It is mainly speeding and similar violations that is the most common reason for a driver to have the driver's license revoked. But one of the biggest increases concerns drunk driving and drug drunk driving, which increased by six percent compared to last year.

- We see an increased inflow of cases from the Police, which explains the increase in the number of recalls. More drivers get stuck in the controls, says Åsa Bergqvist, unit manager at the Swedish Transport Agency.

Other grounds for revocation include medical reasons, general crime and infection.

Works in a new way

The police in Jönköping County have a few years ago started to work with traffic controls in a new way, which has helped to stop more violations and revoke more driving licenses.

- We do short checks in about 20 minutes at places we are still on for other reasons. At the same time, we are becoming more police, which means we can be more out in the traffic flow, ”says Group Manager Nils Gustavsson.

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