ALL VEHICLES IN CRO DANUBE REGION MUST HAVE LICENSE PLATES

PLATES $ VUKOVAR, Aug 7 (Hina) - All vehicles in the Danube region of eastern Croatia must as of today have license plates and drivers must have vehicle documents in order, in line with an order of the UN transitional administrator for the Danube region, Jacques Klein. Compliance with the order checked by the UNTAES Transitional Police. If a vehicle is without a license plate, the driver will pay a 100 kuna fine. If a driver is without a driving license, he will be fined with 500 + kunas, and if he cannot prove he owns the vehicle, it will be taken away from him. Even though license plates in the Croatian Danube region can be obtained since 4 June, drivers in the region have been allowed to drive with illicit ones. As of next month all vehicles in the Danube region will have to carry Croatian license plates. Only a very small number of vehicles bearing Croatian license plates can be seen in the Croatian Danube region at the moment, and these are mostly cars coming from other parts of the country. There is a large number of vehicles with no license plates at all. (hina) ha 071122 MET aug 97