional cost, at the request of the insured.”
The law, approved by parliament on June 2, “comes into force the day after its publication”, that is, on Tuesday.
The proposal, which was the result of a bill introduced by the Liberal Initiative, was approved with positive votes from PS, PCP and BE, as well as the initiator, PSD, who abstained, and Cheg, who voted against.
In a statement on the reasons for this initiative, IL stressed: “In the historical context of severe financial restrictions, we do not consider it proportionate or justified that the state charges hundreds of euros just for forgetting a simple paper that conveys only information that is already in the possession of someone who fines”, which justifies the abolition of articles of legislation that currently oblige motorists to display an insurance sign, as well as the corresponding fines.