Carried out for the European Commission, the analysis found that the CBE Directive targeted an important gap in the EU legal framework concerning the cross-border enforcement of road traffic rules: namely the cross-border exchange of vehicle registration data and the systematic follow-up of road traffic offences committed by non-residents.

However, the report said the full effectiveness of the directive has been hampered by its late implementation by several Member States, as well as by the lack of effective tools ensuring the execution of sanctions for road traffic offences in the Member State of residence of the offender.

The report also warns the effectiveness of the directive may be affected in the long term by the lack of existing EU-wide legal tools that enable cooperation between enforcement authorities in road traffic offences investigations as well as of EU tailored measures ensuring the mutual recognition of financial penalties for road traffic offences.